Mir-552 microRNA precursor family explained
| mir-552 |
| Symbol: | mir-552 |
| Rfam: | RF00990 |
| Mirbase Family: | MIPF0000501 |
| Rna Type: | microRNA |
| Tax Domain: | Eukaryota
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In molecular biology mir-552 microRNA is a short RNA molecule. MicroRNAs function to regulate the expression levels of other genes by several mechanisms. Researchers have detected elevated levels of mir-522 expression in colorectal cancer metastases.[1]
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Further reading
- Park YG, Lee KH, Lee JK, Lee KT, Choi DW, Choi SH, Heo JS, Jang KT, Lee EM, Kim JO, Min SY, Kim EJ . [MicroRNA expression pattern in intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm] . The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe Chi . 58 . 4 . 190–200 . October 2011 . 22042419 . 10.4166/kjg.2011.58.4.190 . free .
- Oberg AL, French AJ, Sarver AL, Subramanian S, Morlan BW, Riska SM, Borralho PM, Cunningham JM, Boardman LA, Wang L, Smyrk TC, Asmann Y, Steer CJ, Thibodeau SN . miRNA expression in colon polyps provides evidence for a multihit model of colon cancer . PLOS ONE . 6 . 6 . e20465 . 2011 . 21694772 . 3111419 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0020465 . 2011PLoSO...620465O . Srivastava . Rakesh K . free .
- Wang XY, Wu MH, Liu F, Li Y, Li N, Li GY, Shen SR . Differential miRNA expression and their target genes between NGX6-positive and negative colon cancer cells . Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry . 345 . 1–2 . 283–90 . December 2010 . 20859756 . 10.1007/s11010-010-0582-7 . 27292546 .
Notes and References
- Kim J, Lim NJ, Jang SG, Kim HK, Lee GK . miR-592 and miR-552 can distinguish between primary lung adenocarcinoma and colorectal cancer metastases in the lung . Anticancer Research . 34 . 5 . 2297–302 . May 2014 . 24778034 .
