PUBLICATION
A ribosomal DNA-hosted microRNA regulates zebrafish embryonic angiogenesis
- Authors
- Shi, Y., Duan, X., Xu, G., Wang, X., Wei, G., Dong, S., Xie, G., Liu, D.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-190119-2
- Date
- 2019
- Source
- Angiogenesis 22(2): 211-221 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Liu, Dong, Shi, Yunwei
- Keywords
- Angiogenesis, Endothelial cells, MiRNA, Ribosomal DNA, Zebrafish
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Animals, Genetically Modified
- Cloning, Molecular
- DNA, Ribosomal/genetics*
- Embryo, Nonmammalian/blood supply
- Embryonic Development/genetics
- Endothelium, Vascular/embryology*
- Endothelium, Vascular/physiology
- MicroRNAs/genetics
- MicroRNAs/physiology*
- Neovascularization, Physiologic/genetics*
- Zebrafish/embryology*
- Zebrafish/genetics*
- PubMed
- 30656567 Full text @ Angiogenesis
Citation
Shi, Y., Duan, X., Xu, G., Wang, X., Wei, G., Dong, S., Xie, G., Liu, D. (2019) A ribosomal DNA-hosted microRNA regulates zebrafish embryonic angiogenesis. Angiogenesis. 22(2):211-221.
Abstract
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are single-stranded small non-coding RNAs, generally 18-25 nucleotides in length, that act as repressors of gene expression. miRNAs are encoded by independent genes or processed from a variety of different RNA species. So far, there is no evidence showing that the ribosomal DNA-hosted microRNA is implicated in vertebrate development. Currently, we found a highly expressed small RNA hosted in ribosomal DNA was predicted as a novel miRNA, named miR-ntu1, in zebrafish endothelial cells by deep sequencing analysis. The miRNA was validated by custom-designed Taqman PCR, Northern Blot, and in silico analysis. Furthermore, we demonstrated that miR-ntu1 played a crucial role in zebrafish angiogenesis via modulation of Notch signaling. Our findings provide a notable case that a miRNA hosted in ribosomal DNA is involved in vertebrate development.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping