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ArticleCell proliferation2025

miR-27a-3p regulates intestinal cell proliferation and differentiation through Wnt/β-catenin signalling.

Chang Li, Yuning Zhou, Yinping Jiang, Zhijie Yin, Heidi L Weiss, Qingding Wang, B Mark Evers

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Article in Cell proliferation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Chang LiMarkey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
Yuning ZhouMarkey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
Yinping JiangMarkey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
Zhijie YinMarkey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
Heidi L WeissMarkey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
Qingding WangMarkey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
B Mark EversMarkey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9425-2342

Funding

University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center Support Grant ECIA SupplementP30CA177558 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI Jennifer F Rogers · 2013 to 2026
$38.3M
SURGICAL STUDIES OF FUNCTIONAL GENE EXPRESSIONR01DK048498 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BR GALVESTON · PI EVERS, BERNARD MARK · 1996 to 2023
$7.9M
Targeting the Immunosuppressive Tumor Microenvironment for Colorectal Cancer TreatmentR01CA272669 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI Bernard Mark Evers, Qingding Wang · 2023 to 2026
$1.6M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA177558NCI NIH HHS R01 CA272669NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK048498NIH HHS R01 CA272669NIH HHS R01 DK48498
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intestinal stem cells differentiate into absorptive enterocytes, characterised by increased brush border enzymes such as intestinal alkaline phosphatase (IAP), making up the majority (95%) of the terminally differentiated cells in the villus. Loss of integrity of the intestinal epithelium plays a key role in inflammatory diseases and gastrointestinal infection. Here, we show that the intestinal microRNA (miR)-27a-3p is an important regulator of intestinal epithelial cell proliferation and enterocyte differentiation. Repression of endogenous miR-27a-3p leads to increased enterocyte differentiation and decreased intestinal epithelial cell proliferation in mouse and human small intestinal organoids. Mechanistically, miR-27a-3p regulates intestinal cell differentiation and proliferation at least in part through the regulation of retinoic acid receptor α (RXRα), a modulator of Wnt/β-catenin signalling. Repression of miR-27a-3p increases the expression of RXRα and concomitantly, decreases the expression of active β-catenin and cyclin D1. In contrast, overexpression of miR-27a-3p mimic decreases the expression of RXRα and increases the expression of active β-catenin and cyclin D1. Moreover, overexpression of the miR-27a-3p mimic results in impaired enterocyte differentiation and increases intestinal epithelial cell proliferation. These alterations were attenuated or blocked by Wnt inhibition. Our study demonstrates an miR-27a-3p/RXRα/Wnt/β-catenin pathway that is important for the maintenance of enterocyte homeostasis in the small intestine.

Indexed as

Cell DifferentiationCell ProliferationIntestinal MucosaMicroRNAsWnt Signaling PathwayAnimalsbeta CateninEnterocytesHumansMiceOrganoidsbeta CateninMicroRNAsMIRN27 microRNA, humanMirn27 microRNA, mouse

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PMID39329245
PMCPMC11839187

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