Mechanisms of microRNA deregulation in human cancer

被引:296
作者
Deng, Shan [1 ]
Calin, George Adrian [4 ]
Croce, Carlo M. [5 ,6 ,7 ]
Coukos, George [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Zhang, Lin [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Penn, Ctr Res Early Detect & Cure Ovarian Canc, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
[2] Univ Penn, Dept Obstet & Gynecol, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
[3] Univ Penn, Abramson Family Canc Res Inst, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
[4] Univ Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Expt Therapeut, Dept Canc Genet, Houston, TX 77030 USA
[5] Ohio State Univ, Dept Mol Virol, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
[6] Ohio State Univ, Dept Immunol, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
[7] Ohio State Univ, Dept Med Genet, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
关键词
microRNA; non-coding RNA; gene expression; cancer;
D O I
10.4161/cc.7.17.6597
中图分类号
Q2 [细胞生物学];
学科分类号
071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
microRNAs (miRNAs) are an abundant class of small non-coding RNAs that function as gene regulators. Although deregulation of miRNA expression is involved in the initiation and progression of tumorigenesis, the underlying mechanisms of miRNA deregulation in human cancer are still largely unknown. Increasing evidence indicates that transcriptional deregulations, epigenetic alterations, mutations, DNA copy number abnormalities and defects in the miRNA biogenesis machinery might contribute to miRNA deregulation in human cancer. A clearer understanding of the mechanisms involved in miRNA deregulation in human cancer will contribute greatly to the development of new miRNA-based strategies in cancer diagnosis and treatment.
引用
收藏
页码:2643 / 2646
页数:4
相关论文
共 80 条
[1]   The functions of animal microRNAs [J].
Ambros, V .
NATURE, 2004, 431 (7006) :350-355
[2]   MicroRNAs: Genomics, biogenesis, mechanism, and function (Reprinted from Cell, vol 116, pg 281-297, 2004) [J].
Bartel, David P. .
CELL, 2007, 131 (04) :11-29
[3]   Exportin 5 is a RanGTP-dependent dsRNA-binding protein that mediates nuclear export of pre-miRNAs [J].
Bohnsack, MT ;
Czaplinski, K ;
Görlich, D .
RNA, 2004, 10 (02) :185-191
[4]  
BOMMER GT, 2007, CURR BIOL
[5]   RNA polymerase III transcribes human microRNAs [J].
Borchert, Glen M. ;
Lanier, William ;
Davidson, Beverly L. .
NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 2006, 13 (12) :1097-1101
[6]   miR-15a and miR-16-1 down-regulation in pituitary adenomas [J].
Bottoni, A ;
Piccin, D ;
Tagliati, F ;
Luchin, A ;
Zatelli, MC ;
Uberti, ECD .
JOURNAL OF CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY, 2005, 204 (01) :280-285
[7]   Human microRNAs are processed from capped, polyadenylated transcripts that can also function as mRNAs [J].
Cai, XZ ;
Hagedorn, CH ;
Cullen, BR .
RNA, 2004, 10 (12) :1957-1966
[8]   Frequent deletions and down-regulation of micro-RNA genes miR15 and miR16 at 13q14 in chronic lymphocytic leukemia [J].
Calin, GA ;
Dumitru, CD ;
Shimizu, M ;
Bichi, R ;
Zupo, S ;
Noch, E ;
Aldler, H ;
Rattan, S ;
Keating, M ;
Rai, K ;
Rassenti, L ;
Kipps, T ;
Negrini, M ;
Bullrich, F ;
Croce, CM .
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 2002, 99 (24) :15524-15529
[9]   Human microRNA genes are frequently located at fragile sites and genomic regions involved in cancers [J].
Calin, GA ;
Sevignani, C ;
Dan Dumitru, C ;
Hyslop, T ;
Noch, E ;
Yendamuri, S ;
Shimizu, M ;
Rattan, S ;
Bullrich, F ;
Negrini, M ;
Croce, CM .
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 2004, 101 (09) :2999-3004
[10]   A MicroRNA signature associated with prognosis and progression in chronic lymphocytic leukemia [J].
Calin, GA ;
Ferracin, M ;
Cimmino, A ;
Di Leva, G ;
Shimizu, M ;
Wojcik, SE ;
Iorio, MV ;
Visone, R ;
Sever, NI ;
Fabbri, M ;
Iuliano, R ;
Palumbo, T ;
Pichiorri, F ;
Roldo, C ;
Garzon, R ;
Sevignani, C ;
Rassenti, L ;
Alder, H ;
Volinia, S ;
Liu, CG ;
Kipps, TJ ;
Negrini, M ;
Croce, CM .
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 2005, 353 (17) :1793-1801