Small RNA profiling of wildtype and Eri1-deficient mouse T cells

ABSTRACT: Natural killer (NK) cells play a critical role in early host defense to infected and transformed cells. Here we show that mice deficient in Eri1, a conserved 3M-bM-^@M-^Y-to-5M-bM-^@M-^Y exoribonuclease that represses RNA interference, have a cell-intrinsic defect in NK cell development and maturation. Eri1M-bM-^@M-^S/M-bM-^@M-^S NK cells displayed delayed acquisition of Ly49 receptors in the bone marrow and a selective reduction in Ly49D and Ly49H activating receptors in the periphery. Eri1 was required for immune-mediated control of mouse cytomegalovirus (MCMV) infection. Ly49H+ NK cells deficient in Eri1 failed to expand efficiently during MCMV infection, and virus-specific responses were also diminished among Eri1M-bM-^@M-^S/M-bM-^@M-^S T cells. We identified miRNAs as the major endogenous small RNA target of Eri1 in mouse lymphocytes. Both NK and T cells deficient in Eri1 displayed a global, sequence-independent increase in miRNA abundance. Ectopic Eri1 expression rescued defective miRNA expression in mature Eri1M-bM-^@M-^S/M-bM-^@M-^S T cells. Thus, mouse Eri1 regulates miRNA homeostasis in lymphocytes and is required for normal NK cell development and anti-viral immunity. Small RNA profiling from wildtype and Eri1-deficient mouse CD4+ T cells

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

SUBMITTER: Molly Thomas 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-31920 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress