bmo-miR-275 down-regulates expression of Bombyx mori sericin gene 2 in vitro

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第一作者: Qian, Ping

作者: Qian, Ping;Jiang, Tao;Wang, Xin;Song, Fei;Chen, Chen;Shen, Xingjia;Qian, Ping;Shen, Xingjia

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期刊名称:PLOS ONE ( 影响因子:3.24; 五年影响因子:3.788 )

ISSN: 1932-6203

年卷期: 2018 年 13 卷 1 期

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收录情况: SCI

摘要: We hypothesized that bmo-miR-275 has a potential regulatory function regarding the expression of sericin gene 2 (BmSer-2). First, we examined the expression of bmo-miR-275 and its target gene BmSer-2 in seven different tissues from 5th instar day-3 silkworm larvae. The results showed that they were both specifically expressed in the middle silk gland, implying that spatio-temporal conditions are required for bmo-miR-275 to regulate the expression of BmSer-2. To test this hypothesis, we constructed a pri-bmo-miR-275 expressing plasmid pcDNA3.0 [ie7-egfp-pri-bmo-miR-275-SV40] and BmSer-2-3'UTR recombinant reporter plasmids pGL3.0 [A3-luc-Ser-2-3' UTR-SV40]. Finally, BmN cells were harvested and luciferase activity was detected. Results showed that luciferase activity was reduced significantly (P<0.05) in BmN cells co-transfected with pcDNA3.0 [ie1-egfp-pri-bmo-miR-275-SV40] and pGL3.0 [A3-luc-Ser-2-3'UTR-SV40], suggesting that bmo-miR-275 can down-regulate the expression of BmSer-2 in vitro. Our results improve the understanding of the regulatory function of Bombyx mori miRNA on the expression of genes regulating silk formation.

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