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Published online April 20, 2022

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Hsa-miR-422a Originated from Short Interspersed Nuclear Element Increases ARID5B Expression by Collaborating with NF-E2

Woo Ryung Kim1,2 , Eun Gyung Park1,2 , Hee-Eun Lee3 , Sang-Je Park3 , Jae-Won Huh3,4 , Jeong Nam Kim5 , and Heui-Soo Kim2,6,*

1Department of Integrated Biological Science, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea, 2Institute of Systems Biology, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea, 3National Primate Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Cheongju 28199, Korea, 4Department of Functional Genomics, KRIBB School of Bioscience, Korea University of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34113, Korea, 5Department of Microbiology, College of Natural Sciences, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea, 6Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea

Correspondence to : khs307@pusan.ac.kr

Received: June 17, 2021; Revised: December 13, 2021; Accepted: December 27, 2021

This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/.

Abstract

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small non-coding RNAs that regulate the expression of target messenger RNA (mRNA) complementary to the 3’ untranslated region (UTR) at the post-transcriptional level. Hsa-miR-422a, which is commonly known as miRNA derived from transposable element (MDTE), was derived from short interspersed nuclear element (SINE). Through expression analysis, hsa-miR-422a was found to be highly expressed in both the small intestine and liver of crab-eating monkey. AT-Rich Interaction Domain 5 B (ARID5B) was selected as the target gene of hsa-miR-422a, which has two binding sites in both the exon and 3’UTR of ARID5B. To identify the interaction between hsa-miR-422a and ARID5B, a dual luciferase assay was conducted in HepG2 cell line. The luciferase activity of cells treated with the hsa-miR-422a mimic was upregulated and inversely downregulated when both the hsa-miR-422a mimic and inhibitor were administered. Nuclear factor erythroid-2 (NF-E2) was selected as the core transcription factor (TF) via feed forward loop analysis. The luciferase expression was downregulated when both the hsa-miR-422a mimic and siRNA of NF-E2 were treated, compared to the treatment of the hsa-miR-422a mimic alone. The present study suggests that hsa-miR-422a derived from SINE could bind to the exon region as well as the 3’UTR of ARID5B. Additionally, hsa-miR-422a was found to share binding sites in ARID5Bwith several TFs, including NF-E2. The hsa-miR-422a might thus interact with TF to regulate the expression of ARID5B, as demonstrated experimentally. Altogether, hsa-miR-422a acts as a super enhancer miRNA of ARID5Bby collaborating with TF and NF-E2.

Keywords crab-eating monkey, microRNA-422a, nuclear factor erythroid-2, short interspersed nuclear element, transposable element

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Mol. Cells

Published online April 20, 2022

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Hsa-miR-422a Originated from Short Interspersed Nuclear Element Increases ARID5B Expression by Collaborating with NF-E2

Woo Ryung Kim1,2 , Eun Gyung Park1,2 , Hee-Eun Lee3 , Sang-Je Park3 , Jae-Won Huh3,4 , Jeong Nam Kim5 , and Heui-Soo Kim2,6,*

1Department of Integrated Biological Science, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea, 2Institute of Systems Biology, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea, 3National Primate Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Cheongju 28199, Korea, 4Department of Functional Genomics, KRIBB School of Bioscience, Korea University of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34113, Korea, 5Department of Microbiology, College of Natural Sciences, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea, 6Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea

Correspondence to:khs307@pusan.ac.kr

Received: June 17, 2021; Revised: December 13, 2021; Accepted: December 27, 2021

This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/.

Abstract

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small non-coding RNAs that regulate the expression of target messenger RNA (mRNA) complementary to the 3’ untranslated region (UTR) at the post-transcriptional level. Hsa-miR-422a, which is commonly known as miRNA derived from transposable element (MDTE), was derived from short interspersed nuclear element (SINE). Through expression analysis, hsa-miR-422a was found to be highly expressed in both the small intestine and liver of crab-eating monkey. AT-Rich Interaction Domain 5 B (ARID5B) was selected as the target gene of hsa-miR-422a, which has two binding sites in both the exon and 3’UTR of ARID5B. To identify the interaction between hsa-miR-422a and ARID5B, a dual luciferase assay was conducted in HepG2 cell line. The luciferase activity of cells treated with the hsa-miR-422a mimic was upregulated and inversely downregulated when both the hsa-miR-422a mimic and inhibitor were administered. Nuclear factor erythroid-2 (NF-E2) was selected as the core transcription factor (TF) via feed forward loop analysis. The luciferase expression was downregulated when both the hsa-miR-422a mimic and siRNA of NF-E2 were treated, compared to the treatment of the hsa-miR-422a mimic alone. The present study suggests that hsa-miR-422a derived from SINE could bind to the exon region as well as the 3’UTR of ARID5B. Additionally, hsa-miR-422a was found to share binding sites in ARID5Bwith several TFs, including NF-E2. The hsa-miR-422a might thus interact with TF to regulate the expression of ARID5B, as demonstrated experimentally. Altogether, hsa-miR-422a acts as a super enhancer miRNA of ARID5Bby collaborating with TF and NF-E2.

Keywords: crab-eating monkey, microRNA-422a, nuclear factor erythroid-2, short interspersed nuclear element, transposable element

Mol. Cells
May 31, 2022 Vol.45 No.5, pp. 273~352
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