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ArticleArthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.)2021

Estrogen-Induced hsa-miR-10b-5p Is Elevated in T Cells From Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Down-Regulates Serine/Arginine-Rich Splicing Factor 1.

Suruchi A Ramanujan, Elena N Cravens, Suzanne M Krishfield, Vasileios C Kyttaris, Vaishali R Moulton

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Article in Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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22 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Suruchi A RamanujanBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, and Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Elena N CravensBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Suzanne M KrishfieldBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Vasileios C KyttarisBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0001-7652-3826
Vaishali R MoultonBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0002-6441-3264
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · US

Funding

Gene Transcription In SLER01AI049954 · NIAID · HENRY M. JACKSON FDN FOR THE ADV MIL/MED · PI George C Tsokos · 2002 to 2026
$5.8M
Gene transcription in SLER37AI049954 · NIAID · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI TSOKOS, GEORGE C · 2013 to 2022
$4.8M
Role of splicing factor SRSF1 in T cell function and autoimmunityR01AR068974 · NIAMS · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI ADAMOPOULOS, IANNIS ELIAS · 2016 to 2020
$2.2M
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases AI049954NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI049954NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI049954NIAMS NIH HHS AR068974NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR068974
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveAutoimmune diseases affect women disproportionately more than men. Estrogen is implicated in immune cell dysfunction, yet its precise molecular roles are not fully known. We recently identified new roles for serine/arginine-rich splicing factor 1 (SRSF1) in T cell function and autoimmunity. SRSF1 levels are decreased in T cells from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and are associated with active disease and comorbidity. However, the molecular mechanisms that control SRSF1 expression are unknown. Srsf1 messenger RNA (mRNA) has a long 3'-untranslated region (3'-UTR), suggesting posttranscriptional control. This study was undertaken to investigate the role of estrogen and posttranscriptional mechanisms of SRSF1 regulation in T cells and SLE.

methodsIn silico bioinformatics analysis of Srsf1-3'-UTR revealed multiple microRNA (miRNA; miR)-binding sites. Additional screening and literature searches narrowed down hsa-miR-10b-5p for further study. Peripheral blood T cells from healthy individuals and SLE patients were evaluated for mRNA and miRNA expression by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, and SRSF1 protein levels were assessed by immunoblotting. T cells were cultured with β-estradiol, and transient transfections were used to overexpress miRNAs. Luciferase assays were used to measure 3'-UTR activity.

resultsWe demonstrated that estrogen increased hsa-miR-10b-5p expression in human T cells, and hsa-miR-10b-5p down-regulated SRSF1 protein expression. Mechanistically, hsa-mir-10b-5p regulated SRSF1 posttranscriptionally via control of its 3'-UTR activity. Importantly, hsa-miR-10b-5p expression levels were elevated in T cells from healthy women compared to healthy men and also elevated in T cells from SLE patients.

conclusionWe identified a previously unrecognized molecular link between estrogen and gene regulation in immune cells, with potential relevance to systemic autoimmune disease.

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AdultAgedComputer SimulationDown-RegulationEstradiolFemaleHEK293 CellsHumansLupus Erythematosus, SystemicLymphocyte ActivationMaleMicroRNAsMiddle AgedSerine-Arginine Splicing FactorsT-LymphocytesYoung AdultEstradiolMicroRNAsSerine-Arginine Splicing FactorsSRSF1 protein, human

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