Analysis of microRNA-target interactions across diverse cancer types Journal Article


Authors: Jacobsen, A.; Silber, J.; Harinath, G.; Huse, J. T.; Schultz, N.; Sander, C.
Article Title: Analysis of microRNA-target interactions across diverse cancer types
Abstract: Little is known about the extent to which individual microRNAs (miRNAs) regulate common processes of tumor biology across diverse cancer types. Using molecular profiles of >3,000 tumors from 11 human cancer types in The Cancer Genome Atlas, we systematically analyzed expression of miRNAs and mRNAs across cancer types to infer recurrent cancer-associated miRNA-target relationships. As we expected, the inferred relationships were consistent with sequence-based predictions and published data from miRNA perturbation experiments. Notably, miRNAs with recurrent target relationships were frequently regulated by genetic and epigenetic alterations across the studied cancer types. We also identify new examples of miRNAs that coordinately regulate cancer pathways, including the miR-29 family, which recurrently regulates active DNA demethylation pathway members TET1 and TDG. The online resource http://cancerminer.org allows exploration and prioritization of miRNA-target interactions that potentially regulate tumorigenesis. © 2013 Nature America, Inc.
Journal Title: Nature Structural and Molecular Biology
Volume: 20
Issue: 11
ISSN: 1545-9993
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group  
Date Published: 2013-11-01
Start Page: 1325
End Page: 1332
Language: English
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2678
PROVIDER: scopus
PUBMED: 24096364
PMCID: PMC3982325
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Notes: --- - "Export Date: 2 December 2013" - "CODEN: NSMBC" - "Source: Scopus"
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  4. Nikolaus D Schultz
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