2023
Let-7 suppresses liver fibrosis by inhibiting hepatocyte apoptosis and TGF-β production
Song J, Lv H, Liu B, Hao M, Taylor H, Zhang X, Li D, Huang Y. Let-7 suppresses liver fibrosis by inhibiting hepatocyte apoptosis and TGF-β production. Molecular Metabolism 2023, 78: 101828. PMID: 37898449, PMCID: PMC10641683, DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2023.101828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFas-mediated apoptosisLet-7Hepatocyte apoptosisNegative feedback loopMouse primary hepatocytesLet-7 miRNAsTGF-b signalingSignaling networksApoptosis of hepatocytesTransient transfectionFas expressionInhibiting hepatocyte apoptosisSiRNA knockdownLet-7 expressionLet-7 overexpressionMouse modelApoptosisPrimary hepatocytesSuppressed hepatocyte apoptosisTET3Liver fibrosisFeedback loopExpressionDriver of liver fibrosisAdeno-associated viral vectors
2013
The Imprinted H19 LncRNA Antagonizes Let-7 MicroRNAs
Kallen AN, Zhou XB, Xu J, Qiao C, Ma J, Yan L, Lu L, Liu C, Yi JS, Zhang H, Min W, Bennett AM, Gregory RI, Ding Y, Huang Y. The Imprinted H19 LncRNA Antagonizes Let-7 MicroRNAs. Molecular Cell 2013, 52: 101-112. PMID: 24055342, PMCID: PMC3843377, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2013.08.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding SitesCell DifferentiationComputational BiologyDatabases, GeneticGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationGenomic ImprintingGenotypeHEK293 CellsHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansMiceMicroRNAsMuscle DevelopmentMyoblasts, SkeletalPhenotypeRibonucleoproteinsRNA InterferenceRNA, Long NoncodingTime FactorsTransfectionConceptsLet-7 familyWide transcriptome analysisHuman genetic disordersNoncanonical binding siteLet-7 microRNALet-7 overexpressionGene functionH19 depletionTranscriptome analysisMuscle differentiationMolecular spongeUnexpected modeImportant regulatorAdult muscleH19 knockdownRecent implicationMiR-675Physiological significanceMicroRNAsH19Binding sitesGenetic disordersOverexpressionImportant roleFetal tissues