MiR-139 promotes differentiation of bovine skeletal muscle-derived satellite cells by regulating DHFR gene expression

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MicroRNAs play an important regulatory role in the proliferation and differentiation of skeletal muscle-derived satellite cells (MDSCs). In particular, miR-139 can inhibit tumor cell proliferation and invasion, and its expression is down-regulated during C2C12 myoblast differentiation. The aim of this study was thus to examine the effect and potential mechanism of miR-139 in bovine MDSCs. The expression of miR-139 was found to be significantly increased during bovine MDSC differentiation by stem-loop reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction amplification. Statistical analysis of the myotube fusion rate was done through immunofluorescence detection of desmin, and western blotting was used to measure the change in protein expression of the muscle differentiation marker genes MYOG and MYH3. The results showed that the miR-139 mimic could enhance the differentiation of bovine MDSCs, whereas the inhibitor had the opposite effect. By using the dual-luciferase reporter system, miR-139 was found to target the 3′-untranslated region of the dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) gene and regulate its expression. In addition, the expression of miR-139 was found to be regulated by its host gene phosphodiesterase 2A (PDE2A) via inhibition of the latter by CRISPR interference (CRISPRi). Overall, our findings indicate that miR-139 plays an important role in regulating the differentiation of bovine MDSCs.

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Zhou, S., Li, S., Zhang, W., Tong, H., Li, S., & Yan, Y. (2018). MiR-139 promotes differentiation of bovine skeletal muscle-derived satellite cells by regulating DHFR gene expression. Journal of Cellular Physiology, 234(1), 632–641. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.26817

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