Analysis of miRNA and mRNA expression profiles highlights alterations in ionizing radiation response of human lymphocytes under modeled microgravity.
Analysis of miRNA and mRNA expression profiles highlights alterations in ionizing radiation response of human lymphocytes under modeled microgravity.
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10.1371/journal.pone.0031293
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2012
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影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Mognato M
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作者:
Girardi C;De Pittà C;Casara S;Sales G;Lanfranchi G;Celotti L;Mognato M
Ionizing radiation (IR) can be extremely harmful for human cells since an improper DNA-damage response (DDR) to IR can contribute to carcinogenesis initiation. Perturbations in DDR pathway can originate from alteration in the functionality of the microRNA-mediated gene regulation, being microRNAs (miRNAs) small noncoding RNA that act as post-transcriptional regulators of gene expression. In this study we gained insight into the role of miRNAs in the regulation of DDR to IR under microgravity, a condition of weightlessness experienced by astronauts during space missions, which could have a synergistic action on cells, increasing the risk of radiation exposure. We analyzed miRNA expression profile of human peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) incubated for 4 and 24 h in normal gravity (1 g) and in modeled microgravity (MMG) during the repair time after irradiation with 0.2 and 2Gy of γ-rays. Our results show that MMG alters miRNA expression signature of irradiated PBL by decreasing the number of radio-responsive miRNAs. Moreover, let-7i*, miR-7, miR-7-1*, miR-27a, miR-144, miR-200a, miR-598, miR-650 are deregulated by the combined action of radiation and MMG. Integrated analyses of miRNA and mRNA expression profiles, carried out on PBL of the same donors, identified significant miRNA-mRNA anti-correlations of DDR pathway. Gene Ontology analysis reports that the biological category of “Response to DNA damage” is enriched when PBL are incubated in 1 g but not in MMG. Moreover, some anti-correlated genes of p53-pathway show a different expression level between 1 g and MMG. Functional validation assays using luciferase reporter constructs confirmed miRNA-mRNA interactions derived from target prediction analyses. On the whole, by integrating the transcriptome and microRNome, we provide evidence that modeled microgravity can affects the DNA-damage response to IR in human PBL.
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影响因子:
6.4
作者:
Chintharlapalli, Sudhakar;Papineni, Sabitha;Abdelrahim, Maen;Abudayyeh, Ala;Jutooru, Indira;Chadalapaka, Gayathri;Wu, Fei;Mertens-Talcott, Susanne;Vanderlaag, Kathy;Cho, Sung Dae;Smith, Roger, III;Safe, Stephen
通讯作者:
Safe, Stephen
DOI:
10.1016/0273-1177(86)90074-8
发表时间:
1986-01-01
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Advances in space research : the official journal of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR)
影响因子:
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作者:
Bucker, H;Facius, R;Enge, W
通讯作者:
Enge, W
影响因子:
3.7
作者:
Chhabra R;Adlakha YK;Hariharan M;Scaria V;Saini N
通讯作者:
Saini N
影响因子:
3.4
作者:
Chaudhry, M. Ahmad
通讯作者:
Chaudhry, M. Ahmad
影响因子:
3.4
作者:
Cromheecke, M;Piers, BA;Hoekstra, HJ
通讯作者:
Hoekstra, HJ