PMID- 34947032 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20211229 IS - 2309-608X (Electronic) IS - 2309-608X (Linking) VI - 7 IP - 12 DP - 2021 Dec 8 TI - MicroRNA-6498-5p Inhibits Nosema bombycis Proliferation by Downregulating BmPLPP2 in Bombyx mori. LID - 10.3390/jof7121051 [doi] LID - 1051 AB - As microRNAs (miRNAs) are important expression regulators of coding RNA, it is important to characterize their role in the interaction between hosts and pathogens. To obtain a comprehensive understanding of the miRNA alternation in Bombyx mori (B. mori) infected with Nosema bombycis (N. bombycis), RNA sequencing and stem-loop qPCR were conducted to screen and identify the significantly differentially expressed miRNAs (DEmiRNAs). A total of 17 such miRNAs were identified in response to N. bombycis infection, among which miR6498-5p efficiently inhibited the proliferation of N. bombycis in BmE-SWU1 (BmE) cells by downregulating pyridoxal phosphate phosphatase 2 (BmPLPP2). In addition, a fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) assay showed that miR6498-5p was located in the cytoplasm of BmE cells, while it was not found in the schizonts of N. bombycis. Further investigation of the effect of BmPLPP2 on the proliferation of schizonts found that the positive factor BmPLPP2 could facilitate N. bombycis completing its life cycle in cells by overexpression and RNAi of BmPLPP2. Our findings offer multiple new insights into the role of miRNAs in the interaction between hosts and microsporidia. FAU - Hu, Congwu AU - Hu C AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6068-4748 AD - State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China. FAU - Dong, Zhanqi AU - Dong Z AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0607-4241 AD - State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China. AD - Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China. FAU - Deng, Boyuan AU - Deng B AD - State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China. FAU - Wu, Qin AU - Wu Q AD - State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China. FAU - Chen, Peng AU - Chen P AD - State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China. AD - Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China. FAU - Lu, Cheng AU - Lu C AD - State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China. AD - Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China. FAU - Pan, Minhui AU - Pan M AD - State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China. AD - Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China. LA - eng GR - 31872427/National Natural Science Foundation of China/ GR - 31902214/National Natural Science Foundation of China/ GR - XDJK2020C010/Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities/ GR - SWU120008/Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities/ GR - cstc2020jscx-msxmX0045/Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing/ GR - cstc2019jcyj-msxmX0096/Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing/ GR - CARS-18/the China Agriculture Research System/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20211208 PL - Switzerland TA - J Fungi (Basel) JT - Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) JID - 101671827 PMC - PMC8707756 OTO - NOTNLM OT - B. mori OT - BmPLPP2 OT - N. bombycis OT - anti-microsporidian OT - miR6498-5p OT - microRNA COIS- The authors no potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2021/12/25 06:00 MHDA- 2021/12/25 06:01 PMCR- 2021/12/08 CRDT- 2021/12/24 01:13 PHST- 2021/11/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/12/02 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/12/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/12/24 01:13 [entrez] PHST- 2021/12/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/12/25 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/12/08 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - jof7121051 [pii] AID - jof-07-01051 [pii] AID - 10.3390/jof7121051 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Fungi (Basel). 2021 Dec 8;7(12):1051. doi: 10.3390/jof7121051.