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ArticleNucleic acids research2018

C/EBPβ mediates RNA polymerase III-driven transcription of oncomiR-138 in malignant gliomas.

Federica Di Pascale, Srikanth Nama, Manish Muhuri, Shan Quah, Hisyam M Ismail, Xin Hui Derryn Chan, Gopinath M Sundaram, Rajkumar Ramalingam, Brian Burke, Prabha Sampath

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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12citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. Pivotal role of microRNA-138 in human cancers.American journal of cancer research · 2019
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  12. lncRNA PFAR Promotes Lung Fibroblast Activation and Fibrosis by Targeting miR-138 to Regulate the YAP1-Twist Axis.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Federica Di PascaleInstitute of Medical Biology, Agency for Science Technology & Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138648, Singapore.
Srikanth NamaInstitute of Medical Biology, Agency for Science Technology & Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138648, Singapore.
Manish MuhuriInstitute of Medical Biology, Agency for Science Technology & Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138648, Singapore.
Shan QuahInstitute of Medical Biology, Agency for Science Technology & Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138648, Singapore.
Hisyam M IsmailInstitute of Medical Biology, Agency for Science Technology & Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138648, Singapore.
Xin Hui Derryn ChanInstitute of Medical Biology, Agency for Science Technology & Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138648, Singapore.
Gopinath M SundaramInstitute of Medical Biology, Agency for Science Technology & Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138648, Singapore.
Rajkumar RamalingamInstitute of Medical Biology, Agency for Science Technology & Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138648, Singapore.
Brian BurkeInstitute of Medical Biology, Agency for Science Technology & Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138648, Singapore.
Prabha SampathInstitute of Medical Biology, Agency for Science Technology & Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138648, Singapore.
Agency for Science, Technology and Research · SGInstitute of Medical Biology · SGDuke-NUS Medical School · SG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

MicroRNA-138 (miR-138) is a pro-survival oncomiR for glioma stem cells. In malignant gliomas, dysregulated expression of microRNAs, such as miR-138, promotes Tumour initiation and progression. Here, we identify the ancillary role of the CCAAT/enhancer binding protein β (C/EBPβ) as a transcriptional activator of miR-138. We demonstrate that a short 158 bp DNA sequence encoding the precursor of miR-138-2 is essential and sufficient for transcription of miR-138. This short sequence includes the A-box and B-box elements characteristic of RNA Polymerase III (Pol III) promoters, and is also directly bound by C/EBPβ via an embedded 'C/EBPβ responsive element' (CRE). CRE and the Pol III B-box element overlap, suggesting that C/EBPβ and transcription factor 3C (TFIIIC) interact at the miR-138-2 locus. We propose that this interaction is essential for the recruitment of the RNA Pol III initiation complex and associated transcription of the oncomiR, miR-138 in malignant gliomas.

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Transcription, GeneticAnimalsCCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-betaCell Line, TumorGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGliomaHEK293 CellsHumansInterleukin Receptor Common gamma SubunitMice, Inbred NODMice, KnockoutMice, SCIDMicroRNAsOncogenesProtein BindingRNA InterferenceCCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-betaIl2rg protein, mouseInterleukin Receptor Common gamma SubunitMicroRNAsMIRN138 microRNA, humanRNA Polymerase III

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PMID29136251
PMCPMC5758869
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