QKI-7 regulates expression of interferon-related genes in human astrocyte glioma cells.
The human QKI gene, called quaking homolog, KH domain RNA binding (mouse), is a candidate gene for schizophrenia encoding an RNA-binding protein. This gene was shown to be essential for myelination in oligodendrocytes. QKI is also highly expressed in astrocytes, but its function in these cells is no...
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| author | Lin Jiang Peter Saetre Katarzyna J Radomska Elena Jazin Eva Lindholm Carlström |
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| description | The human QKI gene, called quaking homolog, KH domain RNA binding (mouse), is a candidate gene for schizophrenia encoding an RNA-binding protein. This gene was shown to be essential for myelination in oligodendrocytes. QKI is also highly expressed in astrocytes, but its function in these cells is not known. We studied the effect of small interference RNA (siRNA)-mediated QKI depletion on global gene expression in human astrocyte glioma cells. Microarray measurements were confirmed with real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). The presence of QKI binding sites (QRE) was assessed by a bioinformatic approach. Viability and cell morphology were also studied. The most significant alteration after QKI silencing was the decreased expression of genes involved in interferon (IFN) induction (P = 6.3E-10), including IFIT1, IFIT2, MX1, MX2, G1P2, G1P3, GBP1 and IFIH1. All eight genes were down-regulated after silencing of the splice variant QKI-7, but were not affected by QKI-5 silencing. Interestingly, four of them were up-regulated after treatment with the antipsychotic agent haloperidol that also resulted in increased QKI-7 mRNA levels. The coordinated expression of QKI-7 splice variant and IFN-related genes supports the idea that this particular splice variant has specific functions in astrocytes. Furthermore, a role of QKI-7 as a regulator of an inflammatory gene pathway in astrocytes is suggested. This hypothesis is well in line with growing experimental evidence on the role of inflammatory components in schizophrenia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5731ee0d823345e5a308daa7c60dc01a2022-12-22T00:38:42ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032010-09-0159e1307910.1371/journal.pone.0013079QKI-7 regulates expression of interferon-related genes in human astrocyte glioma cells. Lin JiangPeter SaetreKatarzyna J RadomskaElena JazinEva Lindholm CarlströmThe human QKI gene, called quaking homolog, KH domain RNA binding (mouse), is a candidate gene for schizophrenia encoding an RNA-binding protein. This gene was shown to be essential for myelination in oligodendrocytes. QKI is also highly expressed in astrocytes, but its function in these cells is not known. We studied the effect of small interference RNA (siRNA)-mediated QKI depletion on global gene expression in human astrocyte glioma cells. Microarray measurements were confirmed with real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). The presence of QKI binding sites (QRE) was assessed by a bioinformatic approach. Viability and cell morphology were also studied. The most significant alteration after QKI silencing was the decreased expression of genes involved in interferon (IFN) induction (P = 6.3E-10), including IFIT1, IFIT2, MX1, MX2, G1P2, G1P3, GBP1 and IFIH1. All eight genes were down-regulated after silencing of the splice variant QKI-7, but were not affected by QKI-5 silencing. Interestingly, four of them were up-regulated after treatment with the antipsychotic agent haloperidol that also resulted in increased QKI-7 mRNA levels. The coordinated expression of QKI-7 splice variant and IFN-related genes supports the idea that this particular splice variant has specific functions in astrocytes. Furthermore, a role of QKI-7 as a regulator of an inflammatory gene pathway in astrocytes is suggested. This hypothesis is well in line with growing experimental evidence on the role of inflammatory components in schizophrenia.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20927331/?tool=EBI |
| spellingShingle | Lin Jiang Peter Saetre Katarzyna J Radomska Elena Jazin Eva Lindholm Carlström QKI-7 regulates expression of interferon-related genes in human astrocyte glioma cells. PLoS ONE |
| title | QKI-7 regulates expression of interferon-related genes in human astrocyte glioma cells. |
| title_full | QKI-7 regulates expression of interferon-related genes in human astrocyte glioma cells. |
| title_fullStr | QKI-7 regulates expression of interferon-related genes in human astrocyte glioma cells. |
| title_full_unstemmed | QKI-7 regulates expression of interferon-related genes in human astrocyte glioma cells. |
| title_short | QKI-7 regulates expression of interferon-related genes in human astrocyte glioma cells. |
| title_sort | qki 7 regulates expression of interferon related genes in human astrocyte glioma cells |
| url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20927331/?tool=EBI |
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