mir-223

mir-223
miR-223 microRNA secondary structure and sequence conservation
Identifiers
Symbol	mir-223
Rfam	RF00664
miRBase family	MIPF0000067
Entrez	407008
HUGO	31603
OMIM	300694
Other data
RNA type	microRNA
Domain(s)	Eukaryota; Euteleostomi

In molecular biology MicroRNA-223 (miR-223) is a short RNA molecule. MicroRNAs function to regulate the expression levels of other genes by several mechanisms. miR-223 is a hematopoietic specific microRNA with crucial functions in myeloid lineage development.^[1][2] It plays an essential role in promoting granulocytic differentiation ^[2][3] while also being associated with the suppression of erythrocytic differentiation.^[4] miR-223 is commonly repressed in hepatocellular carcinoma ^[5] and leukemia.^[6][7][8][9] Higher expression levels of miRNA-223 are associated with extranodal marginal-zone lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue of the stomach ^[10] and recurrent ovarian cancer.^[11] In some cancers the microRNA-223 down-regulation is correlated with higher tumor burden, disease aggressiveness, and poor prognostic factors.^[7] MicroRNA-223 is also associated with rheumatoid arthritis,^[12] sepsis,^[13] type 2 diabetes,^[14] and hepatic ischemia.^[15]

Characterization

MicroRNA-223 was initially identified bioinformatically and it was subsequently characterized as part of the haematopoietic system.^[2] Its gene resembles a myeloid gene and it could be driven by the PU.1 and C/EBPα proteins which are myeloid transcription factors.^[16]

MicroRNA-223 selectively targets distinct populations of transcripts harboring AU-rich elements. More specifically, it was validated that the RhoB mRNA is a bona fide miR-223 target.^[17] miR-223 also regulates cyclin E activity by modulating expression of the FBXW7 protein. In particular, overexpression of miR-223 reduces FBXW7 mRNA levels while increasing endogenous cyclin E protein and activity levels.^[18]

Role in hematopoiesis

The role of miR-223 in hematopoiesis has been extensively analyzed in the past few years. During granulopoiesis miR-223 acts as fine-tuner of granulocytic differentiation, maturation, and function.^[19] More specifically, human granulocytic differentiation is controlled by a regulatory circuitry involving miR-223 and two transcriptional factors, NFIA and C/EBPα. These two factors compete for binding: NFI-A maintains miR-223 at low levels whereas C/EBPα upregulates miR-223 expression. The competition by C/EBPα and the granulocytic differentiation are favored by a negative-feedback loop in which miR-223 represses NFI-A translation.^[20]

Analysis of expression profiles indicate that miR-223 expression decreases as cells mature during monocytic, erythroid, and mast cell differentiation.^[2][19] miR-223 down-regulation during erythropoiesis is required for erythrocyte proliferation and differentiation at progenitor and precursor level.^[19] This down-modulation promotes erythropoiesis favoring translation of the key functional protein LMO2 resulting in reversible regulation of erythroid and megakaryocytic differentiation.^[4]

MicroRNA-223 also plays an essential role during osteoclast differentiation. More specifically, miR-223 expression suppresses the differentiation of osteoclast precursors into osteoclast thus making it a potential viable therapeutic target for a range of bone metabolic disorders with excess osteoclast activity.^[21]

Involvement in disease

Cancer

MicroRNA-223 is commonly repressed in hepatocellular carcinoma,^[5] chronic lymphocytic leukemia,^[7] acute lymphoblastic leukemia,^[8] acute myeloid leukemia,^[6][9] gastric MALT lymphoma,^[10] and recurrent ovarian cancer.^[11]

Integrative analysis in hepatocellular carcinoma implicates Stathmin 1 (STMN1) as a downstream target of miR-223. Furthermore, miR-223 could suppress the luciferase activity in reporter construct containing the STMN1 3' untranslated region.^[5] The reduced expressions of miR-223 may predispose to the development of hepatocellular carcinoma via the widespread induction of chromosomal instability by STMN1.^[5]

MicroRNA-223 blocks the translation of E2F1 leading to inhibition of cell-cycle progression followed by myeloid differentiation.^[9] In acute myeloid leukemia (AML), miR-223 is down-regulated thus leading to E2F1 overexpression. The overexpressed E2F1 could bind to the miR-223 promoter and in turn lead to a further decrease in miR-223 expression through a negative feedback loop followed by myeloid cell-cycle progression at the expense of differentiation.^[6] Overexpression of E2F1 has been shown to be an oncogenic event that predisposes cells to transformation. While there is some indication of the miR-223 role in AML there is still little known about this microRNA function in chronic lymphocytic and acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Nevertheless, MicroRNA-223 expression levels decreased significantly with the progression of these two diseases thus associating miR-223 down-regulation with higher tumor burden, disease aggressiveness, and poor prognostic factors.^[7][8]

Gastric MALT lymphoma and recurrent ovarian cancer are associated with higher levels of MicroRNA-223 expression ^[10][11] making them a potential biomarker.

