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An oligonucleotide microchip for genome-wide microRNA profiling in human and mouse tissues.

ABSTRACT: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small noncoding RNA genes recently found to be abnormally expressed in several types of cancer. Here, we describe a recently developed methodology for miRNA gene expression profiling based on the development of a microchip containing oligonucleotides corresponding to 245 miRNAs from human and mouse genomes. We used these microarrays to obtain highly reproducible results that revealed tissue-specific miRNA expression signatures, data that were confirmed by assessment of expression by Northern blots, real-time RT-PCR, and literature search. The microchip oligolibrary can be expanded to include an increasing number of miRNAs discovered in various species and is useful for the analysis of normal and disease states.

SUBMITTER: Liu CG

PROVIDER: S-EPMC470744 | biostudies-literature | 2004 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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An oligonucleotide microchip for genome-wide microRNA profiling in human and mouse tissues.

Liu Chang-Gong CG Calin George Adrian GA Meloon Brian B Gamliel Nir N Sevignani Cinzia C Ferracin Manuela M Dumitru Calin Dan CD Shimizu Masayoshi M Zupo Simona S Dono Mariella M Alder Hansjuerg H Bullrich Florencia F Negrini Massimo M Croce Carlo M CM

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20040621 26

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small noncoding RNA genes recently found to be abnormally expressed in several types of cancer. Here, we describe a recently developed methodology for miRNA gene expression profiling based on the development of a microchip containing oligonucleotides corresponding to 245 miRNAs from human and mouse genomes. We used these microarrays to obtain highly reproducible results that revealed tissue-specific miRNA expression signatures, data that were confirmed by assess ...[more]

PMID: 15210942

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Project description:BackgroundExpression level of many genes shows abundant natural variation in human populations. The variations in gene expression are believed to contribute to phenotypic differences. Emerging evidence has shown that microRNAs (miRNAs) are one of the key regulators of gene expression. However, past studies have focused on the miRNA target genes and used loss- or gain-of-function approach that may not reflect natural association between miRNA and mRNAs.Methodology/principal findingsTo examine miRNA regulatory effect on global gene expression under endogenous condition, we performed pair-wise correlation coefficient analysis on expression levels of 366 miRNAs and 14,174 messenger RNAs (mRNAs) in 90 immortalized lymphoblastoid cell lines, and observed significant correlations between the two species of RNA transcripts. We identified a total of 7,207 significantly correlated miRNA-mRNA pairs (false discovery rate q<0.01). Of those, 4,085 pairs showed positive correlations while 3,122 pairs showed negative correlations. Gene ontology analyses on the miRNA-correlated genes revealed significant enrichments in several biological processes related to cell cycle, cell communication and signal transduction. Individually, each of three miRNAs (miR-331, -98 and -33b) demonstrated significant correlation with the genes in cell cycle-related biological processes, which is consistent with important role of miRNAs in cell cycle regulation.Conclusions/significanceThis study demonstrates feasibility of using naturally expressed transcript profiles to identify endogenous correlation between miRNA and miRNA. By applying this genome-wide approach, we have identified thousands of miRNA-correlated genes and revealed potential role of miRNAs in several important cellular functions. The study results along with accompanying data sets will provide a wealth of high-throughput data to further evaluate the miRNA-regulated genes and eventually in phenotypic variations of human populations.

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An oligonucleotide microchip for genome-wide microRNA profiling in human and mouse tissues.

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An oligonucleotide microchip for genome-wide microRNA profiling in human and mouse tissues.

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