A single microRNA miR-195 rescues the arrested B cell development induced by EBF1 deficiency.

Miyatake, Yuji; Kamakura, Takeshi; Ikawa, Tomokatsu; Yanagiya, Ryo; Kotaki, Ryutaro; Kameda, Kazuaki; Nasu, Ryo Koyama; Okuyama, Kazuki et al. · Elife · 2026

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Accumulated studies have reported that hematopoietic differentiation was primarily regulated by transcription factors. Early B cell factor 1 (EBF1) is an essential transcription factor for B lymphopoiesis. Contrary to the canonical notion, we found that a single miRNA, miRNA-195 (<i>Mir195</i>) transduction let <i>Ebf1</i>-deficient hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs) express CD19, carry out V(D)J recombination and class switch recombination, which implied that B cell matured without EBF1. A part of the mechanism was caused by FOXO1 accumulation via inhibition of FOXO1 phosphorylation pathways in which targets of <i>Mir195</i> are enriched. These results suggested that some miRNA transductions could function as alternatives to transcription factors.

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