ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2024
UTRs and Ago-2/miR-335 Complex Restricts Amylin Translation in Insulinoma and Human Pancreatic β-Cells.
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- Molecular Research on Diabetes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
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Abstract
Amylin promoter and transcriptional factors are well-established, inducible factors in the production of the main amyloidogenic pancreatic hormone, human islet amyloid peptide (hIAPP) or amylin. However, posttranscriptional mechanisms driving hIAPP expression in pancreas remain enigmatic, and hence were explored here. The translational assay revealed that both 5' and 3' untranslated regions (UTRs) of hIAPP restricted expression of the luciferase constructs only in constructs driven by the hIAPP promoter. Bioinformatics analysis revealed several putative seed sequences for a dozen micro RNAs (miRNAs) in hIAPP's 3' UTR. miR-182, miR-335, and miR-495 were the most downregulated miRNAs in stressed human islets exposed to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) or metabolic stressors, thapsigargin (TG) or high glucose (HG). Correspondingly, miR-335 mimics alone or in combination with miR-495 and miR-182 mimics significantly and potently (>3-fold) reduced hIAPP protein expression in HG-treated cultured human islets. siRNA-mediated silencing of Ago2 but not Ago1 significantly stimulated hIAPP expression and secretion from transfected, HG-treated human islets. Conversely, ectopic expression of Ago2 in hIAPP-expressing RIN-m5F cell line driven by CMV promoter reduced hIAPP intracellular protein levels. Collectively, the results point to a novel and synergistic role for hIAPP promoter, 5/3' UTRs and Ago-2/miR-335 complex in post-transcriptional regulation of hIAPP gene expression in normal and metabolically active β-cells.
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