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let-7 MicroRNA-Mediated Regulation of Shh Signaling and the Gene Regulatory Network Is Essential for Retina Regeneration

Authors
Kaur, S., Gupta, S., Chaudhary, M., Khursheed, M.A., Mitra, S., Kurup, A.J., Ramachandran, R.
ID
ZDB-PUB-180503-9
Date
2018
Source
Cell Reports   23: 1409-1423 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Keywords
Ascl1a, Foxn4, Lin28, Mmp9, Shh, Zic2b, let-7, regeneration, retina, zebrafish
Datasets
GEO:GSE102063
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Ependymoglial Cells/cytology
  • Ependymoglial Cells/metabolism
  • Gene Regulatory Networks/physiology*
  • Hedgehog Proteins/genetics
  • Hedgehog Proteins/metabolism*
  • Humans
  • MicroRNAs/genetics
  • MicroRNAs/metabolism*
  • Regeneration/physiology*
  • Retina*/cytology
  • Retina*/metabolism
  • Signal Transduction/physiology*
  • Stem Cells/cytology
  • Stem Cells/metabolism
  • Zebrafish/genetics
  • Zebrafish/metabolism*
  • Zebrafish Proteins/genetics
  • Zebrafish Proteins/metabolism*
PubMed
29719254 Full text @ Cell Rep.
Abstract
Upon injury, Müller glia cells of the zebrafish retina reprogram themselves to progenitor cells with stem cell characteristics. This necessity for retina regeneration is often compromised in mammals. We explored the significance of developmentally inevitable Sonic hedgehog signaling and found its necessity in MG reprogramming during retina regeneration. We report on stringent translational regulation of sonic hedgehog, smoothened, and patched1 by let-7 microRNA, which is regulated by Lin28a, in Müller glia (MG)-derived progenitor cells (MGPCs). We also show Shh-signaling-mediated induction of Ascl1 in mouse and zebrafish retina. Moreover, Shh-signaling-dependent regulation of matrix metalloproteinase9, in turn, regulates Shha levels and genes essential for retina regeneration, such as lin28a, zic2b, and foxn4. These observations were further confirmed through whole-retina RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) analysis. This mechanistic gene expression network could lead to a better understanding of retina regeneration and, consequently, aid in designing strategies for therapeutic intervention in human retinal diseases.
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