| First Author | Han YC | Year | 2015 |
| Journal | Nat Genet | Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 7 | Pages | 766-75 |
| PubMed ID | 26029871 | Mgi Jnum | J:223213 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:5648242 | Doi | 10.1038/ng.3321 |
| Citation | Han YC, et al. (2015) An allelic series of miR-17 approximately 92-mutant mice uncovers functional specialization and cooperation among members of a microRNA polycistron. Nat Genet 47(7):766-75 |
| abstractText | Polycistronic microRNA (miRNA) clusters are a common feature of vertebrate genomes. The coordinated expression of miRNAs belonging to different seed families from a single transcriptional unit suggests functional cooperation, but this hypothesis has not been experimentally tested. Here we report the characterization of an allelic series of genetically engineered mice harboring selective targeted deletions of individual components of the miR-17 approximately 92 cluster. Our results demonstrate the coexistence of functional cooperation and specialization among members of this cluster, identify a previously undescribed function for the miR-17 seed family in controlling axial patterning in vertebrates and show that loss of miR-19 selectively impairs Myc-driven tumorigenesis in two models of human cancer. By integrating phenotypic analysis and gene expression profiling, we provide a genome-wide view of how the components of a polycistronic miRNA cluster affect gene expression in vivo. The reagents and data sets reported here will accelerate exploration of the complex biological functions of this important miRNA cluster. |
