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        Intron-Mediated RNA Interference and microRNA Biogenesis

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        Nearly 97% of the human genome is non-coding DNA, and introns occupy most of it around the gene-coding regions. Numerous intronic sequences have been recently found to encode microRNAs, which are responsible for RNA-mediated gene silencing through RNA interference (RNAi)-like pathways. microRNAs (miRNAs), small single-stranded regulatory RNAs capable of interfering with intracellular messenger RNAs (mRNAs) that contain either complete or partial complementarity, are useful for the design of new therapies against cancer polymorphism and viral mutation. This flexible characteristic is different from double-stranded siRNAs (small interfering RNAs) because a much more rigid complementarity is required for siRNA-induced RNAi gene silencing. miRNAs were firstly discovered in Caenorhabditis elegans as native RNA fragments that modulate a wide range of genetic regulatory pathways during embryonic development. Currently, varieties of miRNAs are widely reported in plants, animals and even microbes. Intronic microRNA is a new class of miRNAs derived from the processing of gene introns. The intronic miRNAs differ uniquely from previously described intergenic miRNAs in the requirement of type II RNA polymerases (Pol-II) and spliceosomal components for their biogenesis. Several kinds of intronic miRNAs have been identified in C. elegans , mouse and human cells; however, neither function nor application has been reported. Here, we show for the first time that intron-derived miRNAs are able to induce RNA interference in not only human and mouse cells but also zebrafishes, chicken embryos and adult mice, demonstrating the evolutionary preservation of the intron-mediated gene silencing through miRNA functionality in cell and in vivo. These findings suggest an intracellular miRNA-mediated gene regulatory system, fine-tuning the degradation of protein-coding messenger RNAs.
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