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MiR-346 and miR-138 competitively regulate hTERT in GRSF1- and AGO2-dependent manners, respectively.

ABSTRACT: miRNAs typically downregulate the expression of target genes by binding to their 3'UTR, and dysregulation of miRNAs may contribute to tumorigenesis. Here, we found that miR-346 and miR-138 competitively bind to a common region in the 3'UTR of hTERT mRNA and have opposite effects on the expression and function of hTERT in human cervical cancer cells. Furthermore, G-rich RNA sequence binding factor 1 (GRSF1) mediates the miR-346-dependent upregulation of hTERT by binding to the miR-346 middle sequence motif (CCGCAU) which forms a "bulge loop" when miR-346 is bound to the hTERT 3'UTR, facilitating the recruitment of hTERT mRNA to ribosomes to promote translation in an AGO2-independent manner. Conversely, miR-138 suppresses hTERT expression in an AGO2-dependent manner. Interestingly, replacement of the miR-138 middle sequence with that of miR-346 results in an upregulation of hTERT expression in a GRSF1-dependent manner. Moreover, miR-346 depends on GRSF1 to upregulate another target gene, activin A receptor, type IIB (ACVR2B), in which miR-346 "CCGCAU" motif is essential. These findings reveal novel mechanisms of miRNA-mediated upregulation of target gene expression and describe the coordinated action of multiple miRNAs to control the fate of a single target mRNA through binding to its 3'UTR.

SUBMITTER: Song G

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4623477 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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miR-346 and miR-138 competitively regulate hTERT in GRSF1- and AGO2-dependent manners, respectively.

Song Ge G Wang Renjie R Guo Junfei J Liu Xuyuan X Wang Fang F Qi Ying Y Wan Haiying H Liu Min M Li Xin X Tang Hua H

Scientific reports 20151028

miRNAs typically downregulate the expression of target genes by binding to their 3'UTR, and dysregulation of miRNAs may contribute to tumorigenesis. Here, we found that miR-346 and miR-138 competitively bind to a common region in the 3'UTR of hTERT mRNA and have opposite effects on the expression and function of hTERT in human cervical cancer cells. Furthermore, G-rich RNA sequence binding factor 1 (GRSF1) mediates the miR-346-dependent upregulation of hTERT by binding to the miR-346 middle sequ ...[more]

PMID: 26507454

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MiR-346 and miR-138 competitively regulate hTERT in GRSF1- and AGO2-dependent manners, respectively.

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miR-346 and miR-138 competitively regulate hTERT in GRSF1- and AGO2-dependent manners, respectively.

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