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NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH
Volume 43, Issue 17, Pages 8516-8528Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv779
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- National Basic Research Program of China [2011CBA01105, 2011CB811304]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31370787]
- Shanghai Institutions of Higher Learning [QD2015005]
- Shanghai Pujiang Program from the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality [15PJ140530]
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Altered miRNA expression is believed to play a crucial role in a variety of human cancers; however, the mechanisms leading to the dysregulation of miRNA expression remain elusive. In this study, we report that the human Y box-binding protein (YB-1), a major mRNA packaging protein, is a novel modulator of miRNA processing in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Using individual nucleotide-resolution crosslinking immunoprecipitation coupled to deep sequencing (iCLIP-seq), we performed the first genome-wide analysis of the in vivo YB-1-RNA interactions and found that YB-1 preferentially recognizes a UYAUC consensus motif and binds to the majority of coding gene transcripts including pre-mRNAs and mature mRNAs. Remarkably, our data show that YB-1 also binds extensively to the terminal loop region of pri-/pre-miR-29b-2 and regulates the biogenesis of miR-29b-2 by blocking the recruitment of microprocessor and Dicer to its precursors. Furthermore, we show that down-regulation of miR-29b by YB-1, which is up-regulated in GBM, is important for cell proliferation. Together, our findings reveal a novel function of YB-1 in regulating non-coding RNA expression, which has important implications in tumorigenesis.
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