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Published on: January 12, 2020
The long noncoding RNA MALAT1 regulates the lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory response through its interaction
Gui Zhao1, Zhenyi Su1, Dan Song1
1Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine & Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Developmental Genes and Human Diseases, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Abstract:
MALAT1 is a conserved long noncoding RNA whose expression correlates with many human cancers. However, its significance in immunity remains largely unknown. Here, we observe that MALAT1 is upregulated in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated macrophages. Knockdown of MALAT1 increases LPS-induced expression of TNFα and IL-6. Mechanistically, MALAT1 was found to interact with NF-κB in the nucleus, thus inhibiting its DNA binding activity and consequently decreasing the production of inflammatory cytokines. Additionally, abnormal expression of MALAT1 was found to be NF-κB-dependent. These findings suggest that MALAT1 may function as an autonegative feedback regulator of NF-κB to help fine-tune innate immune responses.
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