Parisa Naeli

Dr. Parisa Naeli


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Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 January 2020 in Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology
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PNParisa Naeli
Parisa Naeli
MPMohammad Hossein Pourhanifeh
Mohammad Hossein Pourhanifeh
MKMohammad Reza Karimzadeh
Mohammad Reza Karimzadeh
ZSZahra Shabaninejad
Zahra Shabaninejad
AMAhmad Movahedpour
Ahmad Movahedpour
Michael R. HamblinMichael R. Hamblin
Michael R. Hamblin

8 June 2022 in Preprints.org
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MMMahshid Malakootian
Mahshid Malakootian
PNParisa Naeli
Parisa Naeli
SMSeyed Javad Mowla
Seyed Javad Mowla
NSNabil G. Seidah
Nabil G. Seidah
The regulatory mechanism of PCSK7 gene is still unknown, although its encoded protein PC7 is the most ancient and highly conserved of all proprotein convertases and exhibits enzymatic and non-enzymatic functions in liver triglyceride regulation. Bioinformatics algorithms were used to predict regulatory microRNAs (miRNAs) of PCSK7 expression. This led to the identification of 4 miRNAs, namely miR-125a-5p, miR-143-3p, miR-409-3p, and miR-320a-3p, with potential binding sites on the 3’-untranslated region (3′-UTR) of human PCSK7 mRNA. The expression patterns of these miRNAs and PCSK7 mRNA were assessed in three different cell lines with quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), which revealed reciprocal expression patterns between the expression levels of the four selected miRNAs and PCSK7. Next, the interactions and effects of these miRNAs on PCSK7 expression levels were investigated via cell-based expression analysis, dual-luciferase assay, and Western blot analysis. The data revealed that PCSK7 mRNA levels decreased in cells transfected with vectors overexpressing miR-125a-5p, miR-143-3p, and miR-409-3p, but not miR-320a-3p. The dual-luciferase assay demonstrated that the above 3 miRNAs could directly interact with putative target sites in PCSK7 3′-UTR and regulate its expression, whereas miR-320-3p exhibited no interaction. Western blot analysis further revealed that overexpression of miR-125a-5p in Huh7 cells inhibits the expression and ability of PC7 to cleave human transferrin receptor 1. Our results support a regulatory role of these miRNAs in PCSK7 expression and function and opens the way to assess their roles in the regulation of PC7 activity in vivo in the development of hepatic steatosis.