MicroRNA-125b-5p suppresses Brucella abortus intracellular survival via control of A20 expression

BACKGROUND: Brucella may establish chronic infection by regulating the expression of miRNAs. However, the role of miRNAs in modulating the intracellular growth of Brucella remains unclear. RESULTS: In this study, we show that Brucella. abortus infection leads to downregulation of miR-125b-5p in macr...

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Autores principales: Liu, Ning, Wang, Lin, Sun, Changjiang, Yang, Li, Sun, Wanchun, Peng, Qisheng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4966734/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27473222
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12866-016-0788-2
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Brucella may establish chronic infection by regulating the expression of miRNAs. However, the role of miRNAs in modulating the intracellular growth of Brucella remains unclear. RESULTS: In this study, we show that Brucella. abortus infection leads to downregulation of miR-125b-5p in macrophages. We establish that miR-125b-5p targets A20, an inhibitor of the NF-kB activation. Additionally, expression of miR-125b-5p decreases A20 expression in B. abortus-infected macrophages and leads to NF-kB activation and increased production of TNFα. Furthermore, B. abortus survival is attenuated in the presence of miR-125b-5p. CONCLUSIONS: These results uncover a role for miR-125b-5p in the regulation of B. abortus intracellular survival via the control of A20 expression.

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