miRNAs regulated by estrogens, tamoxifen, and endocrine disruptors and their downstream gene targets

CM Klinge - Molecular and cellular endocrinology, 2015 - Elsevier
Molecular and cellular endocrinology, 2015Elsevier
Abstract MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short (22 nucleotides), single-stranded, non-coding
RNAs that form complimentary base-pairs with the 3′ untranslated region of target mRNAs
within the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC) and block translation and/or stimulate
mRNA transcript degradation. The non-coding miRBase (release 21, June 2014) reports that
human genome contains∼ 2588 mature miRNAs which regulate∼ 60% of human protein-
coding mRNAs. Dysregulation of miRNA expression has been implicated in estrogen …
Abstract
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short (22 nucleotides), single-stranded, non-coding RNAs that form complimentary base-pairs with the 3′ untranslated region of target mRNAs within the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC) and block translation and/or stimulate mRNA transcript degradation. The non-coding miRBase (release 21, June 2014) reports that human genome contains ∼2588 mature miRNAs which regulate ∼60% of human protein-coding mRNAs. Dysregulation of miRNA expression has been implicated in estrogen-related diseases including breast cancer and endometrial cancer. The mechanism for estrogen regulation of miRNA expression and the role of estrogen-regulated miRNAs in normal homeostasis, reproduction, lactation, and in cancer is an area of great research and clinical interest. Estrogens regulate miRNA transcription through estrogen receptors α and β in a tissue-specific and cell-dependent manner. This review focuses primarily on the regulation of miRNA expression by ligand-activated ERs and their bona fide gene targets and includes miRNA regulation by tamoxifen and endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in breast cancer and cell lines.
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