Systematic analysis of microRNA targeting impacted by small insertions and deletions in human genome.
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNA that play an important role in posttranscriptional regulation of mRNA. Genetic variations in miRNAs or their target sites have been shown to alter miRNA function and have been associated with risk for several diseases. Previous studies have focused on the m...
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| author | Anindya Bhattacharya Jesse D Ziebarth Yan Cui |
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| description | MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNA that play an important role in posttranscriptional regulation of mRNA. Genetic variations in miRNAs or their target sites have been shown to alter miRNA function and have been associated with risk for several diseases. Previous studies have focused on the most abundant type of genetic variations, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that affect miRNA-mRNA interactions. Here, we systematically identified small insertions and deletions (indels) in miRNAs and their target sites, and investigated the effects of indels on miRNA targeting. We studied the distribution of indels in miRNAs and their target sites and found that indels in mature miRNAs, experimentally supported miRNA target sites and PAR-CLIP footprints have significantly lower density compared to flanking regions. We identified over 20 indels in the seed regions of miRNAs, which may disrupt the interactions between these miRNAs and their target genes. We also identified hundreds of indels that alter experimentally supported miRNA target sites. We mapped these genes to human disease pathways to identify indels that affect miRNA targeting in these pathways. We also used the results of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to identify potential links between miRNA-related indels and diseases. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a2b28a9f97a744dbad1a5ca8d49088ab2022-12-22T01:31:00ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032012-01-0179e4617610.1371/journal.pone.0046176Systematic analysis of microRNA targeting impacted by small insertions and deletions in human genome.Anindya BhattacharyaJesse D ZiebarthYan CuiMicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNA that play an important role in posttranscriptional regulation of mRNA. Genetic variations in miRNAs or their target sites have been shown to alter miRNA function and have been associated with risk for several diseases. Previous studies have focused on the most abundant type of genetic variations, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that affect miRNA-mRNA interactions. Here, we systematically identified small insertions and deletions (indels) in miRNAs and their target sites, and investigated the effects of indels on miRNA targeting. We studied the distribution of indels in miRNAs and their target sites and found that indels in mature miRNAs, experimentally supported miRNA target sites and PAR-CLIP footprints have significantly lower density compared to flanking regions. We identified over 20 indels in the seed regions of miRNAs, which may disrupt the interactions between these miRNAs and their target genes. We also identified hundreds of indels that alter experimentally supported miRNA target sites. We mapped these genes to human disease pathways to identify indels that affect miRNA targeting in these pathways. We also used the results of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to identify potential links between miRNA-related indels and diseases.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3457991?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Anindya Bhattacharya Jesse D Ziebarth Yan Cui Systematic analysis of microRNA targeting impacted by small insertions and deletions in human genome. PLoS ONE |
| title | Systematic analysis of microRNA targeting impacted by small insertions and deletions in human genome. |
| title_full | Systematic analysis of microRNA targeting impacted by small insertions and deletions in human genome. |
| title_fullStr | Systematic analysis of microRNA targeting impacted by small insertions and deletions in human genome. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Systematic analysis of microRNA targeting impacted by small insertions and deletions in human genome. |
| title_short | Systematic analysis of microRNA targeting impacted by small insertions and deletions in human genome. |
| title_sort | systematic analysis of microrna targeting impacted by small insertions and deletions in human genome |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3457991?pdf=render |
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