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Forstner AJ, Hofmann A, Maaser A, Sumer S, Khudayberdiev S, Mühleisen TW, Leber M, Schulze TG, Strohmaier J, Degenhardt F, Treutlein J, Mattheisen M, Schumacher J, Breuer R, Meier S, Herms S, Hoffmann P, Lacour A, Witt SH, Reif A, Müller-Myhsok B, Lucae S, Maier W, Schwarz M, Vedder H, Kammerer-Ciernioch J, Pfennig A, Bauer M, Hautzinger M, Moebus S, Priebe L, Sivalingam S, Verhaert A, Schulz H, Czerski PM, Hauser J, Lissowska J, Szeszenia-Dabrowska N, Brennan P, McKay JD, Wright A, Mitchell PB, Fullerton JM, Schofield PR, Montgomery GW, Medland SE, Gordon SD, Martin NG, Krasnov V, Chuchalin A, Babadjanova G, Pantelejeva G, Abramova LI, Tiganov AS, Polonikov A, Khusnutdinova E, Alda M, Cruceanu C, Rouleau GA, Turecki G, Laprise C, Rivas F, Mayoral F, Kogevinas M, Grigoroiu-Serbanescu M, Propping P, Becker T, Rietschel M, Cichon S, Schratt G, Nöthen MM. Genome-wide analysis implicates microRNAs and their target genes in the development of bipolar disorder. Transl Psychiatry 2015; 5:e678. [PMID: 26556287 PMCID: PMC5068755 DOI: 10.1038/tp.2015.159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2015] [Accepted: 09/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a severe and highly heritable neuropsychiatric disorder with a lifetime prevalence of 1%. Molecular genetic studies have identified the first BD susceptibility genes. However, the disease pathways remain largely unknown. Accumulating evidence suggests that microRNAs, a class of small noncoding RNAs, contribute to basic mechanisms underlying brain development and plasticity, suggesting their possible involvement in the pathogenesis of several psychiatric disorders, including BD. In the present study, gene-based analyses were performed for all known autosomal microRNAs using the largest genome-wide association data set of BD to date (9747 patients and 14 278 controls). Associated and brain-expressed microRNAs were then investigated in target gene and pathway analyses. Functional analyses of miR-499 and miR-708 were performed in rat hippocampal neurons. Ninety-eight of the six hundred nine investigated microRNAs showed nominally significant P-values, suggesting that BD-associated microRNAs might be enriched within known microRNA loci. After correction for multiple testing, nine microRNAs showed a significant association with BD. The most promising were miR-499, miR-708 and miR-1908. Target gene and pathway analyses revealed 18 significant canonical pathways, including brain development and neuron projection. For miR-499, four Bonferroni-corrected significant target genes were identified, including the genome-wide risk gene for psychiatric disorder CACNB2. First results of functional analyses in rat hippocampal neurons neither revealed nor excluded a major contribution of miR-499 or miR-708 to dendritic spine morphogenesis. The present results suggest that research is warranted to elucidate the precise involvement of microRNAs and their downstream pathways in BD.
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- A J Forstner
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Department of Genomics, Life and Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Department of Genomics, Life and Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Department of Genomics, Life and Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Department of Genomics, Life and Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Biometry, Informatics and Epidemiology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Psychiatric Phenomics and Genomics, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Genetic Epidemiology in Psychiatry, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim/University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Department of Genomics, Life and Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Genetic Epidemiology in Psychiatry, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim/University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Institute for Genomics Mathematics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Department of Genomics, Life and Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Genetic Epidemiology in Psychiatry, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim/University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Genetic Epidemiology in Psychiatry, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim/University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center Register-Based Research, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Department of Genomics, Life and Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Department of Genomics, Life and Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany
- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Genetic Epidemiology in Psychiatry, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim/University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, Germany
- Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich, Germany
- University of Liverpool, Institute of Translational Medicine, Liverpool, UK
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- Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Psychiatric Center Nordbaden, Wiesloch, Germany
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- Psychiatric Center Nordbaden, Wiesloch, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Department of Genomics, Life and Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Department of Genomics, Life and Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Department of Genomics, Life and Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Cologne Center for Genomics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Laboratory of Psychiatric Genetics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Laboratory of Psychiatric Genetics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre and Institute of Oncology Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Genetic Epidemiology Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
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- Genetic Cancer Susceptibility Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
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- School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia
- Black Dog Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia
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- School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia
- Black Dog Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Moscow Research Institute of Psychiatry, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Institute of Pulmonology, Russian State Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Institute of Pulmonology, Russian State Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Mental Health Research Center, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Mental Health Research Center, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Mental Health Research Center, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Department of Biology, Medical Genetics and Ecology, Kursk State Medical University, Kursk, Russian Federation
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics, Ufa Scientific Center of Russian Academy of Sciences, Ufa, Russian Federation
- Department of Genetics and Fundamental Medicine, Bashkir State University, Ufa, Russian Federation
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- Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
- National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czech Republic
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- Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- McGill Group for Suicide Studies and Douglas Research Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- McGill Group for Suicide Studies and Douglas Research Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Département des sciences fondamentales, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC), Chicoutimi, QC, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Regional Universitario, Biomedical Institute of Malaga, Malaga, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Regional Universitario, Biomedical Institute of Malaga, Malaga, Spain
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- Center for Research in Environmental Epidemiology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Biometric Psychiatric Genetics Research Unit, Alexandru Obregia Clinical Psychiatric Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Biometry, Informatics and Epidemiology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Genetic Epidemiology in Psychiatry, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim/University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Department of Genomics, Life and Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany
- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Department of Genomics, Life and Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Zhang H, Artiles KL, Fire AZ. Functional relevance of "seed" and "non-seed" sequences in microRNA-mediated promotion of C. elegans developmental progression. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2015; 21:1980-1992. [PMID: 26385508 PMCID: PMC4604436 DOI: 10.1261/rna.053793.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2012] [Accepted: 08/05/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The founding heterochronic microRNAs, lin-4 and let-7, together with their validated targets and well-characterized phenotypes in C. elegans, offer an opportunity to test functionality of microRNAs in a developmental context. In this study, we defined sequence requirements at the microRNA level for these two microRNAs, evaluating lin-4 and let-7 mutant microRNAs for their ability to support temporal development under conditions where the wild-type lin-4 and let-7 gene products are absent. For lin-4, we found a strong requirement for seed sequences, with function drastically affected by several central mutations in the seed sequence, while rescue was retained by a set of mutations peripheral to the seed. let-7 rescuing activity was retained to a surprising degree by a variety of central seed mutations, while several non-seed mutant effects support potential noncanonical contributions to let-7 function. Taken together, this work illustrates both the functional partnership between seed and non-seed sequences in mediating C. elegans temporal development and a diversity among microRNA effectors in the contributions of seed and non-seed regions to activity.
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- Huibin Zhang
- Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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The Potential Regulatory Mechanisms of miR-196a in Huntington's Disease through Bioinformatic Analyses. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0137637. [PMID: 26376480 PMCID: PMC4574104 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0137637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2015] [Accepted: 08/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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High throughput screening is a powerful tool to identify the potential candidate molecules involved during disease progression. However, analysis of complicated data is one of the most challenging steps on the way to obtaining useful results from this approach. Previously, we showed that a specific miRNA, miR-196a, could ameliorate the pathological phenotypes of Huntington’s disease (HD) in different models, and performed high throughput screening by using the striatum of transgenic mice. In this study, we further tried to identify the potential regulatory mechanisms using different bioinformatic tools, including Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery (DAVID), Molecular Signatures Database (MSigDB), TargetScan and MetaCore. The results showed that miR-196a dominantly altered “ABC transporters”, “RIG-I-like receptor signaling pathway”, immune system”, “adaptive immune system”,“tissue remodeling and wound repair” and “cytoskeleton remodeling”. In addition, miR-196a also changed the expression of several well-defined pathways of HD, such as apoptosis and cell adhesion. Since these analyses showed the regulatory pathways are highly related to the modification of the cytoskeleton, we further confirmed that miR-196a could enhance the neurite outgrowth in neuroblastoma cells, suggesting miR-196a might provide beneficial functions through the alteration of cytoskeleton structures. Since impairment of the cytoskeleton has been reported in several neuronal diseases, this study will provide not only the potential working mechanisms of miR-196a but also insights for therapeutic strategies for use with different neuronal diseases.
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Kristjánsdóttir K, Fogarty EA, Grimson A. Systematic analysis of the Hmga2 3' UTR identifies many independent regulatory sequences and a novel interaction between distal sites. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2015; 21:1346-1360. [PMID: 25999317 PMCID: PMC4478353 DOI: 10.1261/rna.051177.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2015] [Accepted: 04/22/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The 3' untranslated regions (3' UTRs) of mRNAs regulate transcripts by serving as binding sites for regulatory factors, including microRNAs and RNA binding proteins. Binding of such trans-acting factors can control the rates of mRNA translation, decay, and other aspects of mRNA biology. To better understand the role of 3' UTRs in gene regulation, we performed a detailed analysis of a model mammalian 3' UTR, that of Hmga2, with the principal goals of identifying the complete set of regulatory elements within a single 3' UTR, and determining the extent to which elements interact with and affect one another. Hmga2 is an oncogene whose overexpression in cancers often stems from mutations that remove 3'-UTR regulatory sequences. We used reporter assays in cultured cells to generate maps of cis-regulatory information across the Hmga2 3' UTR at different resolutions, ranging from 50 to 400 nt. We found many previously unidentified regulatory sites, a large number of which were up-regulating. Importantly, the overall location and impact of regulatory sites was conserved between different species (mouse, human, and chicken). By systematically comparing the regulatory impact of 3'-UTR segments of different sizes we were able to determine that the majority of regulatory sequences function independently; only a very small number of segments showed evidence of any interactions. However, we discovered a novel interaction whereby terminal 3'-UTR sequences induced internal up-regulating elements to convert to repressive elements. By fully characterizing one 3' UTR, we hope to better understand the principles of 3'-UTR-mediated gene regulation.
