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NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH
卷 45, 期 17, 页码 10218-10228出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkx640
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- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research)
- DZHK
- Bavarian Ministry of Sciences, Research and the Arts
- Bavarian Molecular Biosystems Research Network
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been described to simultaneously inhibit hundreds of targets, albeit to a modest extent. It was recently proposed that there could exist more specific, exceptionally strong binding to a subgroup of targets. However, it is unknown, whether this is the case and how such targets can be identified. Using Argonaute2-ribonucleoprotein immunoprecipitation and in vivo competitive binding assays, we demonstrate for miRNAs-21, -199-3p and let-7 exceptional regulation of a subset of targets, which are characterized by preferential miRNA binding. We confirm this finding by analysis of independent quantitative proteome and transcriptome datasets obtained after miRNA silencing. Our data suggest that mammalian miRNA activity is guided by preferential binding of a small set of 3 '-untranslated regions, thereby shaping a steep gradient of regulation between potential targets. Our approach can be applied for transcriptome-wide identification of such targets independently of the presence of seed complementary sequences or other predictors.
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