PMID- 26937233 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20160303 LR - 20200929 IS - 1598-2629 (Print) IS - 2092-6685 (Electronic) IS - 1598-2629 (Linking) VI - 16 IP - 1 DP - 2016 Feb TI - TCF4-Targeting miR-124 is Differentially Expressed amongst Dendritic Cell Subsets. PG - 61-74 LID - 10.4110/in.2016.16.1.61 [doi] AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) are professional antigen-presenting cells that sample their environment and present antigens to naive T lymphocytes for the subsequent antigen-specific immune responses. DCs exist in a range of distinct subpopulations including plasmacytoid DCs (pDCs) and classical DCs (cDCs), with the latter consisting of the cDC1 and cDC2 lineages. Although the roles of DC-specific transcription factors across the DC subsets have become understood, the posttranscriptional mechanisms that regulate DC development are yet to be elucidated. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are pivotal posttranscriptional regulators of gene expression in a myriad of biological processes, but their contribution to the immune system is just beginning to surface. In this study, our in-house probe collection was screened to identify miRNAs possibly involved in DC development and function by targeting the transcripts of relevant mouse transcription factors. Examination of DC subsets from the culture of mouse bone marrow with Flt3 ligand identified high expression of miR-124 which was able to target the transcript of TCF4, a transcription factor critical for the development and homeostasis of pDCs. Further expression profiling of mouse DC subsets isolated from in vitro culture as well as via ex vivo purification demonstrated that miR-124 was outstandingly expressed in CD24(+) cDC1 cells compared to in pDCs and CD172alpha(+) cDC2 cells. These results imply that miR-124 is likely involved in the processes of DC subset development by posttranscriptional regulation of a transcription factor(s). FAU - Han, Sun Murray AU - Han SM AD - Laboratory of Immunology, Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea.; Brain Korea 21 PLUS Project for Medical Science, Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea. FAU - Na, Hye Young AU - Na HY AD - Laboratory of Immunology, Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea. FAU - Ham, Onju AU - Ham O AD - Brain Korea 21 PLUS Project for Medical Science, Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea.; Institute for Bio-Medical Convergence, College of Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, Gangneung 25601, Korea. FAU - Choi, Wanho AU - Choi W AD - Laboratory of Immunology, Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea.; Brain Korea 21 PLUS Project for Medical Science, Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea. FAU - Sohn, Moah AU - Sohn M AD - Laboratory of Immunology, Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea.; Brain Korea 21 PLUS Project for Medical Science, Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea. FAU - Ryu, Seul Hye AU - Ryu SH AD - Laboratory of Immunology, Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea.; Brain Korea 21 PLUS Project for Medical Science, Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea. FAU - In, Hyunju AU - In H AD - Laboratory of Immunology, Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea.; Brain Korea 21 PLUS Project for Medical Science, Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea. FAU - Hwang, Ki-Chul AU - Hwang KC AD - Institute for Bio-Medical Convergence, College of Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, Gangneung 25601, Korea. FAU - Park, Chae Gyu AU - Park CG AD - Laboratory of Immunology, Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea.; Brain Korea 21 PLUS Project for Medical Science, Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20160225 PL - Korea (South) TA - Immune Netw JT - Immune network JID - 101137270 PMC - PMC4770101 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Dendritic cells OT - MicroRNAs OT - Posttranscriptional Gene Silencing OT - TCF4 COIS- CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: The authors have no financial conflict of interest. EDAT- 2016/03/05 06:00 MHDA- 2016/03/05 06:01 PMCR- 2016/02/01 CRDT- 2016/03/04 06:00 PHST- 2015/11/10 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/01/08 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/01/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/03/04 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/03/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/03/05 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2016/02/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.4110/in.2016.16.1.61 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Immune Netw. 2016 Feb;16(1):61-74. doi: 10.4110/in.2016.16.1.61. Epub 2016 Feb 25.