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In silico prediction of MicroRNA role in regulation of Zebrafish (Danio rerio) responses to nanoparticle exposure
Toxicology in Vitro
  • Moyan Hu, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
  • Boris Jovanović, Iowa State University
  • Dušan Palić, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Accepted Manuscript
Publication Date
5-24-2019
DOI
10.1016/j.tiv.2019.05.014
Abstract

The release of nanoparticles to the environment can affect health of the exposed organisms. MicroRNAs have been suggested as potential toxicology biomarkers, however the information about use of microRNA in aquatic organisms exposed to nanoparticles (NP) is limited. In silico analysis from publicly available gene expression data was performed. Data selection for the analysis was based on reported biological and pathological outcomes of NP induced toxicity in zebrafish. After identifying relevant genes, we constructed six miRNA-mRNA regulatory networks involved in nanoparticle induced toxicological responses in zebrafish. Based on our prediction and selection criteria we selected six miRNAs that overlapped in constructed networks with remarkable prediction score, and were validated by previous mammalian and zebrafish microRNA profiling studies: dre-miR-124, −144, −148, −155, −19a, −223. The results of this in silico analysis indicate that several highly conserved miRNAs likely have a regulatory role of organismal responses to nanoparticles, and can possibly be used as biomarkers of nanotoxicity in studies using zebrafish as model organism One health approaches.

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This is a manuscript of an article published as Hu, Moyan, Boris Jovanović, and Dušan Palić. "In silico prediction of MicroRNA role in regulation of Zebrafish (Danio rerio) responses to nanoparticle exposure." Toxicology in Vitro (2019). doi: 10.1016/j.tiv.2019.05.014. Posted with permission.

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Moyan Hu, Boris Jovanović and Dušan Palić. "In silico prediction of MicroRNA role in regulation of Zebrafish (Danio rerio) responses to nanoparticle exposure" Toxicology in Vitro (2019)
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