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ArticleNucleic acids research2016

A long non-coding RNA, APOA4-AS, regulates APOA4 expression depending on HuR in mice.

Wangshu Qin, Xinzhi Li, Liwei Xie, Sha Li, Jianan Liu, Linna Jia, Xue Dong, Xiaomeng Ren, Junjie Xiao, Changqing Yang and 2 more

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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44 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 80 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Wangshu QinSchool of Life Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China.
Xinzhi LiSchool of Life Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China.
Liwei XieDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Disease Institute, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, 389 Xin Cun Road, Shanghai 200065, China.
Sha LiSchool of Life Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China.
Jianan LiuSchool of Life Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China.
Linna JiaSchool of Life Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China.
Xue DongSchool of Life Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China.
Xiaomeng RenSchool of Life Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China.
Junjie XiaoDepartment of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Changqing YangChina and Regeneration and Ageing Lab, Experimental Center of Life Sciences, School of Life Science, Shanghai University, 333 Nan Chen Road, Shanghai 200444, China.
Yifa ZhouSchool of Life Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China.
Zheng ChenSchool of Life Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China chenz100@nenu.edu.cn.
Northeast Normal University · CNShanghai University · CNTongji University · CNUniversity of Michigan–Ann Arbor · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been shown to be critical biomarkers or therapeutic targets for human diseases. However, only a small number of lncRNAs were screened and characterized. Here, we identified 15 lncRNAs, which are associated with fatty liver disease. Among them, APOA4-AS is shown to be a concordant regulator of Apolipoprotein A-IV (APOA4) expression. APOA4-AS has a similar expression pattern with APOA4 gene. The expressions of APOA4-AS and APOA4 are both abnormally elevated in the liver of ob/ob mice and patients with fatty liver disease. Knockdown of APOA4-AS reduces APOA4 expression both in vitro and in vivo and leads to decreased levels of plasma triglyceride and total cholesterol in ob/ob mice. Mechanistically, APOA4-AS directly interacts with mRNA stabilizing protein HuR and stabilizes APOA4 mRNA. Deletion of HuR dramatically reduces both APOA4-AS and APOA4 transcripts. This study uncovers an anti-sense lncRNA (APOA4-AS), which is co-expressed with APOA4, and concordantly and specifically regulates APOA4 expression both in vitro and in vivo with the involvement of HuR.

Indexed as

AnimalsApolipoproteins ACholesterolELAV-Like Protein 1Fatty LiverGene Expression RegulationGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansLiverMiceRNA, Long NoncodingTriglyceridesapolipoprotein A-IVApolipoproteins ACholesterolElavl1 protein, mouseELAV-Like Protein 1RNA, Long NoncodingTriglycerides

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PMID27131369
PMCPMC5291254
OpenAlexW2342934185

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