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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Bradley Cobb
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-6006 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
The Journal of experimental medicine 20061023 11
Micro RNAs (miRNAs) regulate gene expression at the posttranscriptional level. Here we show that regulatory T (T reg) cells have a miRNA profile distinct from conventional CD4 T cells. A partial T reg cell-like miRNA profile is conferred by the enforced expression of Foxp3 and, surprisingly, by the activation of conventional CD4 T cells. Depleting miRNAs by eliminating Dicer, the RNAse III enzyme that generates functional miRNAs, reduces T reg cell numbers and results in immune pathology. Dicer ...[more]