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- Katla Kristjánsdóttir
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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Das RP, Konkimalla VB, Rath SN, Hansa J, Jagdeb M. Elucidation of the Molecular Interaction between miRNAs and the HOXA9 Gene, Involved in Acute Myeloid Leukemia, by the Assistance of Argonaute Protein through a Computational Approach. Genomics Inform 2015; 13:45-52. [PMID: 26175662 PMCID: PMC4500798 DOI: 10.5808/gi.2015.13.2.45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2015] [Revised: 03/29/2015] [Accepted: 03/31/2015] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Acute myeloid leukemia is a well characterized blood cancer in which the unnatural growth of immature white blood cell takes place, where several genes transcription is regulated by the micro RNAs (miRNAs). Argonaute (AGO) protein is a protein family that binds to the miRNAs and mRNA complex where a strong binding affinity is crucial for its RNA silencing function. By understanding pattern recognition between the miRNAs-mRNA complex and its binding affinity with AGO protein, one can decipher the regulation of a particular gene and develop suitable siRNA for the same in disease condition. In the current work, HOXA9 gene has been selected from literature, whose deregulation is well-established in acute myeloid leukemia. Four miRNAs (mir-145, mir-126, let-7a, and mir-196b) have been selected to target mRNA of HOXA9 (NCBI accession No. NM_152739.3). The binding interaction between mRNAs and mRNA of HOXA9 gene was studied computationally. From result, it was observed mir-145 has highest affinity for HOXA9 gene. Furthermore, the interaction between miRNAs-mRNA duplex of all chosen miRNAs are docked with AGO protein (PDB ID: 3F73, chain A) to study their interaction at molecular level through an in silico approach. The residual interaction and hydrogen bonding are inspected in Discovery Studio 3.5 suites. The current investigation throws light on understanding of AGO-assisted miRNA based gene silencing mechanism in HOXA9 gene associated in acute myeloid leukemia computationally.
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- Rohit Pritam Das
- BIF Centre, Department of Bioinformatics, Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneswar 751003, India
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- School of Biological Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar 751005, India
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- BIF Centre, Department of Bioinformatics, Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneswar 751003, India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, IMS and SUM Hospital, SOA University, Bhubaneswar 751003, India
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- BIF Centre, Department of Bioinformatics, Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneswar 751003, India
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Identification of AGO3-associated miRNAs and computational prediction of their targets in the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Genetics 2015; 200:105-21. [PMID: 25769981 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.115.174797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2015] [Accepted: 03/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii harbors many types of small RNAs (sRNAs) but little is known about their role(s) in the regulation of endogenous genes and cellular processes. To define functional microRNAs (miRNAs) in Chlamydomonas, we characterized sRNAs associated with an argonaute protein, AGO3, by affinity purification and deep sequencing. Using a stringent set of criteria for canonical miRNA annotation, we identified 39 precursor miRNAs, which produce 45 unique, AGO3-associated miRNA sequences including 13 previously reported miRNAs and 32 novel ones. Potential miRNA targets were identified based on the complementarity of miRNAs with candidate binding sites on transcripts and classified, depending on the extent of complementarity, as being likely to be regulated through cleavage or translational repression. The search for cleavage targets identified 74 transcripts. However, only 6 of them showed an increase in messenger RNA (mRNA) levels in a mutant strain almost devoid of sRNAs. The search for translational repression targets, which used complementarity criteria more stringent than those empirically required for a reduction in target protein levels, identified 488 transcripts. However, unlike observations in metazoans, most predicted translation repression targets did not show appreciable changes in transcript abundance in the absence of sRNAs. Additionally, of three candidate targets examined at the protein level, only one showed a moderate variation in polypeptide amount in the mutant strain. Our results emphasize the difficulty in identifying genuine miRNA targets in Chlamydomonas and suggest that miRNAs, under standard laboratory conditions, might have mainly a modulatory role in endogenous gene regulation in this alga.
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Kothandan R, Biswas S. Identifying microRNAs involved in cancer pathway using support vector machines. Comput Biol Chem 2015; 55:31-6. [PMID: 25677919 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2015.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2014] [Revised: 01/26/2015] [Accepted: 01/28/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Since Ambros' discovery of small non-protein coding RNAs in the early 1990s, the past two decades have seen an upsurge in the number of reports of predicted microRNAs (miR), which have been implicated in various functions. The correlation of miRs with cancer has spurred the usage of this class of non-coding RNAs in various cancer therapies, although most of them are at trial stages. However, the experimental identification of a miR to be associated with cancer is still an elaborate, time-consuming process. To aid this process of miR association, we undertook an in-silico study involving the identification of global signatures in experimentally validated microRNAs associated with cancer. Subsequently, a support vector machine based two-step binary classifier system has been trained and modeled from the features extracted from the above study. A total of 60 distinguishing features were selected and ranked to form the feature set for classification - 26 of these extracted from the miR sequence itself, and the remainder from the thermodynamics of folding and the hybridized miRNA-mRNA structure. The two step classifier model - miRSEQ and miRINT had reasonably good performance measures with fairly high values of Matthew's correlation coefficient (MCC) values ranging from 0.72 to 0.82 (availability: https://sites.google.com/site/sumitslab/tools).
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- Ram Kothandan
- VISTA Lab, Department of Biological Sciences, BITS, Pilani - K K Birla Goa Campus, Zuarinagar, Goa 403726, India
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- VISTA Lab, Department of Biological Sciences, BITS, Pilani - K K Birla Goa Campus, Zuarinagar, Goa 403726, India.
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Naqvi AR, Fordham JB, Nares S. miR-24, miR-30b, and miR-142-3p regulate phagocytosis in myeloid inflammatory cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2015; 194:1916-27. [PMID: 25601927 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1401893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Micro-RNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs that regulate various biological pathways. As their role in phagocytosis remains poorly understood, we investigated their impact on phagocytosis in myeloid inflammatory cells. Seven miRNAs (miR-24, -30b, -101, 142-3p, -652-3p, -652-5p, and -1275) that were differentially expressed during monocyte to macrophage (Mφ) and monocyte to dendritic cell (DC) differentiation were screened for their potential role in phagocytosis. Among these, overexpression of miR-24, miR-30b, and miR-142-3p in human monocyte-derived Mφ, DC, monocytes, and PBMCs significantly attenuate phagocytosis of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, as well as the secretion of inflammatory mediators, including TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-12p40. miRNA-mediated changes in cytokine profiles were observed at transcriptional and/or posttranscriptional levels and importantly exhibit miRNA-specific impact. To examine the underlying mechanism, we monitored the expression of phagocytosis pathway-associated genes and identified several genes that were altered in Mφ and DC transfected with miR-24, miR-30b, and miR-142-3p mimics. Some of these genes with altered expression also harbor putative miRNA binding sites. We show that miR-142-3p directly regulates protein kinase Cα (PKCα), a key gene involved in phagocytosis. Interestingly, miR-142-3p and PKCα exhibit antagonistic expression during Mφ and DC differentiation. Short interfering RNA-mediated knockdown of PKCα in Mφ leads to reduced bacterial uptake, further highlighting the role of the gene in phagocytosis. Overall, these results demonstrate that miR-24, miR-30b, and miR-142-3p regulate phagocytosis and associated cytokine production in myeloid inflammatory cells through modulation of various genes involved in the pathway.
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- Afsar Raza Naqvi
- Department of Periodontics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612
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- Department of Periodontics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612
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- Department of Periodontics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612
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Jiang P, Coller H. Functional interactions between microRNAs and RNA binding proteins. Microrna 2014; 1:70-9. [PMID: 25048093 DOI: 10.2174/2211536611201010070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2011] [Revised: 10/11/2011] [Accepted: 11/05/2011] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Ensuring the appropriate spatial-temporal control of protein abundance requires careful control of transcript levels. This process is regulated at many steps, including the rate at which transcripts decay. microRNAs (miRNAs) and RNA Binding Proteins (RBPs) represent two important regulators of transcript degradation. We review here recent literature that suggests these two regulators of transcript decay may functionally interact. Some studies have reported an excess of miRNA binding sites surrounding the positions at which RBPs bind. Experimental reports focusing on a particular transcript have identified instances in which RBPs and miRNAs compete for the same target sites, and instances in which the binding of a RBP makes a miRNA recognition site more accessible to the RISC complex. Further, miRNAs and RBPs use similar enzymes for degradation of target transcripts and the degradation of the target transcripts occurs in similar subcellular compartments. In addition to miRNA-RBP interactions involving transcript decay, RBPs have also been reported to facilitate the processing of pri-miRNAs to their final form. We summarize here several possible mechanisms through which miRNA-RBP interactions may occur.
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Lewis Thomas Laboratory, Room 140, Princeton University Princeton, NJ 08544
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Fan X, Kurgan L. Comprehensive overview and assessment of computational prediction of microRNA targets in animals. Brief Bioinform 2014; 16:780-94. [DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbu044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Li MM, Li XM, Zheng XP, Yu JT, Tan L. MicroRNAs dysregulation in epilepsy. Brain Res 2014; 1584:94-104. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2013.09.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2013] [Revised: 09/26/2013] [Accepted: 09/28/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Wang C, Feng T, Wan Q, Kong Y, Yuan L. miR-124 controls Drosophila behavior and is required for neural development. Int J Dev Neurosci 2014; 38:105-12. [PMID: 25169673 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2014.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2014] [Revised: 08/01/2014] [Accepted: 08/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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MicroRNA-124 (miR-124) is an evolutionarily conserved, small, noncoding RNA molecule that participates in the central nervous system (CNS) developmental control of gene expression. In the current study, we found that Drosophila embryos lacking the mir-124 gene did not exhibit detectable defects in axon growth or CNS development. On the other hand, adult mutants showed severe problems in locomotion, flight, and female fertility. Furthermore, the deficits that we observed in the adult stage could be marginally rescued with elav-GAL4 driven expression of miR-124, making elav-GAL4 an excellently simulated driver to induce entopic over-expression of miR-124. Further developmental assessment in the third instar larval neuromuscular junction (NMJ) and dendritic arborization (DA) neurons was performed with miR-124 knock outs, flies over-expressing miR-124, and rescue models. Typically, the absence and over-abundance of a molecular signal exerts opposite effects on development or phenotype. However, we determined that both miR-124 knock-outs and over-expressing flies displayed reduced NMJ 6/7 bouton number and branch length. Similarly, reduced ddaE branching numbers were observed between the two mutant lines. As to ddaF, we found that branching number was not influenced by mir-124 knock out, but was statistically reduced by miR-124 over-expression. While we were not able to determine any causal relationship between behavioral defects and dysplasia of NMJs or DA neurons, there were some accompanying relationships among behavioral phenotypes, NMJ abnormalities, and ddaE/ddaF dendritic branching which were all controlled by miR-124.
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- Chao Wang
- State Education Ministry's Key Laboratory of Developmental Genes and Human Diseases, Institute of Life Sciences, Southeast University, # 2 Sipailou Road, Nanjing 210096, China
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- State Education Ministry's Key Laboratory of Developmental Genes and Human Diseases, Institute of Life Sciences, Southeast University, # 2 Sipailou Road, Nanjing 210096, China
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- State Education Ministry's Key Laboratory of Developmental Genes and Human Diseases, Institute of Life Sciences, Southeast University, # 2 Sipailou Road, Nanjing 210096, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical School of Southeast University, # 87 Dingjiaqiao Road, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Education Ministry's Key Laboratory of Developmental Genes and Human Diseases, Institute of Life Sciences, Southeast University, # 2 Sipailou Road, Nanjing 210096, China; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical School of Southeast University, # 87 Dingjiaqiao Road, Nanjing 210009, China.
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Binding sites of miR-1273 family on the mRNA of target genes. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:620530. [PMID: 25243165 PMCID: PMC4160624 DOI: 10.1155/2014/620530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2014] [Revised: 07/11/2014] [Accepted: 07/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This study examined binding sites of 2,578 miRNAs in the mRNAs of 12,175 human genes using the MirTarget program. It found that the miRNAs of miR-1273 family have between 33 and 1,074 mRNA target genes, with a free hybridization energy of 90% or more of its maximum value. The miR-1273 family consists of miR-1273a, miR-1273c, miR-1273d, miR-1273e, miR-1273f, miR-1273g-3p, miR-1273g-5p, miR-1273h-3p, and miR-1273h-5p. Unique miRNAs (miR-1273e, miR-1273f, and miR-1273g-3p) have more than 400 target genes. We established 99 mRNA nucleotide sequences that contain arranged binding sites for the miR-1273 family. High conservation of each miRNA binding site in the mRNA of the target genes was found. The arranged binding sites of the miR-1273 family are located in the 5′UTR, CDS, or 3′UTR of many mRNAs. Five repeating sites containing some of the miR-1273 family's binding sites were found in the 3′UTR of several target genes. The oligonucleotide sequences of miR-1273 binding sites located in CDSs code for homologous amino acid sequences in the proteins of target genes. The biological role of unique miRNAs was also discussed.
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Hobert O. Development of left/right asymmetry in the Caenorhabditis elegans nervous system: From zygote to postmitotic neuron. Genesis 2014; 52:528-43. [DOI: 10.1002/dvg.22747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2013] [Revised: 01/23/2014] [Accepted: 01/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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- Oliver Hobert
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Columbia University Medical Center; New York New York
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Agrawal N, Sachdev B, Rodrigues J, Sree KS, Bhatnagar RK. Development associated profiling of chitinase and microRNA of Helicoverpa armigera identified chitinase repressive microRNA. Sci Rep 2014; 3:2292. [PMID: 23887392 PMCID: PMC3724176 DOI: 10.1038/srep02292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2013] [Accepted: 07/10/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Expression of chitinase is developmentally regulated in insects in consonance with their molting process. During the larval-larval metamorphosis in Helicoverpa armigera, chitinase gene expression varies from high to negligible. In the five-day metamorphic course of fifth-instar larvae, chitinase transcript is least abundant on third day and maximal on fifth day. MicroRNA library prepared from these highest and lowest chitinase-expressing larval stages resulted in isolation of several miRNAs. In silico analysis of sequenced miRNAs revealed three miRNAs having sequence similarity to 3'UTR of chitinase. Gene-targeted specific action of these miRNAs, was investigated by luciferase reporter having 3'UTR of chitinase. Only one of three miRNAs, miR-24, inhibited luciferase expression. Further, a day-wise in vivo quantification of miR-24 in fifth-instar larvae revealed a negative correlation with corresponding chitinase transcript abundance. The force-feeding of synthetic miR-24 induced significant morphological aberrations accompanied with arrest of molting. These miR-24 force-fed larvae revealed significantly reduced chitinase transcript abundance.
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- Neema Agrawal
- International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, P.O. Box 10504, New Delhi-110067, India
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Braun J, Misiak D, Busch B, Krohn K, Hüttelmaier S. Rapid identification of regulatory microRNAs by miTRAP (miRNA trapping by RNA in vitro affinity purification). Nucleic Acids Res 2014; 42:e66. [PMID: 24510096 PMCID: PMC4005655 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gku127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) control gene expression at the post-transcriptional level. However, the identification of miRNAs regulating the fate of a specific messenger RNA remains limited due to the imperfect complementarity of miRNAs and targeted transcripts. Here, we describe miTRAP (miRNA trapping by RNA in vitro affinity purification), an advanced protocol of previously reported MS2-tethering approaches. MiTRAP allows the rapid identification of miRNAs targeting an in vitro transcribed RNA in cell lysates. Selective co-purification of regulatory miRNAs was confirmed for the MYC- as well as ZEB2-3′UTR, two well-established miRNA targets in vivo. Combined with miRNA-sequencing, miTRAP identified in addition to miRNAs reported to control MYC expression, 18 novel candidates including not in silico predictable miRNAs. The evaluation of 10 novel candidate miRNAs confirmed 3′UTR-dependent regulation of MYC expression as well as putative non-canonical targeting sites for the not in silico predictable candidates. In conclusion, miTRAP provides a rapid, cost-effective and easy-to-handle protocol allowing the identification of regulatory miRNAs for RNAs of choice in a cellular context of interest. Most notably, miTRAP not only identifies in silico predictable but also unpredictable miRNAs regulating the expression of a specific target RNA.
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- Juliane Braun
- Division of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Heinrich-Damerow-Strasse 1, 06120 Halle, Germany and Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research, University Leipzig, Liebigstrasse 21, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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Integrated analysis of differential miRNA and mRNA expression profiles in human radioresistant and radiosensitive nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells. PLoS One 2014; 9:e87767. [PMID: 24498188 PMCID: PMC3909230 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2013] [Accepted: 12/31/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background The purpose of this study was to identify miRNAs and genes involved in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) radioresistance, and explore the underlying mechanisms in the development of radioresistance. Methods We used microarrays to compare the differences of both miRNA and mRNA expression profiles in the radioresistant NPC CNE2-IR and radiosensitive NPC CNE2 cells, applied qRT-PCR to confirm the reliability of microarray data, adopted databases prediction and anticorrelated analysis of miRNA and mRNA expression to identify the miRNA target genes, and employed bioinformatics tools to examine the functions and pathways in which miRNA target genes are involved, and construct a miRNA-target gene regulatory network. We further investigated the roles of miRNA-23a and its target gene IL-8 in the NPC radioresistance. Results The main findings were fourfold: (1) fifteen differential miRNAs and 372 differential mRNAs were identified, and the reliability of microarray data was validated for randomly selected eight miRNAs and nine genes; (2) 174 miRNA target were identified, and most of their functions and regulating pathways were related to tumor therapeutic resistance; (3) a posttranscriptional regulatory network including 375 miRNA-target gene pairs was constructed, in which the ten genes were coregulated by the six miRNAs; (4) IL-8 was a direct target of miRNA-23a, the expression levels of IL-8 were elevated in the radioresistant NPC tissues and showed inverse correlation with miRNA-23a expression, and genetic upregulation of miRNA-23a and antibody neutralization of secretory IL-8 could reduce NPC cells radioresistance. Conclusions We identified fifteen differential miRNAs and 372 differential mRNAs in the radioresistant NPC cells, constructed a posttranscriptional regulatory network including 375 miRNA-target gene pairs, discovered the ten target genes coregulated by the six miRNAs, and validated that downregulated miRNA-23a was involved in NPC radioresistance through directly targeting IL-8. Our data form a basis for further investigating the mechanisms of NPC radioresistance.
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Desbonnet L, O’Tuathaigh CMP, Waddington JL. Modeling schizophrenia: uncovering novel therapeutic targets. Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol 2014; 5:667-76. [DOI: 10.1586/ecp.12.57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Kumar SP, Pandya HA, Jasrai YT. A computational model for non-conserved mature miRNAs from the rice genome. SAR AND QSAR IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2014; 25:205-20. [PMID: 24601753 DOI: 10.1080/1062936x.2013.875941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Several computational approaches employ the high complementarity of plant miRNAs to target mRNAs as a filter to recognize miRNA. Numerous non-conserved miRNAs are known with more recent evolutionary origin as a result of target gene duplication events. We present here a computational model with knowledge inputs from reported non-conserved mature miRNAs of Oryza sativa (rice). Sequence- and structure-based approaches were used to retrieve miRNA features based on rice Argonaute protein and develop a multiple linear regression (MLR) model (r(2) = 0.996, q(2)cv = 0.989) which scored mature miRNAs as predicted by the MaturePred program. The model was validated by scoring test set (q(2) = 0.990) and computationally predicted mature miRNAs as external test set (q(2)test = 0.895). This strategy successfully enhanced the confidence of retrieving most probable non-conserved miRNAs from the rice genome. We anticipate that this computational model would recognize unknown non-conserved miRNA candidates and nurture the current mechanistic understanding of miRNA sorting to unveil the role of non-conserved miRNAs in gene silencing.
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- S P Kumar
- a Department of Bioinformatics, Applied Botany Centre (ABC) , Gujarat University , Ahmedabad , India
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Forstner AJ, Degenhardt F, Schratt G, Nöthen MM. MicroRNAs as the cause of schizophrenia in 22q11.2 deletion carriers, and possible implications for idiopathic disease: a mini-review. Front Mol Neurosci 2013; 6:47. [PMID: 24367288 PMCID: PMC3851736 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2013.00047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2013] [Accepted: 11/17/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The 22q11.2 deletion is the strongest known genetic risk factor for schizophrenia. Research has implicated microRNA-mediated dysregulation in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS) schizophrenia-risk. Primary candidate genes are DGCR8 (DiGeorge syndrome critical region gene 8), which encodes a component of the microprocessor complex essential for microRNA biogenesis, and MIR185, which encodes microRNA 185. Mouse models of 22q11.2DS have demonstrated alterations in brain microRNA biogenesis, and that DGCR8 haploinsufficiency may contribute to these alterations, e.g., via down-regulation of a specific microRNA subset. miR-185 was the top-scoring down-regulated microRNA in both the prefrontal cortex and the hippocampus, brain areas which are the key foci of schizophrenia research. This reduction in miR-185 expression contributed to dendritic and spine development deficits in hippocampal neurons. In addition, miR-185 has two validated targets (RhoA, Cdc42), both of which have been associated with altered expression levels in schizophrenia. These combined data support the involvement of miR-185 and its down-stream pathways in schizophrenia. This review summarizes evidence implicating microRNA-mediated dysregulation in schizophrenia in both 22q11.2DS-related and idiopathic cases.
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- Andreas J Forstner
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn Bonn, Germany ; Department of Genomics, Life and Brain Center Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn Bonn, Germany ; Department of Genomics, Life and Brain Center Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Philipps-University Marburg Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn Bonn, Germany ; Department of Genomics, Life and Brain Center Bonn, Germany
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Manikandan M, Munirajan AK. Single nucleotide polymorphisms in microRNA binding sites of oncogenes: implications in cancer and pharmacogenomics. OMICS-A JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY 2013; 18:142-54. [PMID: 24286505 DOI: 10.1089/omi.2013.0098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Cancer, a complex genetic disease involving uncontrolled cell proliferation, is caused by inactivation of tumor suppressor genes and activation of oncogenes. A vast majority of these cancer causing genes are known targets of microRNAs (miRNAs) that bind to complementary sequences in 3' untranslated regions (UTR) of messenger RNAs and repress them from translation. Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) occurring naturally in such miRNA binding regions can alter the miRNA:mRNA interaction and can significantly affect gene expression. We hypothesized that 3'UTR SNPs in miRNA binding sites of proto-oncogenes could abrogate their post-transcriptional regulation, resulting in overexpression of oncogenic proteins, tumor initiation, progression, and modulation of drug response in cancer patients. Therefore, we developed a systematic computational pipeline that integrates data from well-established databases, followed stringent selection criteria and identified a panel of 30 high-confidence SNPs that may impair miRNA target sites in the 3' UTR of 54 mRNA transcripts of 24 proto-oncogenes. Further, 8 SNPs amidst them had the potential to determine therapeutic outcome in cancer patients. Functional annotation suggested that altogether these SNPs occur in proto-oncogenes enriched for kinase activities. We provide detailed in silico evidence for the functional effect of these candidate SNPs in various types of cancer.
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- Mayakannan Manikandan
- Department of Genetics, Dr. ALM PG Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Madras , Taramani Campus, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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AKT kinase pathway: a leading target in cancer research. ScientificWorldJournal 2013; 2013:756134. [PMID: 24327805 PMCID: PMC3845396 DOI: 10.1155/2013/756134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2013] [Accepted: 10/02/2013] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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AKT1, a serine/threonine-protein kinase also known as AKT kinase, is involved in the regulation of various signalling downstream pathways including metabolism, cell proliferation, survival, growth, and angiogenesis. The AKT kinases pathway stands among the most important components of cell proliferation mechanism. Several approaches have been implemented to design an efficient drug molecule to target AKT kinases, although the promising results have not been confirmed. In this paper we have documented the detailed molecular insight of AKT kinase protein and proposed a probable doxorubicin based approach in inhibiting miR-21 based cancer cell proliferation. Moreover, the inhibition of miR-21 activation by raising the FOXO3A concentration seems promising in reducing miR-21 mediated cancer activation in cell. Furthermore, the use of next generation sequencing and computational drug design approaches will greatly assist in designing a potent drug molecule against the associated cancer cases.
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An J, Zhu X, Wang H, Jin X. A dynamic interplay between alternative polyadenylation and microRNA regulation: implications for cancer (Review). Int J Oncol 2013; 43:995-1001. [PMID: 23913120 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2013.2047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2013] [Accepted: 07/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Alternative polyadenylation and microRNA regulation are both mechanisms of post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression. Alternative polyadenylation often results in mRNA isoforms with the same coding sequence but different lengths of 3' UTRs, while microRNAs regulate gene expression by binding to specific mRNA 3' UTRs. In this sense, different isoforms of an mRNA may be differentially regulated by microRNAs, sometimes resulting in cellular proliferation and this mechanism is being speculated on as a potential cause for cancer development.
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- Jindan An
- Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Treatment of Heilongjiang Province, Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, P.R. China
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Large-scale screens of miRNA-mRNA interactions unveiled that the 3'UTR of a gene is targeted by multiple miRNAs. PLoS One 2013; 8:e68204. [PMID: 23874542 PMCID: PMC3706477 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2013] [Accepted: 05/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Animal microRNA (miRNA) target prediction is still a challenge, although many prediction programs have been exploited. MiRNAs exert their function through partially binding the messenger RNAs (mRNAs; likely at 3′ untranslated regions [3′UTRs]), which makes it possible to detect the miRNA-mRNA interactions in vitro by co-transfection of miRNA and a luciferase reporter gene containing the target mRNA fragment into mammalian cells under a dual-luciferase assay system. Here, we constructed a human miRNA expression library and used a dual-luciferase assay system to perform large-scale screens of interactions between miRNAs and the 3′UTRs of seven genes, which included more than 3,000 interactions with triplicate experiments for each interaction. The screening results showed that the 3′UTR of one gene can be targeted by multiple miRNAs. Among the prediction algorithms, a Bayesian phylogenetic miRNA target identification algorithm and a support vector machine (SVM) presented a relatively better performance (27% for EIMMo and 24.7% for miRDB) against the average precision (17.3%) of the nine prediction programs used here. Additionally, we noticed that a relatively high conservation level was shown at the miRNA 3′ end targeted regions, as well as the 5′ end (seed region) binding sites.
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Wu CT, Chiou CY, Chiu HC, Yang UC. Fine-tuning of microRNA-mediated repression of mRNA by splicing-regulated and highly repressive microRNA recognition element. BMC Genomics 2013; 14:438. [PMID: 23819653 PMCID: PMC3708814 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-14-438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2012] [Accepted: 06/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND MicroRNAs are very small non-coding RNAs that interact with microRNA recognition elements (MREs) on their target messenger RNAs. Varying the concentration of a given microRNA may influence the expression of many target proteins. Yet, the expression of a specific target protein can be fine-tuned by alternative cleavage and polyadenylation to the corresponding mRNA. RESULTS This study showed that alternative splicing of mRNA is a fine-tuning mechanism in the cellular regulatory network. The splicing-regulated MREs are often highly repressive MREs. This phenomenon was observed not only in the hsa-miR-148a-regulated DNMT3B gene, but also in many target genes regulated by hsa-miR-124, hsa-miR-1, and hsa-miR-181a. When a gene contains multiple MREs in transcripts, such as the VEGF gene, the splicing-regulated MREs are again the highly repressive MREs. Approximately one-third of the analysable human MREs in MiRTarBase and TarBase can potentially perform the splicing-regulated fine-tuning. Interestingly, the high (+30%) repression ratios observed in most of these splicing-regulated MREs indicate associations with functions. For example, the MRE-free transcripts of many oncogenes, such as N-RAS and others may escape microRNA-mediated suppression in cancer tissues. CONCLUSIONS This fine-tuning mechanism revealed associations with highly repressive MRE. Since high-repression MREs are involved in many important biological phenomena, the described association implies that splicing-regulated MREs are functional. A possible application of this observed association is in distinguishing functionally relevant MREs from predicted MREs.
