The miR-17 similar to 92 family microRNAs play a key role in T cell and plasma cell differentiation. In this study, researchers found that the miR-17 similar to 92 family also has important functions in B cell differentiation and function, regulating the key target gene Socs3 in plasma cell differentiation.
The miR-17 similar to 92 family microRNAs (miRNAs) play a key role in germinal center (GC) reaction through promoting T follicular helper (T-FH) cell differentiation. It remains unclear whether they also have intrinsic functions in B cell differentiation and function. Here we show that mice with B cell-specific deletion of the miR-17 similar to 92 family exhibit impaired GC reaction, plasma cell differentiation, and antibody production in response to protein antigen immunization and chronic viral infection. Employing CRISPR-mediated functional screening, we identify Socs3 as a key functional target of miR-17 similar to 92 in regulating plasma cell differentiation. Mechanistically, SOCS3, whose expression is elevated in miR-17 similar to 92 family-deficient B cells, interacts with NIK and promotes its ubiquitination and degradation, thereby impairing NF-kappa B signaling and plasma cell differentiation. This moderate increase in SOCS3 expression has little effect on IL-21-STAT3 signaling. Our study demonstrates differential sensitivity of two key signaling pathways to alterations in the protein level of an miRNA target gene.
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