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microRNAs (miR 9, 124, 155 and 224) transdifferentiate mouse macrophages to neurons

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EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH
卷 402, 期 1, 页码 -

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ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2021.112563

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Trans-differentiation; miRNA; Macrophages; Neurons; Stem cells; Pluripotency

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  1. Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission

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A novel approach of microRNA-induced trans-differentiation of macrophages to induced neuronal cells without exogenous use of transcription factors was reported. The reprogramming involved alteration of pluripotency genes and miRs, with functional and active neurons obtained, suggesting potential clinical applications.
Development is an irreversible process of differentiating the undifferentiated cells to functional cells. Brain development involves generation of cells with varied phenotype and functions, which is limited during adulthood, stress, damage/degeneration. Cellular reprogramming makes differentiation reversible process with reprogramming somatic/stem cells to alternative fate with/without stem cells. Exogenously expressed transcription factors or small molecule inhibitors have driven reprogramming of stem/somatic cells to neurons providing alternative approach for pre-clinical/clinical testing and therapeutics. Here in, we report a novel approach of microRNA (miR)- induced trans-differentiation of macrophages (CD11b high) to induced neuronal cells (iNCs) (neuronal markershigh- Nestin, Nurr1, Map2, NSE, Tubb3 and Mash1) without exogenous use of transcription factors. miR 9, 124, 155 and 224 successfully transdifferentiated macrophages to neurons with transient stem cell-like phenotype. We report trans differentiation efficacy 18% and 21% with miR 124 and miR 155. in silico(String 10.0, miR gator, mESAdb, TargetScan 7.0) and experimental analysis indicate that the reprogramming involves alteration of pluripotencygenes like Oct4, Sox2, Klf4, Nanog and pluripotency miR, miR 302. iNCs also shifted to G0 phase indicating manipulation of cell cycle by these miRs. Further, CD133+ intermediate cells obtained during current protocol could be differentiated to iNCs using miRs. The syanpsin(+) neurons were functionally active and displayed intracellular Ca+2 evoke on activation. miRs could also trans-differentiate bone marrow-derived macrophages and peripheral blood mononuclear cells to neuronal cells. The current protocol could be employed for direct in vivo reprogramming of macrophages to neurons without teratoma formation for transplantation and clinical studies.

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