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ArticleNeuron2025

MicroRNA mechanisms instructing Purkinje cell specification.

Norjin Zolboot, Yao Xiao, Jessica X Du, Marwan M Ghanem, Su Yeun Choi, Miranda J Junn, Federico Zampa, Zeyi Huang, Ian J MacRae, Giordano Lippi

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Article in Neuron, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Norjin ZolbootDepartment of Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Yao XiaoDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Jessica X DuDepartment of Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Marwan M GhanemDepartment of Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Su Yeun ChoiDepartment of Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Miranda J JunnDepartment of Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Federico ZampaDepartment of Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Zeyi HuangDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Ian J MacRaeDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. Electronic address: macrae@scripps.edu.
Giordano LippiDepartment of Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. Electronic address: glippi@scripps.edu.

Funding

Structural and Mechanistic basis for RNA SilencingR35GM127090 · NIGMS · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI IAN JOHN MACRAE · 2018 to 2026
$5.6M
Beyond Transcription - microRNA Regulation of Neuronal DevelopmentR01NS121223 · NINDS · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI LIPPI, GIORDANO · 2021 to 2025
$3.5M
Ribo-STAMPEDE: novel tools for molecular profiling of brain cell typesRF1MH126719 · NIMH · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI LIPPI, GIORDANO, YEO, EUGENE WEI-MING · 2022 to 2022
$2.3M
Mouse models for decoding microRNA regulation in diverse tissues and cell typesR21OD029999 · OD · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI MACRAE, IAN JOHN · 2020 to 2021
$488k
Discovering miRNA-Mediated Mechanisms of Interneuron DevelopmentF31NS118982 · NINDS · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI DU, JESSICA XINYUN · 2021 to 2023
$124k
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM127090NIH HHS R21 OD029999NIMH NIH HHS RF1 MH126719NINDS NIH HHS F31 NS118982NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS121223
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are critical for brain development; however, if, when, and how miRNAs drive neuronal subtype specification remains poorly understood. To address this, we engineered technologies with vastly improved spatiotemporal resolution that allow the dissection of cell-type-specific miRNA-target networks. Fast and reversible miRNA loss of function showed that miRNAs are necessary for Purkinje cell (PC) differentiation, which previously appeared to be miRNA independent, and identified distinct critical miRNA windows for dendritogenesis and climbing fiber synaptogenesis, structural features defining PC identity. Using new mouse models that enable miRNA-target network mapping in rare cell types, we uncovered PC-specific post-transcriptional programs. Manipulation of these programs revealed that the PC-enriched miR-206 and targets Shank3, Prag1, En2, and Vash1, which are uniquely repressed in PCs, are critical regulators of PC-specific dendritogenesis and synaptogenesis, with miR-206 knockdown and target overexpression partially phenocopying miRNA loss of function. Our results suggest that gene expression regulation by miRNAs, beyond transcription, is critical for neuronal subtype specification.

Indexed as

Cell DifferentiationGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalMicroRNAsNeurogenesisPurkinje CellsAnimalsCerebellumMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNerve Tissue ProteinsMicroRNAsMirn206 microRNA, mouseNerve Tissue ProteinsAGO2CLIP-seqloss of functionmappingmicroRNAsmicroRNA-target networkneuronal identitypost-transcriptional regulationPurkinje cellsspecification

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PMID40179877
PMCPMC12305803

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