Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2020, Vol. 51 ›› Issue (1): 150-158.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2020.01.017

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Bta-miR-677 Up-regulated the Expression of Type Ⅰ Interferon by Targeting Mitochondria Antiviral Signaling Protein

LIAO Zheng1,2, JI Xinqin1*, LI Jizong2*, XIAO Fang1,2, LIU Maojun2, MAO Li2, LI Wenliang2, SUN Min2   

  1. 1. College of Animal Science of Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China;
    2. Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biological Engineering and Technology of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs(MARA) of China, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
  • Received:2019-08-21 Online:2020-01-23 Published:2020-01-17

Abstract: This study was conducted to investigate the molecular mechanism of bta-miR-677 regulating the expression of type Ⅰ interferon (IFN). Bta-miR-677 was transfected into MDBK cells to detect the transcription level of type Ⅰ IFN and interferon stimulating genes (ISGs). Then we predicted the target gene of bta-miR-677 by TargetScan, and the target gene of bta-miR-677 was verified by dual-luciferase report gene system, qRT-PCR and Western blot assay. The effect of the target gene on IFN transcription was verified by siRNA knockdown. The results showed that the transcription of IFN-α/β in bta-miR-677 group were 2-4 times higher than that of the control group (P<0.001), moreover, the transcription of six ISGs(IFI6, OAS1Y, OAS1Z, RSAD2, MX1 and MX2) were up-regulated by 2-16 times (P<0.01 or P<0.001). By contrast, the transcription of IFN-α/β in bta-miR-677 inhibitor group were down-regulated (P<0.01 or P<0.05), then the transcription of IFI6, OAS1Y, OAS1Z, RSAD2, MX1 and MX2 were down-regulated (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Subsequently, we demonstrated that bta-miR-677 could target the 3'-UTR of MAVS (mitochondria antiviral signaling protein) and the expression of MAVS is inhibited. Meanwhile, silencing of MAVS up-regulated the expression of IFN-α/β and the six ISGs. The results showed that bta-miR-677 up-regulated the transcription level of IFN-α/β by targeting MAVS, and then increased the transcription of ISGs. This study reveals that bta-miR-677 up-regulated type Ⅰ IFN by targeting MAVS to increase the expression of ISGs, which provided important data for the development of antiviral drugs based on bta-miR-677.

Key words: bta-miR-677, typeⅠ interferon, interferon stimulating genes, mitochondria antiviral signaling protein

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