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- Cheng-Tao Wu
- Institute of Biomedical Informatics, National Yang-Ming University, No.155, Sec.2, Linong Street, Taipei 11221, Taiwan, ROC
- Biomedical Technology and Device Research Labs (BDL), Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), No.195, Sec. 4, Chung Hsing Rd., Chutung, Hsinchu 31040, Taiwan, ROC
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- Center for Systems and Synthetic Biology, National Yang-Ming University, No.155, Sec.2, Linong Street, Taipei 11221, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Biomedical Informatics, National Yang-Ming University, No.155, Sec.2, Linong Street, Taipei 11221, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Biomedical Informatics, National Yang-Ming University, No.155, Sec.2, Linong Street, Taipei 11221, Taiwan, ROC
- Center for Systems and Synthetic Biology, National Yang-Ming University, No.155, Sec.2, Linong Street, Taipei 11221, Taiwan, ROC
- Bioinformatics Consortium of Taiwan core facility, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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Gays D, Santoro MM. The admiR-able advances in cardiovascular biology through the zebrafish model system. Cell Mol Life Sci 2013; 70:2489-503. [PMID: 23069988 PMCID: PMC11113687 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-012-1181-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2012] [Revised: 09/12/2012] [Accepted: 09/24/2012] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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MicroRNAs are small non-coding RNAs endogenously expressed by all tissues during development and adulthood. They regulate gene expression by controlling the stability of targeted messenger RNA. In cardiovascular tissues microRNAs play a role by modulating essential genes involved in heart and blood vessel development and homeostasis. The zebrafish (Danio rerio) system is a recognized vertebrate model system useful to study cardiovascular biology; recently, it has been used to investigate microRNA functions during natural and pathological states. In this review, we will illustrate the advantages of the zebrafish model in the study of microRNAs in heart and vascular cells, providing an update on recent discoveries using the zebrafish to identify new microRNAs and their targeted genes in cardiovascular tissues. Lastly, we will provide evidence that the zebrafish is an optimal model system to undercover new microRNA functions in vertebrates and to improve microRNA-based therapeutic approaches.
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- Dafne Gays
- Department of Biology, Biochemistry and Genetics, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Turin, Via Nizza 52, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Biochemistry and Genetics, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Turin, Via Nizza 52, 10126 Turin, Italy
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Jiang P, Singh M, Coller HA. Computational assessment of the cooperativity between RNA binding proteins and MicroRNAs in Transcript Decay. PLoS Comput Biol 2013; 9:e1003075. [PMID: 23737738 PMCID: PMC3667768 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2012] [Accepted: 04/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Transcript degradation is a widespread and important mechanism for regulating protein abundance. Two major regulators of transcript degradation are RNA Binding Proteins (RBPs) and microRNAs (miRNAs). We computationally explored whether RBPs and miRNAs cooperate to promote transcript decay. We defined five RBP motifs based on the evolutionary conservation of their recognition sites in 3′UTRs as the binding motifs for Pumilio (PUM), U1A, Fox-1, Nova, and UAUUUAU. Recognition sites for some of these RBPs tended to localize at the end of long 3′UTRs. A specific group of miRNA recognition sites were enriched within 50 nts from the RBP recognition sites for PUM and UAUUUAU. The presence of both a PUM recognition site and a recognition site for preferentially co-occurring miRNAs was associated with faster decay of the associated transcripts. For PUM and its co-occurring miRNAs, binding of the RBP to its recognition sites was predicted to release nearby miRNA recognition sites from RNA secondary structures. The mammalian miRNAs that preferentially co-occur with PUM binding sites have recognition seeds that are reverse complements to the PUM recognition motif. Their binding sites have the potential to form hairpin secondary structures with proximal PUM binding sites that would normally limit RISC accessibility, but would be more accessible to miRNAs in response to the binding of PUM. In sum, our computational analyses suggest that a specific set of RBPs and miRNAs work together to affect transcript decay, with the rescue of miRNA recognition sites via RBP binding as one possible mechanism of cooperativity. Transcript degradation represents an important mechanism of regulation used in diverse biological processes, including during development to eliminate maternally inherited transcripts, in adult tissues to define cell lineages, and as part of signaling pathways to down-regulate unneeded transcripts. RNA binding proteins (RBPs) and microRNAs are two major classes of molecules utilized to degrade transcripts. Using computational methods, we analyzed the genomewide cooperativity between microRNA and RBP recognition sites. We observed cooperativity between Pumilio (PUM) and specific microRNAs that impacts transcript decay. Our analysis suggests that approximately seven mammalian microRNAs preferentially co-localize with PUM binding sites, and these microRNAs have recognition motifs that are reverse complements to the PUM recognition motif. Their binding sites are more likely to form RNA hairpin structures with proximal PUM recognition sites that would limit microRNA efficiency, but would be more accessible to microRNAs in response to the binding of PUM. These results indicate that rescuing microRNA recognition sites from hairpin structures may be an important role for PUM.
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- Peng Jiang
- Department of Computer Science, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America
- Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Department of Computer Science, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America
- Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America
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Lee KH, Kim SH, Lee HR, Kim W, Kim DY, Shin JC, Yoo SH, Kim KT. MicroRNA-185 oscillation controls circadian amplitude of mouse Cryptochrome 1 via translational regulation. Mol Biol Cell 2013; 24:2248-55. [PMID: 23699394 PMCID: PMC3708730 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e12-12-0849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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The role of the 3′-untranslated region of the mouse Cryptochrome 1 (mCry1) gene is studied at the posttranscriptional level. The results suggest that miR-185 plays a role in the fine-tuned regulation of mCRY1 protein expression by controlling the rhythmicity of mCry1 mRNA translation. Mammalian circadian rhythm is observed not only at the suprachiasmatic nucleus, a master pacemaker, but also throughout the peripheral tissues. Investigation of the regulation of clock gene expression has mainly focused on transcriptional and posttranslational modifications, and little is known about the posttranscriptional regulation of these genes. In the present study, we investigate the role of microRNAs (miRNAs) in the posttranscriptional regulation of the 3′-untranslated region (UTR) of the mouse Cryptochrome 1 (mCry1) gene. Knockdown of Drosha, Dicer, or Argonaute2 increased mCry1-3′UTR reporter activity. The presence of the miRNA recognition element of mCry1 that is important for miR-185 binding decreased mCRY1 protein, but not mRNA, level. Cytoplasmic miR-185 levels were nearly antiphase to mCRY1 protein levels. Furthermore, miR-185 knockdown elevated the amplitude of mCRY1 protein oscillation. Our results suggest that miR-185 plays a role in the fine-tuned regulation of mCRY1 protein expression by controlling the rhythmicity of mCry1 mRNA translation.
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- Kyung-Ha Lee
- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 790-784, Republic of Korea
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Regulation of CCN1 via the 3'-untranslated region. J Cell Commun Signal 2013; 7:207-17. [PMID: 23677691 DOI: 10.1007/s12079-013-0202-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2013] [Accepted: 04/24/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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The 3'-untranslated region (UTR) is known to be a critical regulator of post-transcriptional events that determine the gene expression at the RNA level. The gene CCN1 is one of the classical members of the matricellular CCN family and is involved in a number of biological processes during mammalian development. In the present study, the 600-bp 3'-UTR of CCN1 was functionally characterized. Reporter gene analysis revealed that the entire 3'-UTR profoundly repressed gene expression in cis in different types of the cells, to which both the proximal and distal-halves of the 3'-UTR segments contributed almost equally. Deletion analysis of the 3'-UTR indicated a distinct functional element in the proximal half, whereas a putative target for microRNA-181s was predicted in silico in the distal half. Of note, the repressive RNA element in the proximal half was shown to be capable of forming a stable secondary structure. However, unexpectedly, a reporter construct with a tandem repeat of the predicted miR-181 targets failed to respond to miR-181a. In addition, the other major structured element predicted in the distal half was similarly characterized. To our surprise, the second element rather enhanced the reporter gene expression in cis. These results indicate the involvement of multiple regulatory elements in the CCN1 3'-UTR and suggest the complexity of the miRNA action as well as the 3'-UTR-mediated gene regulation.
