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ArticleEMBO reports2022

Global and precise identification of functional miRNA targets in mESCs by integrative analysis.

Moritz Schaefer, Amena Nabih, Daniel Spies, Victoria Hermes, Maxime Bodak, Harry Wischnewski, Patrick Stalder, Richard Patryk Ngondo, Luz Angelica Liechti, Tatjana Sajic and 3 more

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Article in EMBO reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Moritz Schaefer *Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, IMHS, Chair of RNAi and Genome Integrity, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-6489-1947
Amena Nabih *Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, IMHS, Chair of RNAi and Genome Integrity, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-6197-4341
Daniel SpiesSwiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, IMHS, Chair of RNAi and Genome Integrity, Zurich, Switzerland.
Victoria HermesSwiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, IMHS, Chair of RNAi and Genome Integrity, Zurich, Switzerland.
Maxime BodakSwiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, IMHS, Chair of RNAi and Genome Integrity, Zurich, Switzerland.
Harry WischnewskiSwiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, IMHS, Chair of RNAi and Genome Integrity, Zurich, Switzerland.
Patrick StalderSwiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, IMHS, Chair of RNAi and Genome Integrity, Zurich, Switzerland.
Richard Patryk NgondoSwiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, IMHS, Chair of RNAi and Genome Integrity, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-4847-9375
Luz Angelica LiechtiCenter for Integrative Genomics (CIG), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Tatjana SajicSwiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, IMSB, Zürich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-4282-1336
Ruedi AebersoldSwiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, IMSB, Zürich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-9576-3267
David GatfieldCenter for Integrative Genomics (CIG), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-5114-2824
Constance CiaudoSwiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, IMHS, Chair of RNAi and Genome Integrity, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-0857-4506
University of Zurich · CHÉcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne · CHUniversity of Lausanne · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

MicroRNA (miRNA) loaded Argonaute (AGO) complexes regulate gene expression via direct base pairing with their mRNA targets. Previous works suggest that up to 60% of mammalian transcripts might be subject to miRNA-mediated regulation, but it remains largely unknown which fraction of these interactions are functional in a specific cellular context. Here, we integrate transcriptome data from a set of miRNA-depleted mouse embryonic stem cell (mESC) lines with published miRNA interaction predictions and AGO-binding profiles. Using this integrative approach, combined with molecular validation data, we present evidence that < 10% of expressed genes are functionally and directly regulated by miRNAs in mESCs. In addition, analyses of the stem cell-specific miR-290-295 cluster target genes identify TFAP4 as an important transcription factor for early development. The extensive datasets developed in this study will support the development of improved predictive models for miRNA-mRNA functional interactions.

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MicroRNAsAnimalsArgonaute ProteinsGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationMammalsMiceMouse Embryonic Stem CellsRNA, MessengerArgonaute ProteinsMicroRNAsRNA, Messengerintegrative analysismicroRNAmiR-290-295 clustermouse embryonic stem cellsTfap4

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