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Downregulation of miR-122 in the rodent and human hepatocellular carcinomas.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16924677     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
MicroRNAs (miRs) are conserved small non-coding RNAs that negatively regulate gene expression. The miR profiles are markedly altered in cancers and some of them have a causal role in tumorigenesis. Here, we report changes in miR expression profile in hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) developed in male Fisher rats-fed folic acid, methionine, and choline-deficient (FMD) diet. Comparison of the miR profile by microarray analysis showed altered expression of some miRs in hepatomas compared to the livers from age-matched rats on the normal diet. While let-7a, miR-21, miR-23, miR-130, miR-190, and miR-17-92 family of genes was upregulated, miR-122, an abundant liver-specific miR, was downregulated in the tumors. The decrease in hepatic miR-122 was a tumor-specific event because it did not occur in the rats switched to the folate and methyl-adequate diet after 36 weeks on deficient diet, which did not lead to hepatocarcinogenesis. miR-122 was also silent in a transplanted rat hepatoma. Extrapolation of this study to human primary HCCs revealed that miR-122 expression was significantly (P = 0.013) reduced in 10 out of 20 tumors compared to the pair-matched control tissues. These findings suggest that the downregulation of miR-122 is associated with hepatocarcinogenesis and could be a potential biomarker for liver cancers.
Authors:
Huban Kutay; Shoumei Bai; Jharna Datta; Tasneem Motiwala; Igor Pogribny; Wendy Frankel; Samson T Jacob; Kalpana Ghoshal
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of cellular biochemistry     Volume:  99     ISSN:  0730-2312     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Cell. Biochem.     Publication Date:  2006 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-10-02     Completed Date:  2007-06-11     Revised Date:  2011-09-26    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8205768     Medline TA:  J Cell Biochem     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  671-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
2006 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Affiliation:
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / genetics,  metabolism*
Choline Deficiency
Diet
Folic Acid Deficiency
Gene Expression Profiling
Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic*
Humans
Liver Neoplasms / genetics,  metabolism*
Male
Methionine / deficiency
MicroRNAs / genetics,  metabolism*
Microarray Analysis
Rats
Rats, Inbred F344
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
CA86978/CA/NCI NIH HHS; R01 CA086978-01A2/CA/NCI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/MicroRNAs; 63-68-3/Methionine
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