ciRS-7 and miR-7 regulate ischemia-induced neuronal death via glutamatergic signaling

Autor: Flavia Scoyni, Valeriia Sitnikova, Luca Giudice, Paula Korhonen, Davide M. Trevisan, Ana Hernandez de Sande, Mireia Gomez-Budia, Raisa Giniatullina, Irene F. Ugidos, Hiramani Dhungana, Cristiana Pistono, Nea Korvenlaita, Nelli-Noora Välimäki, Salla M. Kangas, Anniina E. Hiltunen, Emma Gribchenko, Minna U. Kaikkonen-Määttä, Jari Koistinaho, Seppo Ylä-Herttuala, Reetta Hinttala, Morten T. Venø, Junyi Su, Markus Stoffel, Anne Schaefer, Nikolaus Rajewsky, Jørgen Kjems, Mary P. LaPierre, Monika Piwecka, Jukka Jolkkonen, Rashid Giniatullin, Thomas B. Hansen, Tarja Malm
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Cell Reports, Vol 43, Iss 3, Pp 113862- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2211-1247
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.113862
Popis: Summary: Brain functionality relies on finely tuned regulation of gene expression by networks of non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) such as the one composed by the circular RNA ciRS-7 (also known as CDR1as), the microRNA miR-7, and the long ncRNA Cyrano. We describe ischemia-induced alterations in the ncRNA network both in vitro and in vivo and in transgenic mice lacking ciRS-7 or miR-7. Our data show that cortical neurons downregulate ciRS-7 and Cyrano and upregulate miR-7 expression during ischemia. Mice lacking ciRS-7 exhibit reduced lesion size and motor impairment, while the absence of miR-7 alone results in increased ischemia-induced neuronal death. Moreover, miR-7 levels in pyramidal excitatory neurons regulate neurite morphology and glutamatergic signaling, suggesting a potential molecular link to the in vivo phenotype. Our data reveal the role of ciRS-7 and miR-7 in modulating ischemic stroke outcome, shedding light on the pathophysiological function of intracellular ncRNA networks in the brain.
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