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An unsolved mystery: the target-recognizing RNA species of microRNA genes. Biochimie 2013; 95:1663-76. [PMID: 23685275 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2013.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2013] [Accepted: 05/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are an abundant class of endogenous ∼21-nucleotide (nt) RNAs. These small RNAs are produced from long primary miRNA transcripts - pri-miRNAs - through sequential endonucleolytic maturation steps that yield precursor miRNA (pre-miRNA) intermediates and then the mature miRNAs. The mature miRNAs are loaded into the RNA-induced silencing complexes (RISC), and guide RISC to target mRNAs for cleavage and/or translational repression. This paradigm, which represents one of major discoveries of modern molecular biology, is built on the assumption that mature miRNAs are the only species produced from miRNA genes that recognize targets. This assumption has guided the miRNA field for more than a decade and has led to our current understanding of the mechanisms of target recognition and repression by miRNAs. Although progress has been made, fundamental questions remain unanswered with regard to the principles of target recognition and mechanisms of repression. Here I raise questions about the assumption that mature miRNAs are the only target-recognizing species produced from miRNA genes and discuss the consequences of working under an incomplete or incorrect assumption. Moreover, I present evolution-based and experimental evidence that support the roles of pri-/pre-miRNAs in target recognition and repression. Finally, I propose a conceptual framework that integrates the functions of pri-/pre-miRNAs and mature miRNAs in target recognition and repression. The integrated framework opens experimental enquiry and permits interpretation of fundamental problems that have so far been precluded.
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Gan HH, Gunsalus KC. Tertiary structure-based analysis of microRNA-target interactions. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2013; 19:539-51. [PMID: 23417009 PMCID: PMC3677264 DOI: 10.1261/rna.035691.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Current computational analysis of microRNA interactions is based largely on primary and secondary structure analysis. Computationally efficient tertiary structure-based methods are needed to enable more realistic modeling of the molecular interactions underlying miRNA-mediated translational repression. We incorporate algorithms for predicting duplex RNA structures, ionic strength effects, duplex entropy and free energy, and docking of duplex-Argonaute protein complexes into a pipeline to model and predict miRNA-target duplex binding energies. To ensure modeling accuracy and computational efficiency, we use an all-atom description of RNA and a continuum description of ionic interactions using the Poisson-Boltzmann equation. Our method predicts the conformations of two constructs of Caenorhabditis elegans let-7 miRNA-target duplexes to an accuracy of ∼3.8 Å root mean square distance of their NMR structures. We also show that the computed duplex formation enthalpies, entropies, and free energies for eight miRNA-target duplexes agree with titration calorimetry data. Analysis of duplex-Argonaute docking shows that structural distortions arising from single-base-pair mismatches in the seed region influence the activity of the complex by destabilizing both duplex hybridization and its association with Argonaute. Collectively, these results demonstrate that tertiary structure-based modeling of miRNA interactions can reveal structural mechanisms not accessible with current secondary structure-based methods.
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- Hin Hark Gan
- Center for Genomics and Systems Biology, Department of Biology, New York University, New York, New York 10003, USA
- Corresponding authorsE-mail E-mail
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- Center for Genomics and Systems Biology, Department of Biology, New York University, New York, New York 10003, USA
- New York University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Corresponding authorsE-mail E-mail
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Kim JS, Yu SK, Lee MH, Park MG, Park E, Kim SG, Lee SY, Kim CS, Kim HJ, Chun HS, Chun SW, Kim DK. MicroRNA-205 directly regulates the tumor suppressor, interleukin-24, in human KB oral cancer cells. Mol Cells 2013; 35:17-24. [PMID: 23212344 PMCID: PMC3887855 DOI: 10.1007/s10059-013-2154-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2012] [Revised: 10/31/2012] [Accepted: 11/08/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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MicroRNA (miRNA) is a form of small noncoding RNA that regulates the expression of genes either by inhibiting mRNA translation or by inducing its degradation. Small microRNA play important roles in regulating a large number of cellular processes, including development, proliferation and apoptosis. This study examined the biological functions of miR-205 as a tumor suppressor in KB oral cancer cells. The results showed that miR-205 expression was significantly lower in KB oral cancer cells than in human normal oral keratinocytes. Furthermore, the miR-205 over-expressed in KB oral cancer cells increased the cell cytotoxicity and induced apoptosis through the activation of caspase-3/-7. The transfection of miR-205 into KB oral cancer cells strongly induced IL-24, a well known cytokine that acts as a tumor suppressor in a range of tumor tissues. In addition, miR-205 targeted the IL-24 promoter directly to induce gene expression. Overall, miR-205 has significant therapeutic potential to turn on silenced tumor suppressor genes by targeting them with miRNA.
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- Jae-Sung Kim
- Oral Biology Research Institute, Chosun University School of Dentistry, Gwangju 501-759,
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- Oral Biology Research Institute, Chosun University School of Dentistry, Gwangju 501-759,
Korea
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- Oral Biology Research Institute, Chosun University School of Dentistry, Gwangju 501-759,
Korea
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- Oral Biology Research Institute, Chosun University School of Dentistry, Gwangju 501-759,
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chosun University, Gwangju 501-759,
Korea
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- Oral Biology Research Institute, Chosun University School of Dentistry, Gwangju 501-759,
Korea
- Regional Innovation Center for Dental Science and Engineering, Chosun University, Gwangju 501-759,
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- Regional Innovation Center for Dental Science and Engineering, Chosun University, Gwangju 501-759,
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- Oral Biology Research Institute, Chosun University School of Dentistry, Gwangju 501-759,
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- Oral Biology Research Institute, Chosun University School of Dentistry, Gwangju 501-759,
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chosun University, Gwangju 501-759,
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- Department of Oral Physiology, College of Dentistry, Institute of Wonkwang Biomaterial and Implant, Wonkwang University, Iksan 570-749,
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- Oral Biology Research Institute, Chosun University School of Dentistry, Gwangju 501-759,
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- Regional Innovation Center for Dental Science and Engineering, Chosun University, Gwangju 501-759,
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Elucidating the Role of microRNAs in Cancer Through Data Mining Techniques. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2013; 774:291-315. [DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-5590-1_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Suh EJ, Remillard MY, Legesse-Miller A, Johnson EL, Lemons JMS, Chapman TR, Forman JJ, Kojima M, Silberman ES, Coller HA. A microRNA network regulates proliferative timing and extracellular matrix synthesis during cellular quiescence in fibroblasts. Genome Biol 2012; 13:R121. [PMID: 23259597 PMCID: PMC3924601 DOI: 10.1186/gb-2012-13-12-r121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2012] [Accepted: 12/22/2012] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Background Although quiescence (reversible cell cycle arrest) is a key part in the life history and fate of many mammalian cell types, the mechanisms of gene regulation in quiescent cells are poorly understood. We sought to clarify the role of microRNAs as regulators of the cellular functions of quiescent human fibroblasts. Results Using microarrays, we discovered that the expression of the majority of profiled microRNAs differed between proliferating and quiescent fibroblasts. Fibroblasts induced into quiescence by contact inhibition or serum starvation had similar microRNA profiles, indicating common changes induced by distinct quiescence signals. By analyzing the gene expression patterns of microRNA target genes with quiescence, we discovered a strong regulatory function for miR-29, which is downregulated with quiescence. Using microarrays and immunoblotting, we confirmed that miR-29 targets genes encoding collagen and other extracellular matrix proteins and that those target genes are induced in quiescence. In addition, overexpression of miR-29 resulted in more rapid cell cycle re-entry from quiescence. We also found that let-7 and miR-125 were upregulated in quiescent cells. Overexpression of either one alone resulted in slower cell cycle re-entry from quiescence, while the combination of both together slowed cell cycle re-entry even further. Conclusions microRNAs regulate key aspects of fibroblast quiescence including the proliferative state of the cells as well as their gene expression profiles, in particular, the induction of extracellular matrix proteins in quiescent fibroblasts.
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Noguchi K, Ishibashi K, Miyokawa K, Hokari M, Kanno T, Hirano T, Yamamoto N, Takaku H. HIV-1 suppressive sequences are modulated by Rev transport of unspliced RNA and are required for efficient HIV-1 production. PLoS One 2012; 7:e51393. [PMID: 23251516 PMCID: PMC3519575 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2012] [Accepted: 10/31/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The unspliced human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNAs are translated as Gag and Gag-Pol polyproteins or packaged as genomes into viral particles. Efficient translation is necessary before the transition to produce infective virions. The viral protein Rev exports all intron-containing viral RNAs; however, it also appears to enhance translation. Cellular microRNAs target cellular and viral mRNAs to silence their translation and enrich them at discrete cytoplasmic loci that overlap with the putative interim site of Gag and the genome. Here, we analyzed how Rev-mediated transport and the splicing status of the mRNA influenced the silencing status imposed by microRNA. Through identification and mutational analysis of the silencing sites in the HIV-1 genome, we elucidated the effect of silencing on virus production. Renilla luciferase mRNA, which contains a let-7 targeting site in its 3' untranslated region, was mediated when it was transported by Rev and not spliced, but it was either not mediated when it was spliced even in a partial way or it was Rev-independent. The silencing sites in the pol and env-nef regions of the HIV-1 genome, which were repressed in T cells and other cell lines, were Drosha-dependent and could also be modulated by Rev in an unspliced state. Mutant viruses that contained genomic mutations that reflect alterations to show more derepressive effects in the 3' untranslated region of the Renilla luciferase gene replicated more slowly than wild-type virus. These findings yield insights into the HIV-1 silencing sites that might allow the genome to avoid translational machinery and that might be utilized in coordinating virus production during initial virus replication. However, the function of Rev to modulate the silencing sites of unspliced RNAs would be advantageous for the efficient translation that is required to support protein production prior to viral packaging and particle production.
