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Repressing Ago2 mRNA translation by Trim71 maintains pluripotency through inhibiting let-7 microRNAs.


ABSTRACT: The regulation of stem cell fate is poorly understood. Genetic studies in Caenorhabditis elegans lead to the hypothesis that a conserved cytoplasmic double-negative feedback loop consisting of the RNA-binding protein Trim71 and the let-7 microRNA controls the pluripotency and differentiation of stem cells. Although let-7-microRNA-mediated inhibition of Trim71 promotes differentiation, whether and how Trim71 regulates pluripotency and inhibits the let-7 microRNA are still unknown. Here, we show that Trim71 represses Ago2 mRNA translation in mouse embryonic stem cells. Blocking this repression leads to a specific post-transcriptional increase of mature let-7 microRNAs, resulting in let-7-dependent stemness defects and accelerated differentiation in the stem cells. These results not only support the Trim71-let-7-microRNA bi-stable switch model in controlling stem cell fate, but also reveal that repressing the conserved pro-differentiation let-7 microRNAs at the mature microRNA level by Ago2 availability is critical to maintaining pluripotency.

SUBMITTER: Liu Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7906602 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Repressing <i>Ago2</i> mRNA translation by Trim71 maintains pluripotency through inhibiting let-7 microRNAs.

Liu Qiuying Q   Chen Xiaoli X   Novak Mariah K MK   Zhang Shaojie S   Hu Wenqian W  

eLife 20210218


The regulation of stem cell fate is poorly understood. Genetic studies in <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i> lead to the hypothesis that a conserved cytoplasmic double-negative feedback loop consisting of the RNA-binding protein Trim71 and the let-7 microRNA controls the pluripotency and differentiation of stem cells. Although let-7-microRNA-mediated inhibition of Trim71 promotes differentiation, whether and how Trim71 regulates pluripotency and inhibits the let-7 microRNA are still unknown. Here, we  ...[more]

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