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. 2021 Sep 18;7:253. doi: 10.1038/s41420-021-00644-4

Fig. 4. miR-2337 enhances the activity of the TGF-β1 core promoter.

Fig. 4

A Schematic showing 2000-bp of the promoter region of porcine TGF-β1. Transcription start site (TSS) was considered to be +1. MRE1, miRNA response element 1 for miR-2337. MRE2, miRNA response element 2 for miR-2337. B, C Identification of the core promoter region. Four deleted constructs p227, p366, p675, and p1328 were generated (B), and transfected into GCs. Luciferase assays were measured (C). D Schematic annotation of the report vector of the TGF-β1 promoter containing the MRE motif. E, F The effect of miR-2337 on the promoter activity of the TGF-β1 gene. Report vectors of the TGF-β1 promoter containing MRE1 (E) or MRE2 (F) motif were co-treated with miR-2337 mimics, and luciferase activity was measured. G, H The effect of miR-2337 on TGF-β1 expression in GCs with the genotype AA/AA/AA. GCs were isolated from sows with the genotype AA/AA/AA and transfected with miR-2337 mimics, TGF-β1 mRNA (G) and protein (H) level was detected. Data are represented as means ± S.E.M. (n = 3). *p < 0.05.