Mir-592 microRNA precursor family

mir-592
Identifiers
Symbolmir-592
RfamRF00877
miRBase familyMIPF0000340
Other data
RNA typemicroRNA
Domain(s)Eukaryota;
PDB structuresPDBe

In molecular biology mir-592 microRNA is a short RNA molecule. MicroRNAs function to regulate the expression levels of other genes by several mechanisms.

Expression in cancers

Significantly altered expression of miR-592 has been observed between tumours deficient and proficient for mismatch repair in colon cancer.[1] Expression levels are lower in the proficient form compared to the deficient, with a more than two-fold change.[2] This altered expression has been proposed to reflect a reversion to regulatory programs seen in earlier undifferentiated and proliferative developmental states.

miR-592 expression is also altered in hepatocellular carcinoma; it has been shown to be downregulated along with nine other microRNAs.

See also

References

  1. ^ Sarver AL, French AJ, Borralho PM, Thayanithy V, Oberg AL, Silverstein KA, et al. (2009). "Human colon cancer profiles show differential microRNA expression depending on mismatch repair status and are characteristic of undifferentiated proliferative states". BMC Cancer. 9: 401. doi:10.1186/1471-2407-9-401. PMC 2787532. PMID 19922656.
  2. ^ Oberg AL, French AJ, Sarver AL, Subramanian S, Morlan BW, Riska SM, et al. (2011). "miRNA expression in colon polyps provides evidence for a multihit model of colon cancer". PLOS ONE. 6 (6): e20465. Bibcode:2011PLoSO...620465O. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0020465. PMC 3111419. PMID 21694772.

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