The expression pattern of miR-142-3p and miR-145-3p in rat tissues / 天津医药

ABSTRACT

Objective To screen and identify the key miRNAs during mammary gland development and milk secretion of rats. Methods Gene U6 was taken as interior label gene by real time-PCR to compare the differences of expression levels of miR-142-3p and miR-145-3p in the mammary gland, liver, heart, spleen, lung, kidney, ovary and uterus after 21 postpartum. Moreover, the expressions of miR-142-3p and miR-145-3p in different stages (1, 7 and 21 d) of lactation were summarized. Results There was significant difference in miR-142-3p in lactation 21 d between different tissues. The expression of miR-142-3p was significantly higher in mammary gland than that in heart, spleen, lung, kidney, ovary and uterus tissues, which was second only to the expression in liver (P0.05). Furthermore, the relative expression level of miR-142-3p was continuing downward continued to decline in breast at different stages of lactation, while the relative expression level of miR-145-3p was up-regulated after down-regulating. Conclusion miR-142-3p and miR-145-3p are differentially expressed in different tissues and physiological periods in rats. In addition, miR-142-3p can regulate the growth of mammary gland and the formation of lactation by targeting prolactin receptor (Prlr), miR-145-3p may have the same function with miR-145 and miR-145-5p.