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NATURE IMMUNOLOGY
卷 12, 期 9, 页码 861-U5出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/ni.2073
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- National Key Basic Research Program of China [2007CB512403, 2009CB521902]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [30721091, 30731160623]
- Shanghai Committee of Science and Technology [10dz1910300]
- National High Biotechnology Development Program of China [2009ZX09503-003, 2009ZX09503-023]
Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) has a critical role in immune responses to intracellular bacterial infection. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are important in the regulation of innate and adaptive immunity. However, whether miRNAs can directly target IFN-gamma and regulate IFN-gamma production post-transcriptionally remains unknown. Here we show that infection of mice with Listeria monocytogenes or Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) downregulated miR-29 expression in IFN-gamma-producing natural killer cells, CD4(+) T cells and CD8(+) T cells. Moreover, miR-29 suppressed IFN-gamma production by directly targeting IFN-gamma mRNA. We developed mice with transgenic expression of a 'sponge' target to compete with endogenous miR-29 targets (GS29 mice). We found higher serum concentrations of IFN-gamma and lower L. monocytogenes burdens in L. monocytogenes-infected GS29 mice than in their littermates. GS29 mice had enhanced T helper type 1 (T(H)1) responses and greater resistance to infection with BCG or Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Therefore, miR-29 suppresses immune responses to intracellular pathogens by targeting IFN-gamma.
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