Abstract
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are an abundant class of small noncoding RNAs that have critical regulatory functions in various biological processes. MicroRNA-22 (miR-22) is a highly-conserved 22-nt miRNA, whose roles in human diseases and normal physiology are just beginning to emerge. Recently, miR-22 has been connected to a great number of activities that encompass tumorigenesis, epigenetic modification, embryonic development, skeletal metabolism, panic disorder, and cardiomyocyte hypertrophy. Aberrant expression of miR-22 has been identified in multiple human diseases. Here, we describe our current understanding of the roles of miR-22 and its signaling circuitry in pathology and physiology, and discuss important advances that set the scene for applying miR-22 to the prevention and treatment of a wide range of human diseases.
Keywords: Cancer, embryonic stem cell, microRNA, miR-22, skeletal metabolism, tumor suppressor, cell growth, apoptosis, oncogene, metabolic bone disease, osteoarthritis, panic disorder, cardiomyocyte hypertrophy, HeLa cells, gene expression
Current Molecular Medicine
Title: Emerging Roles of MicroRNA-22 in Human Disease and Normal Physiology
Volume: 12 Issue: 3
Author(s): J. Xiong
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Keywords: Cancer, embryonic stem cell, microRNA, miR-22, skeletal metabolism, tumor suppressor, cell growth, apoptosis, oncogene, metabolic bone disease, osteoarthritis, panic disorder, cardiomyocyte hypertrophy, HeLa cells, gene expression
Abstract: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are an abundant class of small noncoding RNAs that have critical regulatory functions in various biological processes. MicroRNA-22 (miR-22) is a highly-conserved 22-nt miRNA, whose roles in human diseases and normal physiology are just beginning to emerge. Recently, miR-22 has been connected to a great number of activities that encompass tumorigenesis, epigenetic modification, embryonic development, skeletal metabolism, panic disorder, and cardiomyocyte hypertrophy. Aberrant expression of miR-22 has been identified in multiple human diseases. Here, we describe our current understanding of the roles of miR-22 and its signaling circuitry in pathology and physiology, and discuss important advances that set the scene for applying miR-22 to the prevention and treatment of a wide range of human diseases.
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Xiong J., Emerging Roles of MicroRNA-22 in Human Disease and Normal Physiology, Current Molecular Medicine 2012; 12(3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/156652412799218886
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/156652412799218886 |
Print ISSN 1566-5240 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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