- Title
- Identification of the microRNA networks contributing to macrophage differentiation and function
- Creator
- Zhou, Hong; Zhang, Jie; Eyers, Fiona; Xiang, Yang; Herbert, Cristan; Tay, Hock L.; Foster, Paul S.; Yang, Ming
- Relation
- Oncotarget Vol. 7, Issue 20, p. 28806-28820
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.8933
- Publisher
- Impact Journals LLC
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2016
- Description
- Limited evidence is available about the specific miRNA networks that regulate differentiation of specific immune cells. In this study, we characterized miRNA expression and associated alterations in expression with putative mRNA targets that are critical during differentiation of macrophages. In an effort to map the dynamic changes in the bone marrow (BM), we profiled whole BM cultures during differentiation into macrophages. We identified 112 miRNAs with expression patterns that were differentially regulated 5-fold or more during BMDM development. With TargetScan and MeSH databases, we identified 1267 transcripts involved in 30 canonical pathways linked to macrophage biology as potentially regulated by these specific 112 miRNAs. Furthermore, by employing miRanda and Ingenuity Pathways Analysis (IPA) analysis systems, we identified 18 miRNAs that are temporally linked to the expression of CSF1R, CD36, MSR1 and SCARB1; 7 miRNAs linked to the regulation of the transcription factors RUNX1 and PU.1, and 14 miRNAs target the nuclear receptor PPARα and PPARγ. This novel information provides an important reference resource for further study of the functional links between miRNAs and their target mRNAs for the regulation of differentiation and function of macrophages.
- Subject
- microRNA; macrophange; differentiation; transcriptional regulation; immunology and microbiology section; immune response; immunity
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1338512
- Identifier
- uon:28036
- Identifier
- ISSN:1949-2553
- Rights
- © 2016. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 3.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/.
- Language
- eng
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