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Győryné Galgand Kinga
Effect of ionizing radiation on the behaviour of miRNA binding proteins

Aug 29 - kedd

15:30 – 17:00

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Effect of ionizing radiation on the behaviour of miRNA binding proteins

Kinga Győryné Galgand¹, Ilona Barbara Csordás¹, Rita Hargitai¹, Eszter Szarka¹, Katalin Lumniczky¹, Géza Sáfrány¹

¹ National Public Health Center, Department of Radiobiology and Radiohygiene, Unit of Radiation Medicine, 1097 Budapest, Hungary

RNA-binding proteins play an important role in the regulation of miRNAs and affect a number of intracellular processes (e.g. DNA repair). miRNA binding proteins may also affect the regulation of intercellular communication by shaping the content of EVs, which are key players in the transmission of information between cells and are also responsible for mediating the ionizing radiation-induced bystander effect [1-4].

We investigated the effects of ionizing radiation on miRNA-binding proteins. Our aims are to analize the behaviour of proteins that influence the composition of the miRNA content of EVs after exposure and to explore their role in mediating the bystander effect.

We studied the behaviour of miRNA binding proteins in mouse bone marrow cells, which are highly sensitive to ionizing radiation. The experiments were performed in a control (0 Gy) and two X-ray irradiated groups (0.1 Gy and 3 Gy) 24 hours after exposure. Changes in the expression level of miRNA binding proteins were examined by Real-Time PCR, and intracellular protein levels by Western blot. we compared the results to the post-irradiation data of miRNAs detected by them and also present in EVs.

The results show significant differences in the expression levels of 4 out of 17 proteins tested after 3 Gy irradiation. Based on a combined interpretation of the results and the miRNA measurement data, it can be concluded that the abundance of certain proteins and the EV abundance of their bound miRNAs show a similar trend upon exposure to radiation. According to this information, it can be concluded that certain miRNA binding proteins are able to modulate the miRNA composition of extracellular vesicles in response to radiation, and thus are likely to play an important role in the bystander effect.

References

1. Han, X., et al., Single-cell mechanistic studies of radiation-mediated bystander effects. Front Immunol, 2022. 13: p. 849341.

2. Kis, D., et al., The effect of ionising radiation on the phenotype of bone marrow-derived extracellular vesicles.Br J Radiol, 2020. 93(1115): p. 20200319.

3. Kis, D., et al., Extracellular Vesicles Derived from Bone Marrow in an Early Stage of Ionizing Radiation Damage Are Able to Induce Bystander Responses in the Bone Marrow. Cells, 2022. 11(1).

4. Fabbiano, F., et al., RNA packaging into extracellular vesicles: An orchestra of RNA-binding proteins? J Extracell Vesicles, 2020. 10(2): p. e12043.