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- Kousei Noguchi
- High Technology Research Center, Chiba Institute of Technology, Tsudanuma, Narashino-shi, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Life and Environmental Science, Chiba Institute of Technology, Tsudanuma, Narashino-shi, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Life and Environmental Science, Chiba Institute of Technology, Tsudanuma, Narashino-shi, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Life and Environmental Science, Chiba Institute of Technology, Tsudanuma, Narashino-shi, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Life and Environmental Science, Chiba Institute of Technology, Tsudanuma, Narashino-shi, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Life and Environmental Science, Chiba Institute of Technology, Tsudanuma, Narashino-shi, Chiba, Japan
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- Influenza Virus Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Musashimurayama-shi, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Life and Environmental Science, Chiba Institute of Technology, Tsudanuma, Narashino-shi, Chiba, Japan
- High Technology Research Center, Chiba Institute of Technology, Tsudanuma, Narashino-shi, Chiba, Japan
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One decade of development and evolution of microRNA target prediction algorithms. GENOMICS PROTEOMICS & BIOINFORMATICS 2012. [PMID: 23200135 PMCID: PMC5054202 DOI: 10.1016/j.gpb.2012.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Nearly two decades have passed since the publication of the first study reporting the discovery of microRNAs (miRNAs). The key role of miRNAs in post-transcriptional gene regulation led to the performance of an increasing number of studies focusing on origins, mechanisms of action and functionality of miRNAs. In order to associate each miRNA to a specific functionality it is essential to unveil the rules that govern miRNA action. Despite the fact that there has been significant improvement exposing structural characteristics of the miRNA–mRNA interaction, the entire physical mechanism is not yet fully understood. In this respect, the development of computational algorithms for miRNA target prediction becomes increasingly important. This manuscript summarizes the research done on miRNA target prediction. It describes the experimental data currently available and used in the field and presents three lines of computational approaches for target prediction. Finally, the authors put forward a number of considerations regarding current challenges and future directions.
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Marín RM, Voellmy F, von Erlach T, Vaníček J. Analysis of the accessibility of CLIP bound sites reveals that nucleation of the miRNA:mRNA pairing occurs preferentially at the 3'-end of the seed match. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2012; 18:1760-1770. [PMID: 22915600 PMCID: PMC3446701 DOI: 10.1261/rna.033282.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2012] [Accepted: 08/01/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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To find out whether the AGO-miRNA complex is more sensitive to the accessibility of a particular region inside the seed match, we analyze in detail the accessibility of a wide set of miRNA binding sites validated by PAR-CLIP and HITS-CLIP experiments. Our analysis reveals that nucleotides at the 3'-end of bound seed matches are significantly more accessible than nucleotides at the 5'-end as well as nucleotides at any positions in the unbound seed matches. We show that the accessibility of a single nucleotide at the 3'-end is more effective than the accessibility of several nucleotides at the 5'-end in discriminating between functional and nonfunctional binding sites. Analysis of mRNA and protein fold changes induced by miRNA overexpression demonstrates that genes with accessible nucleation regions at the 3'-end are down-regulated more strongly than genes whose accessible nucleation regions are located elsewhere within the seed match. We also observed an increase in the precision of the miRNA target prediction algorithm PACMIT when accessibility toward the 3'-end of the seed match was required. The pronounced sensitivity of the AGO-miRNA complex to the accessibility of the 3'-end of the seed match suggests that, in most cases, nucleation occurs in this region. We show that this conclusion is consistent with previous experimental studies.
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- Ray M. Marín
- Laboratory of Theoretical Physical Chemistry, Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Theoretical Physical Chemistry, Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Theoretical Physical Chemistry, Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Theoretical Physical Chemistry, Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Xia Z, Clark P, Huynh T, Loher P, Zhao Y, Chen HW, Rigoutsos I, Zhou R. Molecular dynamics simulations of Ago silencing complexes reveal a large repertoire of admissible 'seed-less' targets. Sci Rep 2012; 2:569. [PMID: 22888400 PMCID: PMC3415692 DOI: 10.1038/srep00569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2012] [Accepted: 07/20/2012] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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To better understand the recognition mechanism of RISC and the repertoire of guide-target interactions we introduced G:U wobbles and mismatches at various positions of the microRNA (miRNA) 'seed' region and performed all-atom molecular dynamics simulations of the resulting Ago-miRNA:mRNA ternary complexes. Our simulations reveal that many modifications, including combinations of multiple G:U wobbles and mismatches in the seed region, are admissible and result in only minor structural fluctuations that do not affect overall complex stability. These results are further supported by analyses of HITS-CLIP data. Lastly, introduction of disruptive mutations revealed a bending motion of the PAZ domain along the L1/L2 'hinge' and a subsequent opening of the nucleic-acid-binding channel. Our findings suggest that the spectrum of a miRNA's admissible targets is different from what is currently anticipated by the canonical seed-model. Moreover, they provide a likely explanation for the previously reported sequence-dependent regulation of unintended targeting by siRNAs.
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- Zhen Xia
- Computational Biology Center, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712
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- Computational Medicine Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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- Computational Biology Center, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598
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- Computational Medicine Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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- Computational Medicine Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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- Computational Medicine Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107
- Current address: Bloomberg L.P., New York, NY 10022
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- Computational Medicine Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107
- Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology; Department of Cancer Biology; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107
- These authors contributed equally
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- Computational Biology Center, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598
- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027
- These authors contributed equally
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Pan TH, Wu XY. Regarding article 'Bcl-2 upregulation induced by miR-21 via a direct interaction is associated with apoptosis and chemoresistance in MIA PaCa-2 pancreatic cancer cells'. Arch Med Res 2012; 43:252; author reply 253. [PMID: 22560983 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2012.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2012] [Accepted: 04/16/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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MicroRNAs and their targets: recognition, regulation and an emerging reciprocal relationship. Nat Rev Genet 2012; 13:271-82. [PMID: 22411466 DOI: 10.1038/nrg3162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1188] [Impact Index Per Article: 99.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have emerged as key gene regulators in diverse biological pathways. These small non-coding RNAs bind to target sequences in mRNAs, typically resulting in repressed gene expression. Several methods are now available for identifying miRNA target sites, but the mere presence of an miRNA-binding site is insufficient for predicting target regulation. Regulation of targets by miRNAs is subject to various levels of control, and recent developments have presented a new twist; targets can reciprocally control the level and function of miRNAs. This mutual regulation of miRNAs and target genes is challenging our understanding of the gene-regulatory role of miRNAs in vivo and has important implications for the use of these RNAs in therapeutic settings.
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Engels B, Jannot G, Remenyi J, Simard MJ, Hutvagner G. Polypyrimidine tract binding protein (hnRNP I) is possibly a conserved modulator of miRNA-mediated gene regulation. PLoS One 2012; 7:e33144. [PMID: 22427970 PMCID: PMC3302860 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2010] [Accepted: 02/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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MiRNAs can regulate gene expression through versatile mechanisms that result in increased or decreased expression of the targeted mRNA and it could effect the expression of thousands of protein in a particular cell. An increasing body of evidence suggest that miRNAs action can be modulated by proteins that bind to the same 3′UTRs that are targeted by miRNAs, suggesting that other factors apart from miRNAs and their target sites determine miRNA-modulation of gene expression. We applied an affinity purification protocol using biotinylated let-7 miRNA inhibitor to isolate proteins that are involved in let-7 mediated gene regulation that resulted in an affinity purification of Polypyrimidine Tract Binding protein (PTB). Here we show that PTB interacts with miRNAs and human Argonaute 2 (hAgo2) through RNA as well as identified potential mammalian cellular targets that are co-regulated by PTB and hAgo2. In addition, using genetic approach, we have demonstrated that PTB genetically interacts with Caenorhabditis elegans let-7 indicating a conserved role for PTB in miRNA-mediated gene regulation.
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- Bart Engels
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Laval University Cancer Research Centre, Hôtel-Dieu de Québec (CHUQ), Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Laval University Cancer Research Centre, Hôtel-Dieu de Québec (CHUQ), Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
- Centre for Health Technologies, University of Technology, Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Three Drosophila Hox complex microRNAs do not have major effects on expression of evolutionarily conserved Hox gene targets during embryogenesis. PLoS One 2012; 7:e31365. [PMID: 22393361 PMCID: PMC3290615 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2011] [Accepted: 01/09/2012] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The discovery of microRNAs has resulted in a major expansion of the number of molecules known to be involved in gene regulation. Elucidating the functions of animal microRNAs has posed a significant challenge as their target interactions with messenger RNAs do not adhere to simple rules. Of the thousands of known animal microRNAs, relatively few microRNA:messenger RNA regulatory interactions have been biologically validated in an normal organismal context. Here we present evidence that three microRNAs from the Hox complex in Drosophila (miR-10-5p, miR-10-3p, miR-iab-4-5p) do not have significant effects during embryogenesis on the expression of Hox genes that contain high confidence microRNAs target sites in the 3′ untranslated regions of their messenger RNAs. This is significant, in that it suggests that many predicted microRNA-target interactions may not be biologically relevant, or that the outcomes of these interactions may be so subtle that mutants may only show phenotypes in specific contexts, such as in environmental stress conditions, or in combinations with other microRNA mutations.
