The miR-375 microRNA (miRNA) is a short RNA molecule located on human chromosome 2 in between the CRYBA2 and CCDC108 genes.[1] miRNAs are small (18–25 nucleotides), non-coding RNAs that regulate genes post-transcriptionally by inhibiting translation and/or causing mRNA degradation.[1] miR-375 is specifically expressed in the pancreatic islets, brain and spinal cord.[2][3] Genetic manipulation of miR-375 levels can decrease cancer development and autoimmunity in affected cell types.
| mir-375 | |
|---|---|
 Conserved secondary structure of mir-375 | |
| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | mir-375 |
| Rfam | RF00700 |
| miRBase family | MIPF0000114 |
| Other data | |
| RNA type | microRNA |
| Domain(s) | Eukaryota; |
| PDB structures | PDBe |
Roles in Development
editDiabetes
editmiR-375 plays a critical role in diabetes by regulating the expression of related genes involved in pancreatic islet formation, pancreatic development, and β-cell secretion.[4] These processes are related to diabetes because pancreatic islets contain β-cells that produce insulin, a hormone that regulates blood sugar.[5] A person with diabetes will have high blood sugar either because their cells are not responding to insulin or because their pancreatic beta cells are not producing enough of it.[5] In patients with type 2 diabetes, β-cell mass is reduced by up to 60% when compared to healthy individuals.[6] Similarly, there is a decrease in β-cell mass per pancreatic area when miR-375 is knocked out in mice.[7] In addition, miR-375 shows elevated expression levels during pancreatic development, which coincide with higher insulin expression and β-cell proliferation.[4][5] Thus, evidence suggests that miR-375 is important for normal pancreatic islet formation and insulin secretion from β-cells.[5] Because of the role miR-375 plays in regulating processes essential for healthy sugar metabolism, it may be a potential target for treating diabetes.[5]
Diabetes is currently managed with exogenous insulin and islet cell transplantation.[5] However, these treatments fall short in their attempts to reestablish the natural regulation of blood sugar and are limited by the scarcity of donor tissue, respectively.[5] To address these concerns, scientists have begun investigating the potential of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs), which are cells that can develop into many adult cell types including pancreatic β-cells.[5] As such, hESCs have the potential to provide a limitless source of insulin-producing β-cells.[5] However, creating mature β-cells from hESCs has proved challenging for researchers because the hESC-derived cells often secreted other hormones in addition to insulin.[5] miR-375 may provide a new way to mature hESCs into β-cells because of its high expressivity in β-cells and its function in insulin release.[5] Therefore, miR-375 is a promising target for the treatment of diabetes.
Roles in Cancer
edit| Affected organ | Proposed mechanisms/applications |
|---|---|
| Liver | In cancerous liver cells, known as hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC), miR-375 acts as a tumour suppressor. This was evidenced by a decrease in the rate of uncontrolled cell division through the inhibition of a well-known oncogene, AEG-1, in response to miR-375 overexpression.[8]
Recent studies show that when miR-375 is introduced into HCC cell lines, there is a reduction in cell proliferation, motility, and migration, as well as an increase in apoptosis in vitro.[9][10][11] In vivo studies in mouse models of HCC also show reduced tumour growth with no apparent side effects.[9][10][11] These results support potential strategies to increase miR-375 levels in HCCs to prevent metastasis. |
| Esophagus | miR-375 overexpression inhibits tumour growth and metastasis of esophageal cancer cells by inhibiting insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor and proteins involved in the PI3K/Akt signalling pathway.[12] The PI3K/Akt signalling pathway promotes aerobic glycolysis, which is a hallmark of rapidly dividing cancer cells.[12] Hence, a potential strategy for inhibiting proliferation in esophageal cancer cells would be to increase intracellular miR-375 levels. |
| Skin | Increased expression of miR-375 in Merkel cell carcinomas (MCC) is used as a marker to differentiate MCC from other common skin cancers.[13] |
Immunity
editmiR-375 is involved in many autoimmune diseases, such as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) and type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM).[4] For instance, miR-375 can be used as a factor to distinguish between the different types of IBD (e.g. Crohn's disease vs ulcerative colitis).[14] In patients with T1DM, miR-375 dysregulation was observed in a number of tissues that were directly linked to the development of the disease.[15] Furthermore, miR-375 is involved in the molecular aspects of immunity as miR-375 silencing decreases the production of pro-inflammatory macrophages and subsequent inflammatory response.[16] While pro-inflammatory macrophages are responsible for killing pathogens, a sustained pro-inflammatory response leads to a long list of disorders (e.g. arthritis, asthma, atherosclerosis, blindness, cancer, and diabetes).[17]
Since miR-375 silencing inhibits the production of pro-inflammatory macrophages, it can delay the onset of atherosclerosis (the main underlying cause of heart attacks and strokes) in mice, indicating its therapeutic potential in conditions accompanied by chronic inflammation.[16] Interestingly, miR-375 enhances macrophage migration into cancer cells by targeting PNX and TSN3, which are both proteins involved maintaining cell structure and organization.[18]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ Bhinge, Akshay; Namboori, Seema C.; Bithell, Angela; Soldati, Chiara; Buckley, Noel J.; Stanton, Lawrence W. (1 January 2016). "MiR-375 is Essential for Human Spinal Motor Neuron Development and May Be Involved in Motor Neuron Degeneration". Stem Cells. 34 (1): 124–134. doi:10.1002/stem.2233. PMID 26507573. S2CID 26250020.
