1. miR-34a/c induce caprine endometrial epithelial cell apoptosis by regulating circ-8073/CEP55 via the RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK and PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathways.
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Liu X, Zhang L, Yang L, Cui J, Che S, Liu Y, Han J, An X, Cao B, and Song Y
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- Animals, Cell Cycle Proteins genetics, Endometrium growth & development, Endometrium metabolism, Epithelial Cells metabolism, Female, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental genetics, Goats genetics, Goats growth & development, Humans, Signal Transduction genetics, mTOR Associated Protein, LST8 Homolog, raf Kinases genetics, ras Proteins genetics, Apoptosis genetics, Embryo Implantation genetics, MicroRNAs genetics, RNA, Circular genetics
- Abstract
microRNAs (miRNAs) and circular RNAs (circRNAs) are important for endometrial receptivity establishment and embryo implantation in mammals. miR-34a and miR-34c are highly expressed in caprine receptive endometrium (RE). Herein, the functions and mechanisms of miR-34a/c in caprine endometrial epithelial cell (CEEC) apoptosis and RE establishment were investigated. miR-34a/c downregulated the expression level of centrosomal protein 55 (CEP55) and were sponged by circRNA8073 (circ-8073), thereby exhibiting a negative interaction in CEEC. miR-34a/c induced CEEC apoptosis by targeting circ-8073/CEP55 through the regulation of the RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK and phosphoitide 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (AKT)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathways. Positive and negative feedback loops and cross-talk were documented between the RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK and PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathways. miR-34a/c regulated the levels of RE marker genes, including forkhead box M1, vascular endothelial growth factor, and osteopontin (OPN). These results suggest that miR-34a/c not only induce CEEC apoptosis by binding to circ-8073 and CEP55 via the RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK and PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathways, but may also regulate RE establishment in dairy goats., (© 2020 Wiley Periodicals LLC.)
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- 2020
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