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ArticleNucleic acids research2018

ADAR2/miR-589-3p axis controls glioblastoma cell migration/invasion.

Valeriana Cesarini, Domenico A Silvestris, Valentina Tassinari, Sara Tomaselli, Shahar Alon, Eli Eisenberg, Franco Locatelli, Angela Gallo

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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 91 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

91 citing papers in PubMed, 144 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Valeriana CesariniRNA Editing Laboratory, Oncohaematology Department, IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Viale di San Paolo, 15, 00146 Rome, Italy.
Domenico A SilvestrisRNA Editing Laboratory, Oncohaematology Department, IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Viale di San Paolo, 15, 00146 Rome, Italy.
Valentina TassinariRNA Editing Laboratory, Oncohaematology Department, IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Viale di San Paolo, 15, 00146 Rome, Italy.
Sara TomaselliRNA Editing Laboratory, Oncohaematology Department, IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Viale di San Paolo, 15, 00146 Rome, Italy.
Shahar AlonMedia Laboratory and McGovern Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Eli EisenbergRaymond and Beverly Sackler School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 69978, Israel.
Franco LocatelliRNA Editing Laboratory, Oncohaematology Department, IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Viale di San Paolo, 15, 00146 Rome, Italy.
Angela GalloRNA Editing Laboratory, Oncohaematology Department, IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Viale di San Paolo, 15, 00146 Rome, Italy.
Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital · ITIstituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITMcGovern Institute for Brain Research · USTel Aviv University · IL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent studies have reported the emerging role of microRNAs (miRNAs) in human cancers. We systematically characterized miRNA expression and editing in the human brain, which displays the highest number of A-to-I RNA editing sites among human tissues, and in de novo glioblastoma brain cancer. We identified 299 miRNAs altered in their expression and 24 miRNAs differently edited in human brain compared to glioblastoma tissues. We focused on the editing site within the miR-589-3p seed. MiR-589-3p is a unique miRNA almost fully edited (∼100%) in normal brain and with a consistent editing decrease in glioblastoma. The edited version of miR-589-3p inhibits glioblastoma cell proliferation, migration and invasion, while the unedited version boosts cell proliferation and motility/invasion, thus being a potential cancer-promoting factor. We demonstrated that the editing of this miRNA is mediated by ADAR2, and retargets miR-589-3p from the tumor-suppressor PCDH9 to ADAM12, which codes for the metalloproteinase 12 promoting glioblastoma invasion. Overall, our study dissects the role of a unique brain-specific editing site within miR-589-3p, with important anticancer features, and highlights the importance of RNA editing as an essential player not only for diversifying the genomic message but also for correcting not-tolerable/critical genomic coding sites.

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RNA EditingAdenosineAdenosine DeaminaseAdultBrainBrain NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorCell MovementFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGlioblastomaHEK293 CellsHumansInosineMaleMicroRNAsADARB1 protein, humanAdenosineAdenosine DeaminaseInosineMicroRNAsMIRN589 microRNA, humanRNA-Binding Proteins

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PMID29267965
PMCPMC5829642
OpenAlexW2778880572

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