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Zoological Research
Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
ISSN: 2095-8137
Vol. 33, No. 5, 2012, pp. 455-462
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Bioline Code: zr12072
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Zoological Research, Vol. 33, No. 5, 2012, pp. 455-462
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Characterization of the structure, function and regulation of the chicken mir-17-92 cluster
YAN, Xiao-Hong; WANG, Zhi-Peng & WANG, Ning
Abstract
The miRNA cluster mir-17-92 is conserved in vertebrates and plays crucial roles in cell proliferation,
differentiation, apoptosis and animal development. The mir-17-92 cluster also acts as an oncogene that is expressed in
variety of cancers. Despite extensive study, the molecular mechanism underlying its functions is not fully understood. The
fact that miRNAs in the same cluster are functionally related was used in the present study to investigate the function, and
regulation of the chicken mir-17-92 cluster with GO analysis, pathway analysis, and binding site distribution analysis.
The investigation found that the chicken mir-17-92 cluster regulated several vital cellular signaling pathways, including
the MAPK, Wnt and TGF-β signaling pathway. A miRNA binding site distribution analysis found that multiple miRNAs
within the mir-17-92 cluster targeted the same genes, suggesting that the miRNA members of the mir-17-92 cluster act
synergetically to regulate target genes. This study paves the way for future investigation into how the mir-17-92 cluster
may regulate key cellular processes involved in cancer and development.
Keywords
Chicken; mir-17-92 cluster; Cell signaling pathway; Function; regulation
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