Transcription profiling of mouse embryonic stem cells transfected with miR-10a or miR-10a-MUT shows that miR-10a interacts with the 5 prime untranslated region of mRNAs encoding ribosomal proteins and enhances their translation

ABSTRACT: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small RNAs that function as post-transcriptional regulators of gene expression. miRNAs affect a variety of signaling pathways and impaired miRNA regulation may contribute to the development of cancer and other diseases. We show that miRNA miR-10a interacts with the 5' untranslated region of mRNAs encoding ribosomal proteins and enhances their translation. miR-10a alleviates translational repression of the ribosomal protein mRNAs during amino acid starvation and is required for their stress-mediated activation following anisomycin treatment. miR-10a binds immediately downstream of the regulatory 5' TOP motif and the 5´TOP is necessary for miR-10a translational enhancement. The results indicate that miR-10a may positively control global protein synthesis via stimulati

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

SUBMITTER: Charlotte Schjerling 

PROVIDER: E-MEXP-1375 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress