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DNA-Tethered RNA Polymerase for Programmable In vitro Transcription and Molecular Computation
Published on: December 29, 2021
[Cytokine modification by the RNA regulatory protein TFL]
Senn Wakahashi1, Yoshitaka Inoue2, Kentaro Minagawa2
1Gynecology/Obstetrics, Kobe University Hospital.
Abstract:
We found a novel gene, named "transformed follicular lymphoma" (TFL), in a patient who developed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma from follicular lymphoma. TFL modulates several cytokines and chemokines by binding their 3'UTR region of mRNA with its unique RNase motif. TFL is part of a family called zinc finger CCCH-type containing 12A-D. Due to its unique RNase motif, the TFL family is also called regulatory RNase (Regnase 1-4). TFL is expressed in lymphoid tissue and is upregulated by an inflammatory response, contributing to autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis via IL-17 in CNS and worsening inflammation (cachexia) due to lymphoma progression through CXCL-13. Loss of TFL expression is reported to be a valuable biomarker for various cancers, including lung adenocarcinoma, endometrial cancer, and possibly lymphoma. In addition to its mRNA modulation function, Regnase1 is known to have deubiquitinase activity for TRAF2, 3, and 6, attenuating JNK and NFκB activity, and TFL captures and transports naked nonvesicular extracellular mRNA of IL-1β to the nucleus, enhancing the tumor-killing activity in NK cells. Based on its potential to modulate inflammation, TFL could be a future treatment target for autoimmune diseases and cancer.
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