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ArticleLife science alliance2026

A microRNA generated via lysosomal processing of ribosomal RNA suppresses proinflammatory responses.

Dan Michael, Ester Feldmesser, K Shanmugha Rajan, Yoav Lubelsky, Anat Bashan, Alexandros Damalas, Shiri Ben Zvi, Aya Friedberg, Netta Eitan, Shachar Erez and 3 more

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Article in Life science alliance, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors.

Dan MichaelDepartment of Molecular Cell Biology, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel d.michael@weizmann.ac.il dan.michael22@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-2942-4301
Ester FeldmesserDepartment of Molecular Cell Biology, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
K Shanmugha RajanDepartment of Chemical and Structural Biology, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.ORCID 0000-0003-4826-9802
Yoav LubelskyDepartment of Immunology and Regenerative Biology and Department of Molecular Neuroscience, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.ORCID 0000-0001-6127-1152
Anat BashanDepartment of Chemical and Structural Biology, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-7705-0466
Alexandros DamalasDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Biopolis, Larissa, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-0332-9640
Shiri Ben ZviRobert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.
Aya FriedbergRobert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.
Netta EitanRobert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.
Shachar ErezRobert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.
Ada YonathDepartment of Chemical and Structural Biology, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-1856-6964
Igor UlitskyDepartment of Immunology and Regenerative Biology and Department of Molecular Neuroscience, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.ORCID 0000-0003-0555-6561
Moshe OrenDepartment of Molecular Cell Biology, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel moshe.oren@weizmann.ac.il.ORCID 0000-0003-4311-7172

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

ER stress underlies numerous severe pathologies. We have metabolically perturbed normal fibroblasts to study the biological roles of microRNAs (miRs) under mild and extended ER stress. We now report that miR-4488 quenches inflammation-associated gene expression in such metabolically perturbed cells. Remarkably, generation of miR-4488 is Drosha-independent. Furthermore, we define miR-4488 as a noncanonical miRNA derived from the expansion segment ES7L of the 28S ribosomal RNA. Moreover, its generation involves the autophagy-lysosome route and is inhibited when this pathway is blocked, thus unveiling an anti-inflammatory role for ribosomal RNA and lysosomes, engaged at the onset of stress. Mechanistically, miR-4488 suppresses the expression of NFKB2 and RELB, whose mRNAs specifically associate with miR-4488 exclusively upon stress. This selectivity suggests that miR-4488 may bear promise for treating mild ER stress-associated diseases.

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InflammationLysosomesMicroRNAsRNA, RibosomalAnimalsAutophagyEndoplasmic Reticulum StressFibroblastsGene Expression RegulationHumansMicroRNAsRNA, Ribosomal

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PMID42082377
PMCPMC13139743

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