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ArticlePloS one2014

MicroRNA-mediated myostatin silencing in caprine fetal fibroblasts.

Bushuai Zhong, Yanli Zhang, Yibo Yan, Ziyu Wang, Shijia Ying, Mingrui Huang, Feng Wang

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Article in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bushuai ZhongJiangsu Livestock Embryo Engineering Laboratory, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, PR China; Jiangsu Engineering Technology Research Center of Meat Sheep & Goat Industry, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, PR China.
Yanli ZhangJiangsu Livestock Embryo Engineering Laboratory, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, PR China; Jiangsu Engineering Technology Research Center of Meat Sheep & Goat Industry, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, PR China.
Yibo YanJiangsu Livestock Embryo Engineering Laboratory, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, PR China.
Ziyu WangJiangsu Livestock Embryo Engineering Laboratory, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, PR China.
Shijia YingJiangsu Engineering Technology Research Center of Meat Sheep & Goat Industry, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, PR China.
Mingrui HuangJiangsu Livestock Embryo Engineering Laboratory, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, PR China.
Feng WangJiangsu Livestock Embryo Engineering Laboratory, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, PR China; Jiangsu Engineering Technology Research Center of Meat Sheep & Goat Industry, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, PR China.
Nanjing Agricultural University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myostatin functions as a negative regulator of skeletal muscle growth by suppressing proliferation and differentiation of myoblasts. Dysfunction of the myostatin gene, either due to natural mutation or genetic manipulations such as knockout or knockdown, has been reported to increase muscle mass in mammalian species. RNA interference (RNAi) mediated by microRNAs (miRNAs) is a promising method for gene knockdown studies. In the present study, transient and stable silencing of the myostatin gene in caprine fetal fibroblasts (CFF) was evaluated using the two most effective constructs selected from four different miRNA expression constructs screened in 293FT cells. Using these two miRNA constructs, we achieved up to 84% silencing of myostatin mRNA in transiently transfected CFF cells and up to 31% silencing in stably transfected CFF cells. Moreover, off-target effects due to induction of interferon (IFN) response genes, such as interferon beta (IFN-β) and 2'-5'-oligoadenylate synthetase 2 (OAS2), were markedly fewer in stably transfected CFF cells than in transiently transfected cells. Stable expression of anti-myostatin miRNA with minimal induction of interferon shows great promise for increasing muscle mass in transgenic goats.

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Gene SilencingAnimalsFibroblastsGene Knockdown TechniquesGoatsHEK293 CellsHumansMicroRNAsMyostatinRNA InterferenceMicroRNAsMyostatin

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PMID25244645
PMCPMC4171098
OpenAlexW1975112859

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