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MicroRNA from Moringa oleifera: Identification by High Throughput Sequencing and Their Potential Contribution to Plant Medicinal Value.

ABSTRACT: Moringa oleifera is a widespread plant with substantial nutritional and medicinal value. We postulated that microRNAs (miRNAs), which are endogenous, noncoding small RNAs regulating gene expression at the post-transcriptional level, might contribute to the medicinal properties of plants of this species after ingestion into human body, regulating human gene expression. However, the knowledge is scarce about miRNA in Moringa. Furthermore, in order to test the hypothesis on the pharmacological potential properties of miRNA, we conducted a high-throughput sequencing analysis using the Illumina platform. A total of 31,290,964 raw reads were produced from a library of small RNA isolated from M. oleifera seeds. We identified 94 conserved and two novel miRNAs that were validated by qRT-PCR assays. Results from qRT-PCR trials conducted on the expression of 20 Moringa miRNA showed that are conserved across multiple plant species as determined by their detection in tissue of other common crop plants. In silico analyses predicted target genes for the conserved miRNA that in turn allowed to relate the miRNAs to the regulation of physiological processes. Some of the predicted plant miRNAs have functional homology to their mammalian counterparts and regulated human genes when they were transfected into cell lines. To our knowledge, this is the first report of discovering M. oleifera miRNAs based on high-throughput sequencing and bioinformatics analysis and we provided new insight into a potential cross-species control of human gene expression. The widespread cultivation and consumption of M. oleifera, for nutritional and medicinal purposes, brings humans into close contact with products and extracts of this plant species. The potential for miRNA transfer should be evaluated as one possible mechanism of action to account for beneficial properties of this valuable species.

SUBMITTER: Pirro S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4773123 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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MicroRNA from Moringa oleifera: Identification by High Throughput Sequencing and Their Potential Contribution to Plant Medicinal Value.

Pirrò Stefano S Zanella Letizia L Kenzo Maurice M Montesano Carla C Minutolo Antonella A Potestà Marina M Sobze Martin Sanou MS Canini Antonella A Cirilli Marco M Muleo Rosario R Colizzi Vittorio V Galgani Andrea A

PloS one 20160301 3

Moringa oleifera is a widespread plant with substantial nutritional and medicinal value. We postulated that microRNAs (miRNAs), which are endogenous, noncoding small RNAs regulating gene expression at the post-transcriptional level, might contribute to the medicinal properties of plants of this species after ingestion into human body, regulating human gene expression. However, the knowledge is scarce about miRNA in Moringa. Furthermore, in order to test the hypothesis on the pharmacological pote ...[more]

PMID: 26930203

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Project description:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are endogenous, noncoding, smallRNAs that regulate gene expression at the post-transcriptional level during plant development, growth and seed germination. Among all medicinal plants, Moringa oleifera is one of the most useful trees for which, despite its diffusion, no information about its miRNAs and their respective target genes is available. In this research, we report results obtained from a high-throughput sequencing analysis performed with the Illumina platform. A total of 31,290,964 raw reads were produced from M. oleifera seed smallRNA library. First, we found 99 conserved miRNAs and 43 novel ones that we partially validated by qRT- PCR. Second, by comparing their expression abundances with those of other common plants, we identified 20 conserved M. oleifera miRNAs. For both these results an in silico analysis allowed us to predict some of their targets which in turn allowed us to link them to a wide range of physiological processes. Based on qRT-PCR expression analyses, we reported the expression profile of some selected conserved miRNAs in different M. oleifera tissues (roots, stems and leafs). We compared the most conserved miRNAs found in Moringa with those of other edible plants, such as Olea europaea and Brassica rapa. Furthermore, by taking advantage of a recently developed web- application based on an algorithm that compares plants and mammalian miRNAs, we identify a few possible plant miRNAs with functional homologies with mammalian ones. We used the 20 most abundant M. oleifera miRNAs to conduct a preliminary analysis to investigate potential cross-kingdom gene regulation. To our knowledge, this is the first report of M. oleifera miRNAs that uses high-throughput sequencing analysis. Our analysis increases the amount of information about plant miRNAs currently available and it can help us understanding the molecular mechanism of this medical plant. microRNA profile of M. oleifera seed, germinated on paper soaked in sterile water.

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MicroRNA from Moringa oleifera: Identification by High Throughput Sequencing and Their Potential Contribution to Plant Medicinal Value.

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MicroRNA from Moringa oleifera: Identification by High Throughput Sequencing and Their Potential Contribution to Plant Medicinal Value.

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