title: Anti-PABPC1 co-immunoprecipitation for examining the miRNAs directly targeting the 3'-UTR of EED mRNA.
abstract: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small, noncoding RNA molecules that regulate post-transcriptional gene expression by base pairing with partially complementary sequences within target messenger RNAs (mRNAs). Although the target genes and the precise biological functions of individual miRNAs remain largely unknown, miRNAs have been implicated in diverse biological processes, including both normal and pathological states. As a single stranded mRNA can be directly targeted by multiple miRNAs, and as the target sites may exist in the 3'-untranslated region (UTR), 5'-UTR, or the coding regions, it is essential to develop an effective method to identify the full-scale miRNA regulatory pattern of each particular gene. In this study, we employed a biochemical approach to identify the miRNA profiles that regulate the expression of embryonic ectoderm development (EED) protein by using anti-PABPC1 ribonucleoprotein (RNP) co-immunoprecipitation (Co-IP). The full length EED mRNA was subcloned into an expression vector and transiently transfected into a Flag-PABPC1 stable expression cell line. Subsequent to cross-linking and an anti-Flag Co-IP, the miRNAs that directly targeted EED were identified. We found that the best time point to distinguish the positive miRNAs from the background was 18 hours after the plasmid transfection. As expected, the miRNAs that directly target EED were found to interact with EED mRNA through the miRNA-induced silencing complex (miRISC). Meanwhile, the EED mRNA was bound by Flag-PABPC1. This method depends on the integrity of the miRISC complex and achieves greater efficiency when ultraviolet irradiation is used for the process of cross-linking. By using anti-PABPC1 RIP, we identified EED to be a new target gene of miR-16; a finding further confirmed using a dual-luciferase assay. In summary, our data indicate that anti-PABPC1 RIP is a validated and direct biochemical method to provide data about specific miRNA-mRNA interactions, as well as global miRNA patterns regulating the mRNAs.
authors.affiliation: Reproductive and Genetic Center, National Research Institute for Family Planning, Beijing, China; Graduate School, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China; Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: Reproductive and Genetic Center, National Research Institute for Family Planning, Beijing, China; Graduate School, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Kun-Lun
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.affiliation: Reproductive and Genetic Center, National Research Institute for Family Planning, Beijing, China; Graduate School, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Xu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Reproductive and Genetic Center, National Research Institute for Family Planning, Beijing, China; Graduate School, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Hong-Fei
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Xia
mesh_terms: D020413:3' Untranslated Regions / Q000235:genetics*; D057809:HEK293 Cells; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D047468:Immunoprecipitation; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000235:genetics*; D039122:Poly(A)-Binding Protein I / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D063151:Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 / Q000235:genetics*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics*; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D020413:3' Untranslated Regions; C491488:EED protein, human; D035683:MicroRNAs; D039122:Poly(A)-Binding Protein I; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins; D063151:Polycomb Repressive Complex 2
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