UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
The role of microRNAs in the Erythropoietic Stress Response. In aim 1, we will Investigate whether candidate erythroid miRNAs are differentially expressed in erythroid progenitors of mouse models of erythropoietic stress. In aim 2, we wukk investigate whether these candidate miRNAs functionally target erythroid apoptotic regulators . In aim 3, we will use deep sequencing of small RNA libraries derived from erythroid progenitors, to obtain the miRNA expression profile during the stress response, and to discover novel miRNAs that are differentially expressed in erythropoietic stress