Rheumatoid arthritis

MicroRNA-223 is overexpressed in the T-lymphocytes cells of rheumatoid arthritis patients suggesting that its expression in this cell type could contribute to the etiology of the disease.^[12]

Sepsis

There is some evidence that MicroRNA-223 and MicroRNA-146a are significantly reduced in septic patients compared with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) patients and/or healthy controls.^[13] This suggests that miR-223 can be used as a biomarker for distinguishing sepsis from SIRS.

Diabetes

Quantitative miRNA expression analyses revealed that miR-223 was consistently upregulated in the insulin-resistant hearts of patients with type 2 diabetes. This effect was associated with miR-223 role in Glut4 regulation and glucose metabolism.^[14]

Hepatic ischemia

A recent study concluded that hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury might be another form of liver disease that is associated with the alteration in miR-223 expression.^[15] Correlation analysis revealed that hepatic miR-223 expression levels are significantly positively correlated with the serum markers of hepatic ischemia. Further, prediction assay of miRNA targets mRNA, acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 3, ephrin A1, and ras homolog gene family member B were predicted to be downstream targets of miR-223.

See also

• MicroRNA
• Hepatocellular carcinoma
• Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
• Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
• Acute myeloid leukemia
• gastric MALT lymphoma
• Ovarian cancer
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Sepsis
• Diabetes
• Hematopoiesis

References

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10. ^ ^{a b c} Liu TY, Chen SU, Kuo SH, Cheng AL, Lin CW (2010). "E2A-positive gastric MALT lymphoma has weaker plasmacytoid infiltrates and stronger expression of the memory B-cell-associated miR-223: possible correlation with stage and treatment response.". Mod Pathol 23 (11): 1507–17. doi:10.1038/modpathol.2010.139. PMID 20802470. 
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15. ^ ^{a b} Yu CH, Xu CF, Li YM (2009). "Association of MicroRNA-223 expression with hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury in mice.". Dig Dis Sci 54 (11): 2362–6. doi:10.1007/s10620-008-0629-8. PMID 19104939. 
16. ^ Fukao T, Fukuda Y, Kiga K, Sharif J, Hino K, Enomoto Y, Kawamura A, Nakamura K, Takeuchi T, Tanabe M (2007). "An evolutionarily conserved mechanism for microRNA-223 expression revealed by microRNA gene profiling.". Cell 129 (3): 617–31. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2007.02.048. PMID 17482553. 
17. ^ Sun G, Li H, Rossi JJ (2010). "Sequence context outside the target region influences the effectiveness of miR-223 target sites in the RhoB 3'UTR.". Nucleic Acids Res 38 (1): 239–52. doi:10.1093/nar/gkp870. PMID 19850724. 
18. ^ Xu Y, Sengupta T, Kukreja L, Minella AC (2010). "MicroRNA-223 regulates cyclin E activity by modulating expression of F-box and WD-40 domain protein 7.". J Biol Chem 285 (45): 34439–46. doi:10.1074/jbc.M110.152306. PMID 20826802. 
19. ^ ^{a b c} Felli N, Pedini F, Romania P, Biffoni M, Morsilli O, Castelli G, Santoro S, Chicarella S, Sorrentino A, Peschle C, Marziali G (2009). "MicroRNA 223-dependent expression of LMO2 regulates normal erythropoiesis.". Haematologica 94 (4): 479–86. doi:10.3324/haematol.2008.002345. PMID 19278969. 
20. ^ Fazi F, Rosa A, Fatica A, Gelmetti V, De Marchis ML, Nervi C, Bozzoni I (2005). "A minicircuitry comprised of microRNA-223 and transcription factors NFI-A and C/EBPalpha regulates human granulopoiesis.". Cell 123 (5): 819–31. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2005.09.023. PMID 16325577. 
21. ^ Sugatani T, Hruska KA (2007). "MicroRNA-223 is a key factor in osteoclast differentiation.". J Cell Biochem 101 (4): 996–9. doi:10.1002/jcb.21335. PMID 17471500. 

External links

• Rfam page for mir-223 microRNA precursor family