Numerical modelling of microRNA-mediated mRNA decay identifies novel mechanism of microRNA controlled mRNA downregulation
| Autor: | Josef Pánek, Jiri Vohradsky, Tomas Vomastek |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Untranslated region Regulation of gene expression Gene knockdown Models Genetic RNA Stability Down-Regulation Computational Biology Biology Molecular biology Cell Line RNA silencing MicroRNAs microRNA P-bodies Genetics Gene silencing Humans Gene Silencing RNA Messenger Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis |
| Zdroj: | Nucleic Acids Research |
| ISSN: | 1362-4962 |
| Popis: | Post-transcriptional control of mRNA by micro-RNAs (miRNAs) represents an important mechanism of gene regulation. miRNAs act by binding to the 3' untranslated region (3'UTR) of an mRNA, affecting the stability and translation of the target mRNA. Here, we present a numerical model of miRNA-mediated mRNA downregulation and its application to analysis of temporal microarray data of HepG2 cells transfected with miRNA-124a. Using the model our analysis revealed a novel mechanism of mRNA accumulation control by miRNA, predicting that specific mRNAs are controlled in a digital, switch-like manner. Specifically, the contribution of miRNAs to mRNA degradation is switched from maximum to zero in a very short period of time. Such behaviour suggests a model of control in which mRNA is at a certain moment protected from binding of miRNA and further accumulates with a basal rate. Genes associated with this process were identified and parameters of the model for all miRNA-124a affected mRNAs were computed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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