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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Title: | The miR-430/427/302 family controls mesendodermal fate specification via species-specific target selection |
| Creators Name: | Rosa, A., Spagnoli, F.M. and Brivanlou, A.H. |
| Abstract: | The role of microRNAs in embryonic cell fate specification is largely unknown. In vertebrates, the miR-430/427/302 family shows a unique expression signature and is exclusively expressed during early embryogenesis. Here, we comparatively address the embryonic function of miR-302 in human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and its ortholog miR-427 in Xenopus laevis. Interestingly, we found that this miRNA family displays species-specific target selection among ligands of the Nodal pathway, with a striking conservation of the inhibitors, Lefties, but differential targeting of the activators, Nodals. The Nodal pathway plays a crucial role in germ layer specification. Accordingly, by gain and loss of function experiments in hESCs, we show that miR-302 promotes the mesendodermal lineage at the expense of neuroectoderm formation. Similarly, depletion of miR-427 in Xenopus embryos hinders the organizer formation and leads to severe dorsal mesodermal patterning defects. These findings suggest a crucial role for the miR-430/427/302 family in vertebrate embryogenesis by controlling germ layer specification. |
| Keywords: | DEVBIO, RNA, Base Sequence, Body Patterning, Cell Lineage, Nonmammalian Embryo, Embryonic Development, Embryonic Stem Cells, Endoderm, Developmental Gene Expression Regulation, Left-Right Determination Factors, Mesoderm, MicroRNAs, Molecular Sequence Data, Antisense Oligonucleotides, Embryonic Organizers, Species Specificity, Xenopus Proteins, Animals, Xenopus laevis |
| Source: | Developmental Cell |
| ISSN: | 1534-5807 |
| Publisher: | Cell Press |
| Volume: | 16 |
| Number: | 4 |
| Page Range: | 517-527 |
| Date: | 21 April 2009 |
| Official Publication: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2009.02.007 |
| PubMed: | View item in PubMed |
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