title: Cloning and detection of HIV-1-encoded microRNA.
abstract: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are 21-to 25-nucleotides (nt) long and interact with messenger RNAs to trigger either translational repression or RNA cleavage through RNA interference (RNAi). We have shown that HIV-1 nef double-stranded RNA from AIDS patients who are long-term nonprogressors, inhibits HIV-1 transcription; and that nef-derived miRNA, miR-N367, is produced in human T-cells persistently infected with HIV-1. The miR-N367 can block HIV-1 Nef expression and long terminal repeat (LTR) transcription, suggesting that miR-N367 might suppress both Nef function and HIV-1 transcription through the RNAi pathway. Protocols are presented here for cloning HIV-1-encoded miRNA and confirming miRNA expression by Northern blot hybridization.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Biology and Retroviral Genetics Group, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: Shinya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Omoto
authors.forename: Yoichi R
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Fujii
mesh_terms: D015152:Blotting, Northern; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D015754:Genes, nef; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D035683:MicroRNAs