数字农科院2.0

The miR-20-Rest-Wnt signaling axis regulates neural progenitor cell differentiation

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作者： Cui, Yi;Ma, Xu;Cui, Yi;Han, Jin;Xiao, Zhifeng;Wang, Bin;Chen, Bing;Liu, Sumei;Han, Sufang;Wei, Jianshu;Dai, Jianwu;Chen, Tong;Chen, Tong;Wang, Xiujie;Fang, Yongxiang

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期刊名称： SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

ISSN： 2045-2322

年卷期： 2016 年 6 卷

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摘要： Increasing evidence suggests that three dimensional (3-D) cell cultures are an improvement over traditional two dimensional (2-D) cell cultures. Current researches have extensively focused on the study of utilizing biomaterial-based 3-D culture systems to study and direct stem-cell fate both in vitro and in vivo. Here in our study, we screened the differential expression patterns of miRNAs between 2-D cultured and 3-D cultured NPCs using microarray analysis. Among these differentially expressed miRNAs, miR-20 was found to increase during differentiation of NPCs. Specifically, the facilitative effect on neural differentiation of miR-20 is mediated, at least in part by directly target the Rest gene, which is essential for preventing neural differentiation and maintaining NPCs self-renewal. Furthermore, the expression of miR-20 was decreased when the WNT pathway was inhibited by knock down of beta-catenin or by exogenous Dkk protein, whereas it increased when the WNT pathway was activated by exogenous Wnt3a protein. Overall, miR-20, Rest and Wnt signaling are suggested to be involved in a regulatory circuit that can modulate the neural differention of NPCs. This novel regulatory circuit provides additional insight into how microRNAs interact with signaling molecules during neural differentiation of NPCs, allowing for fine-tuning of intricate cellular processes.

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