Mir-34 microRNA precursor family

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mir-34 microRNA precursor family
MicroRNA-34 precursor structure.svg
Predicted secondary structure and sequence conservation of mir-34
Identifiers
Symbolmir-34
Rfam RF00456
miRBase MI0000268
miRBase family MIPF0000039
Other data
RNA type Gene; miRNA
Domain(s) Eukaryota
GO GO:0035195 GO:0035068
SO SO:0001244
PDB structures PDBe

The miR-34 microRNA precursor family are non-coding RNA molecules that, in mammals, give rise to three major mature miRNAs. The miR-34 family members were discovered computationally [1] and later verified experimentally. [2] [3] The precursor miRNA stem-loop is processed in the cytoplasm of the cell, with the predominant miR-34 mature sequence excised from the 5' arm of the hairpin. [4]

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The miR-34 family

In mammals, three miR-34 precursors are produced from two transcriptional units. [5] The human miR-34a precursor is transcribed from chromosome 1. The miR-34b and miR-34c precursors are co-transcribed from a region on chromosome 11, apparently as part of a transcript known as BC021736.

Expression of MIR34A (gene) in mouse is observed in all tissues examined but is highest in brain. miR-34b and -c are relatively less abundant in most tissues, but are the predominant miR-34 species in lung. [5] The presence of miR-34 products has also been confirmed in embryonic stem cells. miR-34 has been shown to be maternally inherited in Drosophila and zebrafish and the loss of miR-34 resulted in defects in hindbrain development in zebrafish embryos. This was the first report of knockdown phenotype of miR-34 in any model organism although the phenotype was observed in only about 30% of zebrafish embryos. [6]

Targets of miR-34

Yamakuchi et al.. showed that miR-34a targets the silent information regulator 1 (SIRT1) gene: [7]

"miR-34 inhibition of SIRT1 leads to an increase in acetylated p53 and expression of p21 and PUMA, transcriptional targets of p53 that regulate the cell cycle and apoptosis, respectively. Furthermore, miR-34 suppression of SIRT1 ultimately leads to apoptosis in WT human colon cancer cells but not in human colon cancer cells lacking p53. Finally, miR-34a itself is a transcriptional target of p53, suggesting a positive feedback loop between p53 and miR-34a. Thus, miR-34a functions as a tumor suppressor, in part, through a SIRT1-p53 pathway." [7]

Recently Quantitative proteomics – SILAC approach was used to identify miR-34a targets at genome level in HEK293T cells. [8]

Mir-34 inhibits human p53-mutant gastric cancer tumorspheres

p53-deficient human gastric cancer cells, restoration of functional miR-34 inhibits cell growth and induces chemosensitization and apoptosis, indicating that miR-34 may restore p53 function. Restoration of miR-34 inhibits tumorsphere formation and growth, which is reported to be correlated to the self-renewal of cancer stem cells. The mechanism of miR-34-mediated suppression of self-renewal appears to be related to the direct modulation of downstream targets Bcl-2, Notch, and HMGA2, indicating that miR-34 may be involved in gastric cancer stem cell self-renewal/differentiation decision-making. [9] [10] miR-34c has also been associated to bone development and bone cancer. [11]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">MIR34A</span> Non-coding RNA in the species Homo sapiens

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References

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  10. ↑ Mir-34 and p53 pathway
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