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Summary of the results.
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posted on 2019-06-14, 17:41 authored by Kenichi Morii, Satoshi Yamasaki, Shigehiro Doi, Taisuke Irifuku, Kensuke Sasaki, Toshiki Doi, Ayumu Nakashima, Koji Arihiro, Takao MasakiIn HK-2 cells, oxidative stress induced pri-miR-200c and miR-200c, a miRNA that is complementary with the 3′-UTR of KLOTHO mRNA at two different sites. miR-200c binds to the KLOTHO mRNA 3′-UTR with Argonaute protein (AGO) to suppress the expression of KLOTHO by inhibiting translation. Transfection of a miR-200c mimic reduced KLOTHO expression without a reduction in KLOTHO mRNA levels and transfection of a miR-200c inhibitor maintained KLOTHO expression.
