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A transgenic resource for conditional competitive inhibition of conserved Drosophila microRNAs.

Nature communications | 2015

Although the impact of microRNAs (miRNAs) in development and disease is well established, understanding the function of individual miRNAs remains challenging. Development of competitive inhibitor molecules such as miRNA sponges has allowed the community to address individual miRNA function in vivo. However, the application of these loss-of-function strategies has been limited. Here we offer a comprehensive library of 141 conditional miRNA sponges targeting well-conserved miRNAs in Drosophila. Ubiquitous miRNA sponge delivery and consequent systemic miRNA inhibition uncovers a relatively small number of miRNA families underlying viability and gross morphogenesis, with false discovery rates in the 4-8% range. In contrast, tissue-specific silencing of muscle-enriched miRNAs reveals a surprisingly large number of novel miRNA contributions to the maintenance of adult indirect flight muscle structure and function. A strong correlation between miRNA abundance and physiological relevance is not observed, underscoring the importance of unbiased screens when assessing the contributions of miRNAs to complex biological processes.

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Associated grants

  • Agency: NIDDK NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01DK098410
  • Agency: NIH HHS, United States
    Id: P40 OD018537
  • Agency: NIDDK NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 DK098410
  • Agency: NHLBI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01HL090801
  • Agency: NIGMS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01-GM083300
  • Agency: NCI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: P30 CA008748
  • Agency: Medical Research Council, United Kingdom
    Id: G0902418
  • Agency: NIH HHS, United States
    Id: P40OD018537
  • Agency: NHLBI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 HL090801
  • Agency: NINDS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 NS083833
  • Agency: NINDS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 NS069695
  • Agency: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, United States
  • Agency: NIMH NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 MH090611
  • Agency: NINDS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: NIH/NINDS R01-NS069695
  • Agency: NIGMS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 GM083300
  • Agency: NIGMS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 GM084947
  • Agency: NIGMS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01-GM084947
  • Agency: NIMH NIH HHS, United States
    Id: 1R01MH090611-01A1

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