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Yilong Yao1,2, Jiaqiang Niu1, Suolang Sizhu1
11 Department of Animal Science, Tibet Agricultural and Animal Husbandry College , Nyingzhi, Tibet, P.R. China .
Abstract:
The intronic microRNA, miR-125b, plays a vital role in promyelocytic and hematopoietic stem cells, and in the development and apoptosis of cancer cells. In this study, we showed that miR-125b regulates granulosa cell (GC) apoptosis in the yak ovary. Bioinformatic analyses and luciferase reporter assays demonstrated that bone morphogenetic protein receptor type 1B (BMPR1B) is an miR-125b target. miR-125b overexpression induced apoptosis in yak GC, and affected the mRNA and protein expression of BMPR1B and the ratio of Bcl2/Bax. Silencing of miR-125b decreased the rate of yak GC apoptosis and increased the ratio of Bcl2/Bax. In addition, the effects of an miR-125b inhibitor were overturned by cotransfection with siRNA-BMPR1B2 (siRNA-299) in yak GC. Together, these results demonstrated that miR-125b regulates GC apoptosis in the yak ovary by targeting BMPR1B.
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