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Multiple-to-multiple relationships between microRNAs and target genes in gastric cancer.

ABSTRACT: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) act as transcriptional regulators and play pivotal roles in carcinogenesis. According to miRNA target databases, one miRNA may regulate many genes as its targets, while one gene may be targeted by many miRNAs. These findings indicate that relationships between miRNAs and their targets may not be one-to-one. However, many reports have described only a one-to-one, one-to-multiple or multiple-to-one relationship between miRNA and its target gene in human cancers. Thus, it is necessary to determine whether or not a combination of some miRNAs would regulate multiple targets and be involved in carcinogenesis. To find some groups of miRNAs that may synergistically regulate their targets in human gastric cancer (GC), we re-analyzed our previous miRNA expression array data and found that 50 miRNAs were up-regulated on treatment with 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine in a GC cell line. The "TargetScan" miRNA target database predicted that some of these miRNAs have common target genes. We also referred to the GEO database for expression of these common target genes in human GCs, which might be related to gastric carcinogenesis. In this study, we analyzed two miRNA combinations, miR-224 and -452, and miR-181c and -340. Over-expression of both miRNA combinations dramatically down-regulated their target genes, DPYSL2 and KRAS, and KRAS and MECP2, respectively. These miRNA combinations synergistically decreased cell proliferation upon transfection. Furthermore, we revealed that these miRNAs were down-regulated through promoter hypermethylation in GC cells. Thus, it is likely that the relationships between miRNAs and their targets are not one-to-one but multiple-to-multiple in GCs, and that these complex relationships may be related to gastric carcinogenesis.

SUBMITTER: Hashimoto Y

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3648557 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Multiple-to-multiple relationships between microRNAs and target genes in gastric cancer.

Hashimoto Yutaka Y Akiyama Yoshimitsu Y Yuasa Yasuhito Y

PloS one 20130508 5

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) act as transcriptional regulators and play pivotal roles in carcinogenesis. According to miRNA target databases, one miRNA may regulate many genes as its targets, while one gene may be targeted by many miRNAs. These findings indicate that relationships between miRNAs and their targets may not be one-to-one. However, many reports have described only a one-to-one, one-to-multiple or multiple-to-one relationship between miRNA and its target gene in human cancers. Thus, it is nece ...[more]

PMID: 23667495

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Project description:BackgroundMicroRNAs (miRNAs) are widely studied non-coding RNAs that modulate gene expression. MiRNAs are deregulated in different tumors including gastric cancer (GC) and have potential diagnostic and prognostic implications. The aim of our study was to determine miRNA profile in GC tissues, followed by evaluation of deregulated miRNAs in plasma of GC patients. Using available databases and bioinformatics methods we also aimed to evaluate potential target genes of confirmed differentially expressed miRNA and validate these findings in GC tissues.MethodsThe study included 51 GC patients and 51 controls. Initially, we screened miRNA expression profile in 13 tissue samples of GC and 12 normal gastric tissues with TaqMan low density array (TLDA). In the second stage, differentially expressed miRNAs were validated in a replication cohort using qRT-PCR in tissue and plasma samples. Subsequently, we analyzed potential target genes of deregulated miRNAs using bioinformatics approach, determined their expression in GC tissues and performed correlation analysis with targeting miRNAs.ResultsProfiling with TLDA revealed 15 deregulated miRNAs in GC tissues compared to normal gastric mucosa. Replication analysis confirmed that miR-148a-3p, miR-204-5p, miR-223-3p and miR-375 were consistently deregulated in GC tissues. Analysis of GC patients' plasma samples showed significant down-regulation of miR-148a-3p, miR-375 and up-regulation of miR-223-3p compared to healthy subjects. Further, using bioinformatic tools we identified targets of replicated miRNAs and performed disease-associated gene enrichment analysis. Ultimately, we evaluated potential target gene BCL2 and DNMT3B expression by qRT-PCR in GC tissue, which correlated with targeting miRNA expression.ConclusionsOur study revealed miRNA profile in GC tissues and showed that miR-148a-3p, miR-223-3p and miR-375 are deregulated in GC plasma samples, but these circulating miRNAs showed relatively weak diagnostic performance as sole biomarkers. Target gene analysis demonstrated that BCL2 and DNMT3B expression in GC tissue correlated with their targeting miRNA expression.

Project description:MicroRNAs (miRNAs/miRs) are small non‑coding RNAs (ncRNAs) that regulate gene expression. Emerging knowledge has suggested that miRNAs have a role in the pathogenesis of metabolic disorders, supporting the hypothesis that miRNAs may represent potential biomarkers or targets for this set of diseases. However, the current evidence is often controversial. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to determine the associations between miRNAs‑target genes, miRNA‑long ncRNAs (lncRNAs), and miRNAs‑small molecules in human metabolic diseases, including obesity, type 2 diabetes and non‑alcoholic fatty liver disease. The metabolic disease‑related miRNAs were obtained from the Human MicroRNA Disease Database (HMDD) and miR2Disease database. A search on the databases Matrix Decomposition and Heterogeneous Graph Inference (MDHGI) and DisGeNET were also performed. miRNAs target genes were obtained from three independent sources: Microcosm, TargetScan and miRTarBase. The interactions between miRNAs‑lncRNA and miRNA‑small molecules were performed using the miRNet web tool. The network analyses were performed using Cytoscape software. As a result, a total of 20 miRNAs were revealed to be associated with metabolic disorders in the present study. Notably, 6 miRNAs (miR‑17‑5p, miR‑29c‑3p, miR‑34a‑5p, miR‑103a‑3p, miR‑107 and miR‑132‑3p) were found in the four resources (HMDD, miR2Disease, MDHGI, and DisGeNET) used for these analyses, presenting a stronger association with the diseases. Furthermore, the target genes of these miRNAs participate in several pathways previously associated with metabolic diseases. In addition, interactions between miRNA‑lncRNA and miRNA‑small molecules were also found, suggesting that some molecules can modulate gene expression via such an indirect way. Thus, the results of this data mining and integration analysis provide further information on the possible molecular basis of the metabolic disease pathogenesis as well as provide a path to search for potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets concerning metabolic diseases.

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Multiple-to-multiple relationships between microRNAs and target genes in gastric cancer.

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