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ArticleCell reports2025

An endogenous cluster of target-directed microRNA degradation sites induces decay of distinct microRNA families.

Nicholas M Hiers, Lu Li, Tianqi Li, Peike Sheng, Yuzhi Wang, Conner M Traugot, Michael Yao, Mingyi Xie

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Article in Cell reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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Nicholas M HiersDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA; UF Health Cancer Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
Lu LiDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA; UF Health Cancer Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
Tianqi LiDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA; UF Health Cancer Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
Peike ShengDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA; UF Health Cancer Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
Yuzhi WangDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA; UF Health Cancer Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
Conner M TraugotDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA; UF Genetics Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
Michael YaoDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
Mingyi XieDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA; UF Health Cancer Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA; UF Genetics Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA. Electronic address: mingyi.xie@ufl.edu.

Funding

BASIC MICROBIOLOGY &INFECTIOUS DISEASEST32AI007110 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI Stephanie M Karst · 1985 to 2026
$4.3M
RNA metabolism mediated by the Integrator complexR35GM128753 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI MINGYI XIE · 2018 to 2026
$4.0M
Exploring microRNA degradation in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemiaR01CA282812 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI Jonathan D. Licht, MINGYI XIE · 2023 to 2026
$2.1M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA282812NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007110NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM128753
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While much is known about microRNA (miRNA) biogenesis and targeting, relatively less is understood about miRNA decay. Target-directed miRNA degradation (TDMD) is a mechanism in metazoans where certain RNAs can "trigger" miRNA decay. All known TDMD triggers base pair with the miRNA seed, and extensively base pair on the miRNA 3' end, a pattern that is believed to be a requirement for miRNA turnover. Using Ago1-CLASH, we find that the Drosophila transcript Kah contains at least two triggers, a "trigger cluster," against miR-9b and the miR-279 family. One trigger contains minimal/non-canonical 3' end base-pairing but is still sufficient to induce TDMD of the miR-279 family. We find that these clustered triggers lack cooperativity, that minimal 3' pairing is required for miR-279 family turnover, and probed the in-cell structure of the Kah trigger cluster. Overall, we expand the list of endogenous TDMD triggers, which revealed unexpectedly complex regulation in miRNA turnover.

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MicroRNAsRNA StabilityAnimalsArgonaute ProteinsBase PairingDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsAGO1 protein, DrosophilaArgonaute ProteinsDrosophila ProteinsMicroRNAsAGO-CLASHCP: Molecular biologymicroRNASHAPETDMD

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