MeCP2 Suppresses Nuclear MicroRNA Processing and Dendritic Growth by Regulating the DGCR8/Drosha Complex
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..., microRNAs (miRNAs), which are known to specifically suppress generation of many proteins that are important for cell proliferation, development, and tumorigenesis (Bartel, 2004; Bushati and Cohen, 2007; Fire et al., 1998)....
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...…possibility is that MeCP2 controls posttranscriptional regulators, e.g., microRNAs (miRNAs), which are known to specifically suppress generation of many proteins that are important for cell proliferation, development, and tumorigenesis (Bartel, 2004; Bushati and Cohen, 2007; Fire et al., 1998)....
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..., microRNAs (miRNAs), which are known to specifically suppress generation of many proteins that are important for cell proliferation, development, and tumorigenesis (Bartel, 2004; Bushati and Cohen, 2007; Fire et al., 1998)....
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...…possibility is that MeCP2 controls posttranscriptional regulators, e.g., microRNAs (miRNAs), which are known to specifically suppress generation of many proteins that are important for cell proliferation, development, and tumorigenesis (Bartel, 2004; Bushati and Cohen, 2007; Fire et al., 1998)....
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...The biogenesis of miRNAs begins with the transcription of the primary miRNAs from the genome, followed by its processing through Drosha/DiGeorge syndrome critical region 8 (DGCR8)containing nuclearmachinery and cytosolic Dicer complex (Denli et al., 2004; Gregory et al., 2004; Han et al., 2004; Lee et al., 2003)....
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...…of miRNAs begins with the transcription of the primary miRNAs from the genome, followed by its processing through Drosha/DiGeorge syndrome critical region 8 (DGCR8)containing nuclearmachinery and cytosolic Dicer complex (Denli et al., 2004; Gregory et al., 2004; Han et al., 2004; Lee et al., 2003)....
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...Loss-of-function mutations of MECP2 lead to RTT, whereas duplication of MECP2-containing locus leads to autism spectrum disorders....
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...Frame-shifting and truncated mutations around amino acid 380, which led to a deletion of 100 aa from the C terminus, are frequently identified mutations pmental Cell 28, 547–560, March 10, 2014 ª2014 Elsevier Inc. 549 in patients with RTT (Bebbington et al., 2010)....
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...Our finding of a posttranscriptional function of MeCP2 in regulating miRNA maturation suggests that intervening dysregulated miRNA processing represents a potential therapeutic approach in the treatment of RTT....
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...The C-terminal deletions accounted for 15% of all genetic mutations identified among the patients with RTT (Bebbington et al., 2010)....
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...Loss- and gain-of-function mutations of the X-linked gene MECP2 (methyl-CpG binding protein 2) lead to severe neurodevelopmental disorders in humans, such as Rett syndrome (RTT) and autism....
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...…nuclear protein, MeCP2 could not only repress gene transcription by binding to methylated DNA 556 Developmental Cell 28, 547–560, March 10, 2014 ª2014 Elsevier and recruiting transcriptional repressors (Nan et al., 1998) but also suppress miRNA processing by binding to RNA-binding domains of DGCR8....
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...MeCP2 was found to primarily bind to methylated CpG islands and acts as a transcriptional repressor by recruiting histone deacetylase complex (HDAC) (Lewis et al., 1992; Nan et al., 1993, 1998; reviewed in Guy et al., 2011)....
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