Effect of VEGF on miRNA profile in miR-1 overexpressing HUVECs for isomiR analysis study

The mature miRNA is then loaded onto an argonaute (Ago) protein to form an RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC) and target messenger RNAs. Most of the mechanisms of miRNA regulation target one of the steps in the biogenesis.

However, through analysis of miR-1 precursors, we demonstrate that VEGF stimulation induces degradation (decay) of mature miR-1-3p without affecting its precursors. This analysis also identified a specific miRNA 3’-adenylation pathway that targets the guide strand after RISC loading. In this study we detected miRNA sequences which are modified at their 3' end.