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- ^ Wysham, Carol; Shubrook, Jay (2020-11-16). "Beta-cell failure in type 2 diabetes: mechanisms, markers, and clinical implications". Postgraduate Medicine. 132 (8): 676–686. doi:10.1080/00325481.2020.1771047. ISSN 0032-5481. PMID 32543261. S2CID 219705786.
- ^ Poy, Matthew N.; Hausser, Jean; Trajkovski, Mirko; Braun, Matthias; Collins, Stephan; Rorsman, Patrik; Zavolan, Mihaela; Stoffel, Markus (2009-04-07). "miR-375 maintains normal pancreatic α- and β-cell mass". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106 (14): 5813–5818. Bibcode:2009PNAS..106.5813P. doi:10.1073/pnas.0810550106. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 2656556. PMID 19289822.
- ^ He, X.-X.; Chang, Y.; Meng, F.-Y.; Wang, M.-Y.; Xie, Q.-H.; Tang, F.; Li, P.-Y.; Song, Y.-H.; Lin, J.-S. (July 2012). "MicroRNA-375 targets AEG-1 in hepatocellular carcinoma and suppresses liver cancer cell growth in vitro and in vivo". Oncogene. 31 (28): 3357–3369. doi:10.1038/onc.2011.500. ISSN 1476-5594. PMID 22056881. S2CID 2050305.
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- ^ Assmann, Taís S; Recamonde-Mendoza, Mariana; De Souza, Bianca M; Crispim, Daisy (November 2017). "MicroRNA expression profiles and type 1 diabetes mellitus: systematic review and bioinformatic analysis". Endocrine Connections. 6 (8): 773–790. doi:10.1530/ec-17-0248. ISSN 2049-3614. PMC 5682418. PMID 28986402.
- ^ a b Qiu, Yanyan; Xu, Jinyi; Yang, Lihong; Zhao, Guihua; Ding, Jing; Chen, Qiong; Zhang, Na; Yang, Ruike; Wang, Jijing; Li, Shuaibing; Zhang, Luming (March 2021). "MiR-375 silencing attenuates pro-inflammatory macrophage response and foam cell formation by targeting KLF4". Experimental Cell Research. 400 (1): 112507. doi:10.1016/j.yexcr.2021.112507. PMID 33545131. S2CID 231963270.
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Further reading
edit- Abdelmohsen K, Hutchison ER, Lee EK, Kuwano Y, Kim MM, Masuda K, Srikantan S, Subaran SS, Marasa BS, Mattson MP, Gorospe M (2010). "miR-375 inhibits differentiation of neurites by lowering HuD levels". Mol Cell Biol. 30 (17): 4197–4210. doi:10.1128/MCB.00316-10. PMC 2937556. PMID 20584986.
- Zhao H, Guan J, Lee HM, Sui Y, He L, Siu JJ, Tse PP, Tong PC, Lai FM, Chan JC (2010). "Up-regulated pancreatic tissue microRNA-375 associates with human type 2 diabetes through beta-cell deficit and islet amyloid deposition". Pancreas. 39 (6): 843–846. doi:10.1097/MPA.0b013e3181d12613. PMID 20467341. S2CID 23458178.
- Liu AM, Poon RT, Luk JM (2010). "MicroRNA-375 targets Hippo-signaling effector YAP in liver cancer and inhibits tumor properties". Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 394 (3): 623–627. doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.03.036. PMID 20226166.
- Poy MN, Hausser J, Trajkovski M, Braun M, Collins S, Rorsman P, Zavolan M, Stoffel M (2009). "miR-375 maintains normal pancreatic alpha- and beta-cell mass". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 106 (14): 5813–5818. Bibcode:2009PNAS..106.5813P. doi:10.1073/pnas.0810550106. PMC 2656556. PMID 19289822.