The RNA-binding protein ARPP21 controls dendritic branching by functionally opposing the miRNA it hosts

Abstract: About half of mammalian miRNA genes lie within introns of protein-coding genes, yet little is known about functional interactions between miRNAs and their host genes. The intronic miRNA miR-128 regulates neuronal excitability and dendritic morphology of principal neurons during mouse cerebral cortex development. Its conserved host genes, R3hdm1 and Arpp21, are predicted RNA-binding proteins. Here we use iCLIP to characterize ARPP21 recognition of uridine-rich sequences with high specificity for 3′UTRs. ARPP21 antagonizes miR-128 activity by co-regulating a subset of miR-128 target mRNAs enriched for neurodevelopmental functions. Protein–protein interaction data and functional assays suggest that ARPP21 acts as a positive post-transcriptional regulator by interacting with the translation initiation complex eIF4F. This molecular antagonism is reflected in inverse activities during dendritogenesis: miR-128 overexpression or knockdown of ARPP21 reduces dendritic complexity; ectopic ARPP21 leads to an increase. Thus, we describe a unique example of convergent function by two products of a single gene

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Englisch
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Nature communications. - 9, 1 (2018) , 1235, ISSN: 2041-1723

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Veröffentlichung
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Freiburg
(who)
Universität
(when)
2020
Creator
Rehfeld, Frederick
Maticzka, Daniel
Grosser, Sabine
Knauff, Pina Luzia
Eravci, Murat
Vida, Imre
Backofen, Rolf
Wulczyn, Gregory

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10.1038/s41467-018-03681-3
URN
urn:nbn:de:bsz:25-freidok-1708115
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