let-7 miRNAs repress HIC2 to regulate BCL11A transcription and hemoglobin switching.
Blood
; 143(19): 1980-1991, 2024 May 09.
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ABSTRACT The switch from fetal hemoglobin (γ-globin, HBG) to adult hemoglobin (ß-globin, HBB) gene transcription in erythroid cells serves as a paradigm for a complex and clinically relevant developmental gene regulatory program. We previously identified HIC2 as a regulator of the switch by inhibiting the transcription of BCL11A, a key repressor of HBG production. HIC2 is highly expressed in fetal cells, but the mechanism of its regulation is unclear. Here we report that HIC2 developmental expression is controlled by microRNAs (miRNAs), as loss of global miRNA biogenesis through DICER1 depletion leads to upregulation of HIC2 and HBG messenger RNA. We identified the adult-expressed let-7 miRNA family as a direct posttranscriptional regulator of HIC2. Ectopic expression of let-7 in fetal cells lowered HIC2 levels, whereas inhibition of let-7 in adult erythroblasts increased HIC2 production, culminating in decommissioning of a BCL11A erythroid enhancer and reduced BCL11A transcription. HIC2 depletion in let-7-inhibited cells restored BCL11A-mediated repression of HBG. Together, these data establish that fetal hemoglobin silencing in adult erythroid cells is under the control of a miRNA-mediated inhibitory pathway (let-7 ⣠HIC2 ⣠BCL11A ⣠HBG).
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Proteínas Represoras
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Hemoglobina Fetal
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MicroARNs
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Factores de Transcripción de Tipo Kruppel
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Humans
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Blood
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2024
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