Maternally expressed gene 3 (MEG3) is suggested to function as a long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) and to play roles in various human cancers. However, the functional properties of MEG3 in ischemic stroke remain unknown. Here, we report that expression of MEG3 is upregulated following ischemia in adult mice. Moreover, cerebral ischemia recruits p53 into the MEG3 complex in ischemic tissues. MEG3 directly binds with the p53 DNA binding domain (DBD) consisting of amino acids 271-282 (p53-DBD), which stimulates p53-mediated transactivation and mediates ischemic neuronal death. Administration of the membrane-permeable peptide inhibitor Tat-p53-DBD uncouples p53 from MEG3 in vivo and protects against cerebral ischemic insults in vitro and in vivo. Our data demonstrate that MEG3 functions as a cell death promoter in ischemia and physically and functionally interacts with p53 to mediate ischemic damage. Intervention in the MEG3-p53 interaction presents a new target for the therapeutic treatment of ischemic insults.

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