A peptide encoded by lncRNA MIR7-3 host gene (MIR7-3HG) alleviates dexamethasone-induced dysfunction in pancreatic β-cells through the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway

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BACKGROUND: Dysfunction of pancreatic β-cells induced by glucocorticoids contributes to diabetes mellitus development. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been recognized to contain short open reading frames (ORFs) that can be translated into functional small peptides. Here, we investigated whether the short peptide encoded by the lncRNA MIR7-3 host gene (MIR7-3HG) can affect dexamethasone (DEX)-induced β-cell dysfunction.

METHODS: Bioinformatics analysis was used for selection of MIR7-3HG and prediction of its protein encoding potential. The small peptide was identified by a western blot method. The cell-permeable TAT was fused into MIR7-3HG ORF to produce the cell-permeable fusion peptide (TAT-MIR7-3HG-ORF). The effects of TAT-MIR7-3HG-ORF on DEX-induced β-cell dysfunction were evaluated by examining cell viability, apoptosis, insulin secretion, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation.

RESULTS: DEX induced β-TC6 cell dysfunction by impairing cell viability, insulin secretion and promoting cell apoptosis and ROS generation. The MIR7-3HG ORF could encode a 125-amino-acid-long short peptide. TAT-MIR7-3HG-ORF effectively transduced into β-TC6 cells and attenuated DEX-induced dysfunction in β-TC6 cells. Moreover, transduced TAT-MIR7-3HG-ORF reversed DEX-mediated inhibition of the activation of the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway. The inhibitor of the PI3K/AKT pathway partially abolished the alleviative effect of transduced TAT-MIR7-3HG-ORF on DEX-induced β-TC6 cell dysfunction.

CONCLUSION: The lncRNA MIR7-3HG encodes a short peptide, which can protect pancreatic β-cells from DEX-induced dysfunction by activating the PI3K/AKT pathway. Our study broadens the diversity and breadth of lncRNAs in human disorders.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:647

Enthalten in:

Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 647(2023) vom: 05. März, Seite 62-71

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mao, Xiaoming [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Jinliang [VerfasserIn]
Kong, Limin [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Li [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Desheng [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Zhiyu [VerfasserIn]

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β-TC6 cell dysfunction
7S5I7G3JQL
Dexamethasone
EC 2.7.1.-
EC 2.7.11.1
Glucocorticoids
Journal Article
MIR7-3HG ORF
MIR7-3HG long non-coding RNA, human
MicroRNAs
PI3K/AKT pathway
Peptides
Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
RNA, Long Noncoding
Reactive Oxygen Species
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Short peptide

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Date Completed 02.03.2023

Date Revised 20.03.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.01.004

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NLM352415614