Author/Authors :
Joshua J. Gruber، نويسنده , , D. Steven Zatechka، نويسنده , , Leah R. Sabin، نويسنده , , Jeongsik Yong، نويسنده , , Julian J. Lum، نويسنده , , Mei Kong، نويسنده , , Wei-Xing Zong، نويسنده , , Zhenxi Zhang، نويسنده , , Chi-Kong Lau، نويسنده , , Jason Rawlings، نويسنده , , Sara Cherry، نويسنده , , James N. Ihle، نويسنده , , Gideon Dreyfuss and Gregory D. Van Duyne، نويسنده , , Craig B. Thompson، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Here we identify a component of the nuclear RNA cap-binding complex (CBC), Ars2, that is important for miRNA biogenesis and critical for cell proliferation. Unlike other components of the CBC, Ars2 expression is linked to the proliferative state of the cell. Deletion of Ars2 is developmentally lethal, and deletion in adult mice led to bone marrow failure whereas parenchymal organs composed of nonproliferating cells were unaffected. Depletion of Ars2 or CBP80 from proliferating cells impaired miRNA-mediated repression and led to alterations in primary miRNA processing in the nucleus. Ars2 depletion also reduced the levels of several miRNAs, including miR-21, let-7, and miR-155, that are implicated in cellular transformation. These findings provide evidence for a role for Ars2 in RNA interference regulation during cell proliferation.
