MicroRNA miR-326 regulates TH-17 differentiation and is associated with the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis
- 18 October 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Nature Immunology
- Vol. 10 (12), 1252-1259
- https://doi.org/10.1038/ni.1798
Abstract
Interleukin 17 (IL-17)-producing T helper cells (T-H-17 cells) are increasingly recognized as key participants in various autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis. Although sets of transcription factors and cytokines are known to regulate T-H-17 differentiation, the role of noncoding RNA is poorly understood. Here we identify a T-H-17 cell-associated microRNA, miR-326, whose expression was highly correlated with disease severity in patients with multiple sclerosis and mice with experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). In vivo silencing of miR-326 resulted in fewer T-H-17 cells and mild EAE, and its overexpression led to more T-H-17 cells and severe EAE. We also found that miR-326 promoted T-H-17 differentiation by targeting Ets-1, a negative regulator of T-H-17 differentiation. Our data show a critical role for microRNA in T-H-17 differentiation and the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis.Keywords
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