Highly ordered architecture of microRNA cluster

Biomed Res Int. 2013:2013:463168. doi: 10.1155/2013/463168. Epub 2013 Sep 30.

Abstract

Although it is known that the placement of genes in a cluster may be critical for proper expression patterns, it remains largely unclear whether the orders of members in an miRNA cluster have biological insights. By investigating the relationship between expression and orders for miRNAs from the oncogenic miR-17-92 cluster, we observed a highly ordered architecture in this cluster. A significant correlation between miRNA expression level and its placement was revealed. More importantly, the placement of these miRNAs is associated with their dysregulation in cancer. Here, we presented the opinion that miRNA clusters are not arranged randomly but show highly ordered architectures, which may have critical roles in physiology and pathology.

Publication types

  • Meta-Analysis
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
  • Genome, Human
  • Humans
  • MicroRNAs / genetics*
  • Multigene Family*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology
  • RNA, Long Noncoding
  • Transcriptome

Substances

  • MIR17HG, human
  • MicroRNAs
  • RNA, Long Noncoding