miRNA‑344b‑1‑3p modulates the autophagy of NR8383 cells during Aspergillus fumigatus infection via TLR2

  • Authors:
    • Yuting Wu
    • Hong Xu
    • Yongqiang Li
    • Dongwei Huang
    • Lu Chen
    • Yahui Hu
    • Li Li
    • Deming Zhang
    • Wenjie Huang
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  • Published online on: May 10, 2019     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2019.7569
  • Pages: 139-146
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Abstract

Autophagy serves a pivotal role in host defense during fungal infections, and the contribution by toll‑like receptor 2 (TLR2) has been well demonstrated. It has been reported that microRNA‑344a‑1‑3p (miR‑344a‑1‑3p) can directly target TLR2. However, the expression of TLR2 significantly decreases during Aspergillus fumigatus infection. Therefore, the specific role of miR‑344a‑1‑3p in the host defense against A. fumigatus infection remains to be elucidated. In the present study, A. fumigatus infection increased the expression of TLR2 and induced autophagy, which was indicated by increasing expression levels of autophagy‑related protein 5 (ATG5), Beclin‑1, light chain 3 (LC3)‑1 and LC3‑II, as measured by western blot analysis, and an increased number of GFP‑LC3 puncta, as measured by fluorescence. Following transfection with miR‑344a‑1‑3p mimics and/or TLR2, miR‑344b‑1‑3p significantly inhibited the expression of TLR2, Beclin‑1, ATG5, LC3‑I and LC3‑II, whereas the overexpression of TLR2 significantly attenuated the inhibitory effect on autophagy by miR‑344b‑1‑3p. Collectively, these findings demonstrate that A. fumigatus can be controlled by the induction of autophagy following de‑repression of the expression of TLR2, mediated by miR‑344a‑1‑3p.
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Wu Y, Xu H, Li Y, Huang D, Chen L, Hu Y, Li L, Zhang D and Huang W: miRNA‑344b‑1‑3p modulates the autophagy of NR8383 cells during Aspergillus fumigatus infection via TLR2. Exp Ther Med 18: 139-146, 2019
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Wu, Y., Xu, H., Li, Y., Huang, D., Chen, L., Hu, Y. ... Huang, W. (2019). miRNA‑344b‑1‑3p modulates the autophagy of NR8383 cells during Aspergillus fumigatus infection via TLR2. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 18, 139-146. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2019.7569
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Wu, Y., Xu, H., Li, Y., Huang, D., Chen, L., Hu, Y., Li, L., Zhang, D., Huang, W."miRNA‑344b‑1‑3p modulates the autophagy of NR8383 cells during Aspergillus fumigatus infection via TLR2". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 18.1 (2019): 139-146.
Chicago
Wu, Y., Xu, H., Li, Y., Huang, D., Chen, L., Hu, Y., Li, L., Zhang, D., Huang, W."miRNA‑344b‑1‑3p modulates the autophagy of NR8383 cells during Aspergillus fumigatus infection via TLR2". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 18, no. 1 (2019): 139-146. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2019.7569