MicroRNAs on the move: microRNAs in astrocyte-derived ApoE particles regulate neuronal function
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In this issue of Neuron, Li et al. (2021) demonstrate that ApoE lipoprotein particles shuttle miRNAs from astrocytes to neurons, leading to inhibition of cholesterol biosynthesis and an increase in histone acetylation in neurons.
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- Authors
- Karahan, H., Dabin, L. C., Tate, M. D., & Kim, J.
- Affiliations
- Indiana University Indianapolis (US)
- Corresponding author
- Kim, Jungsu
- Venue
- Neuron
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2021-03
- Volume
- 109
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 907-909
- ISSN
- 0896-6273 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3137330449
- Semantic Scholar
- e60511dc736540851fc0e8413749dc22bbdac483
- Cited by
- 7
- References
- 10
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1
- FWCI
- 0.33
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
- www.elsevier.com/legal/tdmrep-license (tdm)
- www.elsevier.com/open-access/userlicense/1.0/ (vor, 381 d)
- doi.org/10.15223/policy-017 (stm-asf)
- doi.org/10.15223/policy-037 (stm-asf)
- doi.org/10.15223/policy-012 (stm-asf)
- doi.org/10.15223/policy-029 (stm-asf)
- doi.org/10.15223/policy-004 (stm-asf)
- Locations
- Neuron (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- IUScholarWorks (Indiana University) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- NIH
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › MicroRNA in disease regulation
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism
- Keywords
- microRNA, apolipoprotein E, astrocytes, neuronal function, cholesterol biosynthesis, histone acetylation, extracellular vesicles, lipoprotein particles, intercellular communication, astrocyte-neuron communication
- MeSH terms
- Acetylation, Apolipoproteins E, Astrocytes, Cells, Cultured, Cholesterol, Histones, Neurons, MicroRNAs
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