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ArticleDevelopmental biology2015

MiR-302/367 regulate neural progenitor proliferation, differentiation timing, and survival in neurulation.

Si-Lu Yang, Mei Yang, Stephanie Herrlinger, Chen Liang, Fan Lai, Jian-Fu Chen

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Article in Developmental biology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Si-Lu YangDepartment of Genetics, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
Mei YangDepartment of Genetics, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
Stephanie HerrlingerDepartment of Genetics, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
Chen LiangDepartment of Genetics, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
Fan LaiBiochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
Jian-Fu ChenDepartment of Genetics, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA. Electronic address: chen2014@uga.edu.
University of Georgia · USUniversity of Miami · US

Funding

Mechanisms regulating neural progenitor expansion in the developing brainR01NS097231 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI CHEN, JIANFU · 2016 to 2020
$1.8M
Genetic analysis of a microRNA pathway regulating neural tube closureR01NS096176 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI CHEN, JIANFU · 2016 to 2020
$1.7M
Wdr62 in neural development and malformations of cortical development diseaseR00HD073269 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA · PI CHEN, JIANFU · 2014 to 2016
$674k
NICHD NIH HHS 5R00HD073269NICHD NIH HHS R00 HD073269NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS096176NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS097231
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

How neural progenitor cell (NPC) behaviors are temporally controlled in early developing embryos remains undefined. The in vivo functions of microRNAs (miRNAs) in early mammalian development remain largely unknown. Mir-302/367 is a miRNA cluster that encodes miR-367 and four miR-302 members (miR302a-d). We show that miR-302b is highly expressed in early neuroepithelium and its expression decline as development progresses. We generated a mir-302/367 knockout mouse model and found that deletion of mir-302/367 results in an early embryonic lethality and open neural tube defect (NTD). NPCs exhibit enhanced proliferation, precocious differentiation, and decreased cell survival in mutant embryos. Furthermore, we identified Fgf15, Cyclin D1, and D2 as direct targets of miR-302 in NPCs in vivo, and their expression is enhanced in mutant NPCs. Ectopic expression of Cyclin D1 and D2 increases NPC proliferation, while FGF19 (human ortholog of Fgf15) overexpression leads to an increase of NPC differentiation. Thus, these findings reveal essential roles of miR-302/367 in orchestrating gene expression and NPC behaviors in neurulation; they also point to miRNAs as critical genetic components associated with neural tube formation.

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AnimalsApoptosisBase SequenceCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationCell SurvivalCyclin D1Cyclin D2Embryo LossFibroblast Growth FactorsGene DeletionGene Expression RegulationMice, KnockoutMicroRNAsMolecular Sequence DataNeural Stem CellsCyclin D1Cyclin D2fibroblast growth factor 15, mouseFibroblast Growth FactorsMicroRNAsMIRN302 microRNA, mouseMIRN367 microRNA, mouseEmbryo developmentMiR-302/367Neural progenitors

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PMCPMC4688151
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