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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Kevin Lebrigand
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-22147 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Nature cell biology 20110522 6
Multiciliated cells lining the surface of some vertebrate epithelia are essential for various physiological processes, such as airway cleansing. However, the mechanisms governing motile cilia biosynthesis remain poorly elucidated. We identify miR-449 microRNAs as evolutionarily conserved key regulators of vertebrate multiciliogenesis. In human airway epithelium and Xenopus laevis embryonic epidermis, miR-449 microRNAs strongly accumulated in multiciliated cells. In both models, we show that miR- ...[more]