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Extracellular microRNAs from the epididymis as potential mediators of cell-to-cell communication

Asian Journal of Andrology 2015年第5期17卷 730-736,I0006-I0007页

作者： Clemence Belleannee Department of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproduction Faculty of Medicine Universite Laval Reproduction Mother and Youth Health Division Research Center CHU de Quebec Quebec Canada G1V 4G2

Ribonucleic acid （RNA） was previously thought to remain inside cells as an intermediate between genes and proteins during translation. However, it is now estimated that 98% of the mammalian genomic output is transcribed as noncoding RNAs, which are involved in diverse gene expression regulatory mechanisms and can be transferred from one cell to another through extracellular communication. For instance, microRNAs are 22-nucleotide-long noncoding RNAs that are generated by endonuclease cleavage of precursors inside the cells and are secreted as extracellular microRNAs to regulate target cell posttranscriptional gene expression via RNA interference. We and others have shown that different populations of microRNAs are expressed in distinct regions of the human epididymis and regulate the expression of target genes that are involved in the control of male fertility as indicated by knock-out mouse models. Importantly, some microRNAs, including the microRNA-888 （miR-888） cluster that is exclusively expressed in the reproductive system of human and nonhuman primates, are released in the sperm-surrounding fluid in the epididymis via extracellular vesicles, the so-called epididymosomes. In addition to interacting with the membrane of maturing spermatozoa, these extracellular vesicles containing microRNAs communicate with epithelial cells located downstream from their release site, suggesting a role in the luminal exocrine control of epididymal functions. Apart from their potential roles as mediators of intercellular communication within the epididymis, these extracellular microRNAs are potent molecular targets for the noninvasive diagnosis of male infertility.

关键词： Dicer epididymis exocrine factors extracellular vesicles intercellular communication microRNAs paracrine regulation posttranscriptional gene regulation seminal plasma spermatozoa

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