title: Intronic microRNA suppresses endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression and endothelial cell proliferation via inhibition of STAT3 signaling.
abstract: Intronic microRNA (miRNAs) suppressed the expression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene in endothelial cells (ECs). This study was to investigate the role of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) in the regulation of eNOS expression and vascular EC proliferation by the intronic 27-nucleotide (nt) miRNA derived from the 27-base pair repeats in intron 4 of eNOS gene. A detectable level of the 27-nt miRNA was present in the control ECs. Overexpression of the 27-nt miRNA dramatically suppressed the expression of eNOS and STAT3 at both transcription and translation levels in ECs in association with significant inhibition of EC proliferation. Mutation of the 27-nt miRNA at the 3'-terminal region resulted in substantial reduction of the inhibitory effect of miRNA on eNOS and STAT3 expression, and EC proliferation. Overexpression of active STAT3 significantly reversed the inhibitory effect of the 27-nt miRNA on eNOS expression and EC proliferation. In summary, we demonstrated that the 27-nt intronic miRNA functioned as a negative regulator for the expression of its host gene eNOS and cell proliferation in ECs. The sequence in 3'-terminal region played a key role in the function of the 27-nt miRNA. The regulatory effect of the intronic miRNA on eNOS gene expression was associated with miRNA polymorphisms, and mediated through inhibition of STAT3 signaling in ECs.
authors: Center of Biochemistry Research, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, People's Republic of China.
authors: Limei
authors: L
authors: Yan
authors: Hong
authors: H
authors: Hao
authors: Terry S
authors: TS
authors: Elton
authors: Zhenguo
authors: Z
authors: Liu
authors: Hesheng
authors: H
authors: Ou
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