Increased miR-200c levels disrupt palatal fusion by affecting apoptosis, cell proliferation, and cell migration
- Authors
- Won, Hyung-Jin; Won, Hyung-Sun; Shin, Jeong-Oh
- Issue Date
- Jul-2023
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- Keywords
- Palate development; miR-200c; Cell death; Cell proliferation; Cell migration
- Citation
- Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, v.664, pp 43 - 49
- Pages
- 7
- Journal Title
- Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
- Volume
- 664
- Start Page
- 43
- End Page
- 49
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/sch/handle/2021.sw.sch/22596
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.04.090
- ISSN
- 0006-291X
1090-2104
- Abstract
- The mammalian palate separates the oral and nasal cavities, facilitating proper feeding, respiration, and speech. Palatal shelves, composed of neural crest-derived mesenchyme and surrounding epithelium, are a pair of maxillary prominences contributing to this structure. Palatogenesis reaches completion upon the fusion of the midline epithelial seam (MES) following contact between medial edge epithelium (MEE) cells in the palatal shelves. This process entails numerous cellular and molecular occurrences, including apoptosis, cell proliferation, cell migration, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). MicroRNAs (miRs) are small, endogenous, non-coding RNAs derived from double-stranded hairpin precursors that regulate gene expression by binding to target mRNA sequences. Although miR-200c is a positive regulator of E-cadherin, its role in palatogenesis remains unclear. This study aims to explore the role of miR-200c in palate development. Before contact with palatal shelves, mir-200c was expressed in the MEE along with E-cadherin. After palatal shelf contact, miR-200c was present in the palatal epithelial lining and epithelial islands surrounding the fusion region but absent in the mesenchyme. The function of miR-200c was investigated by utilizing a lentiviral vector to facilitate overexpression. Ectopic expression of miR-200c resulted in E-cadherin upregulation, impaired dissolution of the MES, and reduced cell migration for palatal fusion. The findings imply that miR-200c is essential in palatal fusion as it governs E-cadherin expression, cell death, and cell migration, acting as a non-coding RNA. This study may contribute to clarifying the underlying molecular mechanisms in palate formation and provides insights into potential gene therapies for cleft palate.(c) 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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