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Surgical Retrieval, Isolation and In vitro Expansion of Human Anterior Cruciate Ligament-derived Cells for Tissue Engineering Applications
Published on: April 30, 2014
tRNA-derived fragment 3031B regulates human anterior cruciate ligament cell proliferation and survival by targeting
Dianbo Long1, Zengfa Deng1, Ming Li1
1Department of Sports Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Orthopedics and Traumatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China.
Abstract:
tRNA-derived fragments (tRFs) are novel short noncoding RNAs that play pivotal roles in cell proliferation and survival. However, knowledge of the biological roles of tRFs in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) cells is limited. Here, we intended to investigate the function of tRF-3031B in ACL cell. We used the tRF and tiRNA array to analyze tRF and tiRNA expression profiles in osteoarthritis (OA) ACL cells and normal ACL cells, and qRT-PCR and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) were used to determine tRF-3031B expression. The results showed that tRF-3031B was expressed at low levels in OA ACL and Interleukin-1β (IL-1β) treated ACL cells. We found that RELA was the target of tRF-3031B. When ACL cells were transfected with tRF-3031B mimics, RELA expression was suppressed, whereas transfection with tRF-3031B inhibitors had the opposite effect. The rescue and dual-luciferase reporter assays showed that tRF-3031B silenced the RELA expression by binding to its untranslated region (3'-UTR). Hence, this study showed the novel function of tRF-3031B in regulating ACL cell proliferation and survival by targeting RELA, and these findings may offer a new direction for the study of ACL degeneration and pathophysiological of OA.
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