microRNAs are key regulators of gene expression that control stem cell fate by posttranscriptional downregulation of hundreds of target genes through seed pairing in their 3' untranslated region. In fact, miRNAs tightly regulate fundamental stem cell processes, like self-renewal, proliferation, and differentiation; therefore, miRNA deregulation may contribute to the development of solid tumors and hematological malignancies. miR-382-5p has been found to be upregulated in patients with myeloid neoplasms, but its role in normal hematopoiesis is still unknown. In this study, we demonstrated that miR-382-5p overexpression in CD34(+) hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs) leads to a significant decrease of megakaryocyte precursors coupled to increase of granulocyte ones. Furthermore, by means of a computational analysis using different prediction algorithms, we identified several putative mRNA targets of miR-382-5p that are downregulated upon miRNA overexpression (ie, FLI1, GATA2, MAF, MXD1, RUNX1, and SGK1). Among these, we validated MXD1 as real target of miR-382-5p by luciferase reporter assay. Finally, we showed that MXD1 knockdown mimics the effects of miR-382-5p overexpression on granulocyte and megakaryocyte differentiation of CD34(+) cells. Overall, our results demonstrated that miR-382-5p expression favors the expansion of granulocyte lineage and impairs megakaryocyte commitment through MXD1 downregulation. Therefore, our data showed for the first time that the miR-382-5p/MXD1 axis plays a critical role in myelopoiesis by affecting the lineage choice of CD34(+) HSPCs.

miR-382-5p Controls Hematopoietic Stem Cell Differentiation Through the Downregulation of MXD1 / Zini, Roberta; Rossi, Chiara; Norfo, Ruggiero; Pennucci, Valentina; Barbieri, Greta; Ruberti, Samantha; Rontauroli, Sebastiano; Salati, Simona; Bianchi, Elisa; Manfredini, Rossella. - In: STEM CELLS AND DEVELOPMENT. - ISSN 1547-3287. - STAMPA. - 25:19(2016), pp. 1433-1443. [10.1089/scd.2016.0150]

miR-382-5p Controls Hematopoietic Stem Cell Differentiation Through the Downregulation of MXD1

ZINI, Roberta;ROSSI, CHIARA;NORFO, RUGGIERO;PENNUCCI, VALENTINA;BARBIERI, GRETA;RUBERTI, SAMANTHA;RONTAUROLI, SEBASTIANO;SALATI, Simona;BIANCHI, Elisa;MANFREDINI, Rossella
2016

Abstract

microRNAs are key regulators of gene expression that control stem cell fate by posttranscriptional downregulation of hundreds of target genes through seed pairing in their 3' untranslated region. In fact, miRNAs tightly regulate fundamental stem cell processes, like self-renewal, proliferation, and differentiation; therefore, miRNA deregulation may contribute to the development of solid tumors and hematological malignancies. miR-382-5p has been found to be upregulated in patients with myeloid neoplasms, but its role in normal hematopoiesis is still unknown. In this study, we demonstrated that miR-382-5p overexpression in CD34(+) hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs) leads to a significant decrease of megakaryocyte precursors coupled to increase of granulocyte ones. Furthermore, by means of a computational analysis using different prediction algorithms, we identified several putative mRNA targets of miR-382-5p that are downregulated upon miRNA overexpression (ie, FLI1, GATA2, MAF, MXD1, RUNX1, and SGK1). Among these, we validated MXD1 as real target of miR-382-5p by luciferase reporter assay. Finally, we showed that MXD1 knockdown mimics the effects of miR-382-5p overexpression on granulocyte and megakaryocyte differentiation of CD34(+) cells. Overall, our results demonstrated that miR-382-5p expression favors the expansion of granulocyte lineage and impairs megakaryocyte commitment through MXD1 downregulation. Therefore, our data showed for the first time that the miR-382-5p/MXD1 axis plays a critical role in myelopoiesis by affecting the lineage choice of CD34(+) HSPCs.
2016
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miR-382-5p Controls Hematopoietic Stem Cell Differentiation Through the Downregulation of MXD1 / Zini, Roberta; Rossi, Chiara; Norfo, Ruggiero; Pennucci, Valentina; Barbieri, Greta; Ruberti, Samantha; Rontauroli, Sebastiano; Salati, Simona; Bianchi, Elisa; Manfredini, Rossella. - In: STEM CELLS AND DEVELOPMENT. - ISSN 1547-3287. - STAMPA. - 25:19(2016), pp. 1433-1443. [10.1089/scd.2016.0150]
Zini, Roberta; Rossi, Chiara; Norfo, Ruggiero; Pennucci, Valentina; Barbieri, Greta; Ruberti, Samantha; Rontauroli, Sebastiano; Salati, Simona; Bianch...espandi
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