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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

Spliceosome-Associated microRNAs Signify Breast Cancer Cells and Portray Potential Novel Nuclear Targets.

Shelly Mahlab-Aviv, Keren Zohar, Yael Cohen, Ayelet R Peretz, Tsiona Eliyahu, Michal Linial, Ruth Sperling

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shelly Mahlab-AvivDepartment of Biological Chemistry, Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel.
Keren ZoharDepartment of Biological Chemistry, Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel.
Yael CohenDepartment of Genetics, Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel.
Ayelet R PeretzDepartment of Genetics, Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel.
Tsiona EliyahuDepartment of Biological Chemistry, Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel.
Michal LinialDepartment of Biological Chemistry, Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-9357-4526
Ruth SperlingDepartment of Genetics, Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel.
Hebrew University of Jerusalem · IL

Funding

Center for Data Science (CIDR) at the Hebrew University MLIsrael Cancer Research Fund ICRF Acceleration GrantYad Hanadiv 9960
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) act as negative regulators of gene expression in the cytoplasm. Previous studies have identified the presence of miRNAs in the nucleus. Here we study human breast cancer-derived cell-lines (MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231) and a non-tumorigenic cell-line (MCF-10A) and compare their miRNA sequences at the spliceosome fraction (SF). We report that the levels of miRNAs found in the spliceosome, their identity, and pre-miRNA segmental composition are cell-line specific. One such miRNA is miR-7704 whose genomic position overlaps HAGLR, a cancer-related lncRNA. We detected an inverse expression of miR-7704 and HAGLR in the tested cell lines. Specifically, inhibition of miR-7704 caused an increase in HAGLR expression. Furthermore, elevated levels of miR-7704 slightly altered the cell-cycle in MDA-MB-231. Altogether, we show that SF-miR-7704 acts as a tumor-suppressor gene with HAGLR being its nuclear target. The relative levels of miRNAs found in the spliceosome fractions (e.g., miR-100, miR-30a, and let-7 family) in non-tumorigenic relative to cancer-derived cell-lines was monitored. We found that the expression trend of the abundant miRNAs in SF was different from that reported in the literature and from the observation of large cohorts of breast cancer patients, suggesting that many SF-miRNAs act on targets that are different from the cytoplasmic ones. Altogether, we report on the potential of SF-miRNAs as an unexplored route for cancerous cell state.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticApoptosisBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCell ProliferationFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansMicroRNAsRNA, Long NoncodingSpliceosomesTumor Cells, CulturedBiomarkers, TumorMicroRNAsMIRN7704 microRNA, humanRNA, Long NoncodingantimiRcarcinogenesismetastasisncRNAnuclear miRNAsoncomiRRNA-seq

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PMID33143250
PMCPMC7663234
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