Evidence for Positive Selection on a Number of MicroRNA Regulatory Interactions during Recent Human Evolution
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Evidence for Positive Selection on a Number of MicroRNA Regulatory Interactions during Recent Human Evolution. / Li, Jingjing; Liu, Yu; Xin, Xiaofeng; Kim, Taehyung Simon; Cabeza, Eduardo Aguiar; Ren, Jie; Nielsen, Rasmus; Wrana, Jeffrey L.; Zhang, Zhaolei.
In: P L o S Genetics (Online), Vol. 8, No. 3, 01.03.2012.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Evidence for Positive Selection on a Number of MicroRNA Regulatory Interactions during Recent Human Evolution
AU - Li, Jingjing
AU - Liu, Yu
AU - Xin, Xiaofeng
AU - Kim, Taehyung Simon
AU - Cabeza, Eduardo Aguiar
AU - Ren, Jie
AU - Nielsen, Rasmus
AU - Wrana, Jeffrey L.
AU - Zhang, Zhaolei
PY - 2012/3/1
Y1 - 2012/3/1
N2 - MicroRNA (miRNA)-mediated gene regulation is of critical functional importance in animals and is thought to be largely constrained during evolution. However, little is known regarding evolutionary changes of the miRNA network and their role in human evolution. Here we show that a number of miRNA binding sites display high levels of population differentiation in humans and thus are likely targets of local adaptation. In a subset we demonstrate that allelic differences modulate miRNA regulation in mammalian cells, including an interaction between miR-155 and TYRP1, an important melanosomal enzyme associated with human pigmentary differences. We identify alternate alleles of TYRP1 that induce or disrupt miR-155 regulation and demonstrate that these alleles are selected with different modes among human populations, causing a strong negative correlation between the frequency of miR-155 regulation of TYRP1 in human populations and their latitude of residence. We propose that local adaptation of microRNA regulation acts as a rheostat to optimize TYRP1 expression in response to differential UV radiation. Our findings illustrate the evolutionary plasticity of the microRNA regulatory network in recent human evolution.
AB - MicroRNA (miRNA)-mediated gene regulation is of critical functional importance in animals and is thought to be largely constrained during evolution. However, little is known regarding evolutionary changes of the miRNA network and their role in human evolution. Here we show that a number of miRNA binding sites display high levels of population differentiation in humans and thus are likely targets of local adaptation. In a subset we demonstrate that allelic differences modulate miRNA regulation in mammalian cells, including an interaction between miR-155 and TYRP1, an important melanosomal enzyme associated with human pigmentary differences. We identify alternate alleles of TYRP1 that induce or disrupt miR-155 regulation and demonstrate that these alleles are selected with different modes among human populations, causing a strong negative correlation between the frequency of miR-155 regulation of TYRP1 in human populations and their latitude of residence. We propose that local adaptation of microRNA regulation acts as a rheostat to optimize TYRP1 expression in response to differential UV radiation. Our findings illustrate the evolutionary plasticity of the microRNA regulatory network in recent human evolution.
U2 - 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002578
DO - 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002578
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 22457636
VL - 8
JO - P L o S Genetics
JF - P L o S Genetics
SN - 1553-7390
IS - 3
ER -
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