The miR-125 family is an important regulator of the expression and maintenance of maternal effect genes during preimplantational embryo development.
The miR-125 family is an important regulator of the expression and maintenance of maternal effect genes during preimplantational embryo development.
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DOI:
10.1098/rsob.160181
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发表时间:
2016-11
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影响因子:
5.8
通讯作者:
Lee KA
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作者:
Kim KH;Seo YM;Kim EY;Lee SY;Kwon J;Ko JJ;Lee KA
Previously, we reported that Sebox is a new maternal effect gene (MEG) that is required for early embryo development beyond the two-cell (2C) stage because this gene orchestrates the expression of important genes for zygotic genome activation (ZGA). However, regulators of Sebox expression remain unknown. Therefore, the objectives of the present study were to use bioinformatics tools to identify such regulatory microRNAs (miRNAs) and to determine the effects of the identified miRNAs on Sebox expression. Using computational algorithms, we identified a motif within the 3′UTR of Sebox mRNA that is specific to the seed region of the miR-125 family, which includes miR-125a-5p, miR-125b-5p and miR-351-5p. During our search for miRNAs, we found that the Lin28a 3′UTR also contains the same binding motif for the seed region of the miR-125 family. In addition, we confirmed that Lin28a also plays a role as a MEG and affects ZGA at the 2C stage, without affecting oocyte maturation or fertilization. Thus, we provide the first report indicating that the miR-125 family plays a crucial role in regulating MEGs related to the 2C block and in regulating ZGA through methods such as affecting Sebox and Lin28a in oocytes and embryos.
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