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ArticlePLoS genetics2014

An intronic microRNA links Rb/E2F and EGFR signaling.

Mary Truscott, Abul B M M K Islam, James Lightfoot, Núria López-Bigas, Maxim V Frolov

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Article in PLoS genetics, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Mary TruscottDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America.
Abul B M M K IslamDepartment of Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Barcelona Biomedical Research Park, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain.
James LightfootDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America.
Núria López-BigasDepartment of Experimental and Health Sciences, Barcelona Biomedical Research Park, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain; Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain.
Maxim V FrolovDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America.
University of Illinois Chicago · USPompeu Fabra University · ESUniversity of Dhaka · BD

Funding

Rb and Hippo tumor suppressor pathways in differentiationR01GM093827 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI FROLOV, MAXIM · 2011 to 2018
$2.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS GM093827NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM093827
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The importance of microRNAs in the regulation of various aspects of biology and disease is well recognized. However, what remains largely unappreciated is that a significant number of miRNAs are embedded within and are often co-expressed with protein-coding host genes. Such a configuration raises the possibility of a functional interaction between a miRNA and the gene it resides in. This is exemplified by the Drosophila melanogaster dE2f1 gene that harbors two miRNAs, mir-11 and mir-998, within its last intron. miR-11 was demonstrated to limit the proapoptotic function of dE2F1 by repressing cell death genes that are directly regulated by dE2F1, however the biological role of miR-998 was unknown. Here we show that one of the functions of miR-998 is to suppress dE2F1-dependent cell death specifically in rbf mutants by elevating EGFR signaling. Mechanistically, miR-998 operates by repressing dCbl, a negative regulator of EGFR signaling. Significantly, dCbl is a critical target of miR-998 since dCbl phenocopies the effects of miR-998 on dE2f1-dependent apoptosis in rbf mutants. Importantly, this regulation is conserved, as the miR-998 seed family member miR-29 repressed c-Cbl, and enhanced MAPK activity and wound healing in mammalian cells. Therefore, the two intronic miRNAs embedded in the dE2f1 gene limit the apoptotic function of dE2f1, but operate in different contexts and act through distinct mechanisms. These results also illustrate that examining an intronic miRNA in the context of its host's function can be valuable in elucidating the biological function of the miRNA, and provide new information about the regulation of the host gene itself.

Indexed as

AnimalsApoptosisCell DifferentiationDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsE2F Transcription FactorsErbB ReceptorsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalIntronsMicroRNAsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-cblReceptors, Invertebrate PeptideSignal TransductionTranscription FactorsCbl protein, DrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsE2f1 protein, DrosophilaE2F Transcription FactorsEgfr protein, DrosophilaErbB ReceptorsMicroRNAsMIRN11 microRNA, DrosophilaMIRN998 microRNA, DrosophilaProto-Oncogene Proteins c-cblReceptors, Invertebrate PeptideTranscription Factors

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PMID25058496
PMCPMC4109884
OpenAlexW2014183755

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