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MiR-155 Regulates PAD4-Dependent Formation of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps

Hawez, Avin LU orcid ; Al-Haidari, Amr LU ; Madhi, Raed LU ; Rahman, Milladur LU orcid and Thorlacius, Henrik LU (2019) In Frontiers in Immunology 10.
Abstract

Accumulating data suggest that neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) exert a key function in several diseases. Peptidylarginine deiminase 4 (PAD4) regulates NET formation via citrullination of histones. The aim of this study was to examine the role of miR-155 in controlling PAD4-dependent generation of NETs. Bone marrow neutrophils were stimulated with PMA and MIP-2. Pre-incubation of neutrophils with translational inhibitors (cycloheximide or puromycin) markedly decreased NET formation induced by PMA or MIP-2. Neutrophil transfection with a mimic miR-155 increased PMA-induced PAD4 mRNA expression and NET formation. In contrast, transfection with an antagomiR-155 decreased induction of PAD4 mRNA and NETs in response to PMA challenge.... (More)

Accumulating data suggest that neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) exert a key function in several diseases. Peptidylarginine deiminase 4 (PAD4) regulates NET formation via citrullination of histones. The aim of this study was to examine the role of miR-155 in controlling PAD4-dependent generation of NETs. Bone marrow neutrophils were stimulated with PMA and MIP-2. Pre-incubation of neutrophils with translational inhibitors (cycloheximide or puromycin) markedly decreased NET formation induced by PMA or MIP-2. Neutrophil transfection with a mimic miR-155 increased PMA-induced PAD4 mRNA expression and NET formation. In contrast, transfection with an antagomiR-155 decreased induction of PAD4 mRNA and NETs in response to PMA challenge. Bioinformatical examination of PAD4 revealed a potential binding site in AU-rich elements at the 3′-UTR region. MiR-155 binding to PAD4 was examined by use of target site blockers and RNA immunoprecipitation, revealing that miR-155 regulation of PAD4 mRNA is mediated via AU-rich elements in the 3′-UTR region. In conclusion, our findings demonstrate that miR-155 positively regulates neutrophil expression of PAD4 and expulsion of extracellular traps. Thus, our novel results indicate that targeting miR-155 might be useful to inhibit exaggerated NET generation in inflammatory diseases.

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histone, inflammation, microRNA, NETosis, neutrophils
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Frontiers Media S. A.
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10.3389/fimmu.2019.02462
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  author       = {{Hawez, Avin and Al-Haidari, Amr and Madhi, Raed and Rahman, Milladur and Thorlacius, Henrik}},
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  keywords     = {{histone; inflammation; microRNA; NETosis; neutrophils}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  publisher    = {{Frontiers Media S. A.}},
  series       = {{Frontiers in Immunology}},
  title        = {{MiR-155 Regulates PAD4-Dependent Formation of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2019.02462}},
  doi          = {{10.3389/fimmu.2019.02462}},
  volume       = {{10}},
  year         = {{2019}},
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