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Zhang Y, Hou ZC, Chen ZX, Zheng JX, Chen SR, Qu LJ, Li JY, Xu GY, Yang N. Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 2 gene is associated with egg-quality traits in dwarf layers. Poult Sci 2012; 90:2718-22. [PMID: 22080009 DOI: 10.3382/ps.2011-01751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Some members of the low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) family play important roles in the regulation of lipoprotein metabolism and egg quality traits. Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 2 (LRP2) gene belongs to the LDLR super family, and widely expresses in many tissues. This work identified and genotyped 1 single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), T14347C, at 3'-UTR of the LRP2 using matrix-assisted laser desorption-ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS), and analyzed the effects of the SNP (T14347C) on egg-quality traits in 544 dwarf hens from 44 sire families. Frequencies of this SNP in the studied population did not agree with the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (P < 0.0001). Egg weight, albumen weight, albumen height, and albumen ratio of the TT genotype were significantly higher than those of the CC genotype (P < 0.05), whereas eggshell ratio of the TT genotype was significantly lower than that of the CC genotype (P < 0.05). The relative expression level of the LRP2 gene in the magnum was determined by real-time quantitative PCR. The gene expression of genotype CC individuals was significantly higher than that of TT and CT birds (P < 0.05). By combining both genetic effects and expression analyses results, we propose that the LRP2 gene is a good candidate gene, exhibiting a key role in albumen formation processes.
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- Y Zhang
- China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Monsalve GC, Van Buskirk C, Frand AR. LIN-42/PERIOD controls cyclical and developmental progression of C. elegans molts. Curr Biol 2011; 21:2033-45. [PMID: 22137474 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.10.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2011] [Revised: 10/07/2011] [Accepted: 10/31/2011] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Biological timing mechanisms that integrate cyclical and successive processes are not well understood. C. elegans molting cycles involve rhythmic cellular and animal behaviors linked to the periodic reconstruction of cuticles. Molts are coordinated with successive transitions in the temporal fates of epidermal blast cells, which are programmed by genes in the heterochronic regulatory network. It was known that juveniles molt at regular 8-10 hr intervals, but the anticipated pacemaker had not been characterized. RESULTS We find that inactivation of the heterochronic gene lin-42a, which is related to the core circadian clock gene PERIOD (PER), results in arrhythmic molts and continuously abnormal epidermal stem cell dynamics. The oscillatory expression of lin-42a in the epidermis peaks during the molts. Further, forced expression of lin-42a leads to anachronistic larval molts and lethargy in adults. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that rising and falling levels of LIN-42A allow the start and completion, respectively, of larval molts. We propose that LIN-42A and affiliated factors regulate molting cycles in much the same way that PER-based oscillators drive rhythmic behaviors and metabolic processes in mature mammals. Further, the combination of reiterative and stage-specific functions of LIN-42 may coordinate periodic molts with successive development of the epidermis.
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- Gabriela C Monsalve
- Department of Biological Chemistry, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Sun G, Li H, Wu X, Covarrubias M, Scherer L, Meinking K, Luk B, Chomchan P, Alluin J, Gombart AF, Rossi JJ. Interplay between HIV-1 infection and host microRNAs. Nucleic Acids Res 2011; 40:2181-96. [PMID: 22080513 PMCID: PMC3300021 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkr961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Using microRNA array analyses of in vitro HIV-1-infected CD4+ cells, we find that several host microRNAs are significantly up- or downregulated around the time HIV-1 infection peaks in vitro. While microRNA-223 levels were significantly enriched in HIV-1-infected CD4+CD8− PBMCs, microRNA-29a/b, microRNA-155 and microRNA-21 levels were significantly reduced. Based on the potential for microRNA binding sites in a conserved sequence of the Nef-3′-LTR, several host microRNAs potentially could affect HIV-1 gene expression. Among those microRNAs, the microRNA-29 family has seed complementarity in the HIV-1 3′-UTR, but the potential suppressive effect of microRNA-29 on HIV-1 is severely blocked by the secondary structure of the target region. Our data support a possible regulatory circuit at the peak of HIV-1 replication which involves downregulation of microRNA-29, expression of Nef, the apoptosis of host CD4 cells and upregulation of microRNA-223.
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- Guihua Sun
- Graduate School of Biological Science, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, 1500 E. Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
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Gunsalus KC, Rhrissorrakrai K. Networks in Caenorhabditis elegans. Curr Opin Genet Dev 2011; 21:787-98. [PMID: 22054717 DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2011.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2011] [Accepted: 10/11/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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The network paradigm has become a pervasive theme in biology over the last decade, as increasingly large functional genomic datasets are being collected to interrogate regulatory influences, physical interactions, and genetic dependencies between genes, transcripts, and proteins. These 'molecular interaction' networks can be analyzed collectively and individually to define their global architecture and local patterns of connectivity. These structural features ultimately underlie functional properties such as robustness, modularity, component circuitry (e.g. feedback loops), dynamics, and responses to perturbations. This review focuses on recent progress in elucidating molecular interaction networks using different kinds of functional assays in the classical genetic model for animal development, the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans, with representative examples to illustrate current directions in different areas of network biology.
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- Kristin C Gunsalus
- Center for Genomics and Systems Biology and Department of Biology, New York University, 12 Waverly Place, 8th floor, New York, NY 10012, USA.
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Predicting miRNA-mediated gene silencing mode based on miRNA-target duplex features. Comput Biol Med 2011; 42:1-7. [PMID: 22041293 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2011.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2011] [Revised: 09/26/2011] [Accepted: 10/07/2011] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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There are two main mechanisms of miRNA-mediated gene silencing: either mRNA degradation or translational repression. However, the precise mechanism of target mRNAs regulated by miRNA remains unclear. As a complementary approach to experiment, a computational method was proposed to recognize the mechanism of miRNA-mediated gene silencing in human. We have analyzed extensive features correlated with miRNA-mediated silencing mechanism of mRNA. It is found that, the duplex structure, the number of binding sites and the structural accessibility of target site region are effective factors in determining whether a target mRNA is cleaved or only translationally inhibited. An SVM-based classifier was constructed to predict the regulation mode of miRNA based on these informative features. The results indicated that the approach proposed is effective in distinguishing whether a target mRNA is cleaved or translationally inhibited in human. Furthermore, the web server microDoR (http://reprod.njmu.edu.cn/microdor) has been developed and is freely available for users.
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Weak seed-pairing stability and high target-site abundance decrease the proficiency of lsy-6 and other microRNAs. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2011; 18:1139-46. [PMID: 21909094 PMCID: PMC3190056 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 721] [Impact Index Per Article: 55.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2010] [Accepted: 07/01/2011] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Most metazoan microRNAs (miRNAs) target many genes for repression, but the nematode lsy-6 miRNA is much less proficient. Here we show that the low proficiency of lsy-6 can be recapitulated in HeLa cells and that miR-23, a mammalian miRNA, also has low proficiency in these cells. Reporter results and array data indicate two properties of these miRNAs that impart low proficiency: their weak predicted seed-pairing stability (SPS) and their high target-site abundance (TA). These two properties also explain differential propensities of small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) to repress unintended targets. Using these insights, we expand the TargetScan tool for quantitatively predicting miRNA regulation (and siRNA off-targeting) to model differential miRNA (and siRNA) proficiencies, thereby improving prediction performance. We propose that siRNAs designed to have both weaker SPS and higher TA will have fewer off-targets without compromised on-target activity.
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Integrated analysis of miRNA and mRNA expression in childhood medulloblastoma compared with neural stem cells. PLoS One 2011; 6:e23935. [PMID: 21931624 PMCID: PMC3170291 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0023935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2011] [Accepted: 07/28/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Medulloblastoma (MB) is the most common malignant brain tumor in children and a leading cause of cancer-related mortality and morbidity. Several molecular sub-types of MB have been identified, suggesting they may arise from distinct cells of origin. Data from animal models indicate that some MB sub-types arise from multipotent cerebellar neural stem cells (NSCs). Hence, microRNA (miRNA) expression profiles of primary MB samples were compared to CD133+ NSCs, aiming to identify deregulated miRNAs involved in MB pathogenesis. Expression profiling of 662 miRNAs in primary MB specimens, MB cell lines, and human CD133+ NSCs and CD133− neural progenitor cells was performed by qRT-PCR. Clustering analysis identified two distinct sub-types of MB primary specimens, reminiscent of sub-types obtained from their mRNA profiles. 21 significantly up-regulated and 12 significantly down-regulated miRNAs were identified in MB primary specimens relative to CD133+ NSCs (p<0.01). The majority of up-regulated miRNAs mapped to chromosomal regions 14q32 and 17q. Integration of the predicted targets of deregulated miRNAs with mRNA expression data from the same specimens revealed enrichment of pathways regulating neuronal migration, nervous system development and cell proliferation. Transient over-expression of a down-regulated miRNA, miR-935, resulted in significant down-regulation of three of the seven predicted miR-935 target genes at the mRNA level in a MB cell line, confirming the validity of this approach. This study represents the first integrated analysis of MB miRNA and mRNA expression profiles and is the first to compare MB miRNA expression profiles to those of CD133+ NSCs. We identified several differentially expressed miRNAs that potentially target networks of genes and signaling pathways that may be involved in the transformation of normal NSCs to brain tumor stem cells. Based on this integrative approach, our data provide an important platform for future investigations aimed at characterizing the role of specific miRNAs in MB pathogenesis.
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Mattick JS. The central role of RNA in human development and cognition. FEBS Lett 2011; 585:1600-16. [DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2011.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2011] [Accepted: 05/03/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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