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HEPATOLOGY
卷 55, 期 1, 页码 98-107出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/hep.24658
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- Swiss National Science Foundation (LiverX)
- ERC
Transcription factor 1 (Tcf1; hepatocyte nuclear factor 1a [HNF1a]) is critical for hepatocyte development and function. Whether Tcf1 also regulates hepatic microRNAs (miRNAs) has not been investigated yet. Here we analyzed Tcf1-dependent miRNA expression in adult mice in which this transcription factor had been genetically deleted (Tcf1-/-) using miRNA microarray analysis. The miR-192/-194 cluster was markedly down-regulated in liver of Tcf1-/- mice. MiR-192/-194 levels were also decreased in two other tissues that express Tcf1, kidney and small intestine, although to a lesser extent than in liver. In order to identify targets of miR-192/-194 in vivo we combined Affymetrix gene analysis of liver in which miR-192/-194 had been silenced or overexpressed, respectively, and tested regulated messenger RNAs (mRNAs) with multiple binding sites for these miRNAs. This approach revealed frizzled-6 (Fzd6) as a robust endogenous target of miR-194. MiR-194 also targets human FZD6 and expression of miR-194 and Fzd6 are inversely correlated in a mouse model of hepatocellular carcinoma (Dgcr8flox/flox p53flox/flox x Alb-Cre). Conclusion: Our results support a role of miR-194 in liver tumorigenesis through its endogenous target Fzd6. These results may have important implications for Tcf1-mediated liver proliferation. (HEPATOLOGY 2012;55:98107)
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