Mir-221 microRNA

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mir-221
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Conserved secondary structure of mir-221
Identifiers
Symbolmir-221
Rfam RF00651
miRBase family MIPF0000051
HGNC 31601
OMIM 300568
Other data
RNA type microRNA
Domain(s) Eukaryota; Vertebrata;
PDB structures PDBe

In molecular biology, mir-221 microRNA (and its paralogue, mir-222) is a short RNA molecule. MicroRNAs function to regulate the expression levels of other genes by several mechanisms.

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mir-221 is an oncogenic microRNA. [1] It targets CD117, which then prevents cell migration and proliferation in endothelial cells. [2] [3] miR-221 is known as an anti angiogenic miRNA. [4] [5] Recent important studies have reported that miR-221 is also involved in induction of angiogenesis. [6] [7] [8] RNA induced Silencing Complex (RISC) proteins SND1 and AEG-1 induces miR-221 expression in Liver cancer. [9] In liver cancer miR-221 induces the tumor angiogenesis. [6] miR-221 detection in human faeces can be a non-invasive screening marker for colorectal cancer. [10]

miR-221 has been identified as playing a role in androgenetic alopecia. [11]

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