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Loss of miR-210 leads to progressive retinal degeneration in Drosophila melanogaster.


ABSTRACT: miRNAs are small, non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression post-transcriptionally. We used small RNA sequencing to identify tissue-specific miRNAs in the adult brain, thorax, gut, and fat body of Drosophila melanogaster One of the most brain-specific miRNAs that we identified was miR-210, an evolutionarily highly conserved miRNA implicated in the regulation of hypoxia in mammals. In Drosophila, we show that miR-210 is specifically expressed in sensory organs, including photoreceptors. miR-210 knockout mutants are not sensitive toward hypoxia but show progressive degradation of photoreceptor cells, accompanied by decreased photoreceptor potential, demonstrating an important function of miR-210 in photoreceptor maintenance and survival.

SUBMITTER: Weigelt CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6343102 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Loss of miR-210 leads to progressive retinal degeneration in <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>.

Weigelt Carina M CM   Hahn Oliver O   Arlt Katharina K   Gruhn Matthias M   Jahn Annika J AJ   Eßer Jacqueline J   Werner Jennifer A JA   Klein Corinna C   Büschges Ansgar A   Grönke Sebastian S   Partridge Linda L  

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miRNAs are small, non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression post-transcriptionally. We used small RNA sequencing to identify tissue-specific miRNAs in the adult brain, thorax, gut, and fat body of <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> One of the most brain-specific miRNAs that we identified was miR-210, an evolutionarily highly conserved miRNA implicated in the regulation of hypoxia in mammals. In <i>Drosophila</i>, we show that miR-210 is specifically expressed in sensory organs, including photore  ...[more]

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