A genetic interactome of the let-7 microRNA in C. elegans

Developmental Biology
Magdalene RauschHelge Grosshans

Abstract

The heterochronic pathway controls temporal patterning during Caenorhabditis elegans larval development. The highly conserved let-7 microRNA (miRNA) plays a key role in this pathway, directing the larval-to-adult (L/A) transition. Hence, knowledge of the genetic interactome of let-7 has the potential to provide insight into both control of temporal cell fates and mechanisms of regulation and function of miRNAs. Here, we report the results of a genome-wide, RNAi-based screen for suppressors of let-7 mutant vulval bursting. The 201 genetic interaction partners of let-7 thus identified include genes that promote target silencing activity of let-7, seam cell differentiation, or both. We illustrate the suitability of our approach by uncovering the mitotic cyclin-dependent kinase CDK-1 as a downstream effector of let-7 that affects both seam cell proliferation and differentiation, and by identifying a core set of candidate modulators of let-7 activity, which includes all subunits of the condensin II complex. We propose that the genes identified in our screen thus constitute a valuable resource for studies of the heterochronic pathway and miRNAs.

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