2016
STarMir Tools for Prediction of microRNA Binding Sites
Kanoria S, Rennie W, Liu C, Carmack CS, Lu J, Ding Y. STarMir Tools for Prediction of microRNA Binding Sites. Methods In Molecular Biology 2016, 1490: 73-82. PMID: 27665594, PMCID: PMC5353976, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6433-8_6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMessenger RNAEndogenous short noncoding RNAsGene expressionMammalian biological processesHigh-throughput miRNATarget messenger RNAsShort noncoding RNAsMicroRNA Binding SitesCertain human diseasesCross-species validationTranslational repressionMiRNA functionGene regulationSeedless sitesMRNA degradationNoncoding RNAsRegulatory moleculesBiological processesSequence featuresHuman diseasesImmunoprecipitation studiesMiRNAComputational predictionsBinding sitesMiRNAsIncreased miR-155-5p and reduced miR-148a-3p contribute to the suppression of osteosarcoma cell death
Bhattacharya S, Chalk AM, Ng AJ, Martin TJ, Zannettino AC, Purton LE, Lu J, Baker EK, Walkley CR. Increased miR-155-5p and reduced miR-148a-3p contribute to the suppression of osteosarcoma cell death. Oncogene 2016, 35: 5282-5294. PMID: 27041566, DOI: 10.1038/onc.2016.68.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiR-148aCell deathCell biological impactMiR-155-5p inhibitionCross-species comparisonsMiR-155-5pApoptosis/necroptosisNormal osteoblastsOS cellsOsteosarcoma cell deathMurine primary osteoblastsMiRNA expression patternsMiRNA-based therapiesCell fateMiR-155-5p overexpressionExpression patternsMolecular geneticsTractable targetsPrimary osteoblastsCandidate targetsBiological impactOsteoblast culturesRIPK1MiRNAsMiRNA
2014
Effects of genetic variations on microRNA: target interactions
Liu C, Rennie WA, Carmack CS, Kanoria S, Cheng J, Lu J, Ding Y. Effects of genetic variations on microRNA: target interactions. Nucleic Acids Research 2014, 42: 9543-9552. PMID: 25081214, PMCID: PMC4150780, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gku675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiRNA binding sitesGenetic variationGene regulationGenetic variantsMiRNA-mediated gene regulationBinding sitesModulation of miRNAPotential of miRNARare variantsLow mutation frequencyFlanking regionsHuman diseasesVariant densityStructural accessibilityMiRNACommon variantsMutation frequencyMicroRNAsTarget interactionsRegulationStructure alterationsVariantsNew associationsTranscriptomeSites
2008
Human multipotent stromal cells from bone marrow and microRNA: Regulation of differentiation and leukemia inhibitory factor expression
Oskowitz AZ, Lu J, Penfornis P, Ylostalo J, McBride J, Flemington EK, Prockop DJ, Pochampally R. Human multipotent stromal cells from bone marrow and microRNA: Regulation of differentiation and leukemia inhibitory factor expression. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 18372-18377. PMID: 19011087, PMCID: PMC2587615, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0809807105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman multipotent stromal cellsMultipotent stromal cellsAdipogenic differentiationRegulation of differentiationExpression of DicerStromal cellsExpression analysisHMSC differentiationEarly transcriptsFactor expressionMiRNAsLeukemia inhibitory factor expressionOsteogenic differentiationDifferentiationBone marrowExpressionDicerDroshaCellsSilico modelsMicroRNAsMiRNATranscriptsShRNAsEnzyme