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MicroRNA-142 is a multifaceted regulator in organogenesis, homeostasis, and disease

Over the past decade, microRNA-142 (miR-142) is emerging as a major regulator of cell fate decision in the hematopoietic system. However, miR-142 is expressed in many other tissues, and recent evidence suggests that it may play a more pleiotropic role during embryonic development. In addition, miR-142 has been shown to play important functions in disease. miR-142 displays a functional role in cancer, virus infection, inflammation, and immune tolerance. Both a guide strand (miR-142-3p) and passenger strand (miR-142-5p) are generated from the miR-142 hairpin. miR-142-3p and -5p display overlapping but also independent target genes. Loss of function mouse models (genetrap, global knock out [KO], and conditional KO) have been reported and support the important role of miR-142 in different biological processes. This review will summarize the abundant literature already available for miR-142 and will lay the foundation for future works on this important microRNA. Developmental Dynamics 246:285-290, 2017. (c) 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

  • Shrestha, A.; Mukhametshina, R. T.; Taghizadeh, S.; Vasquez-Pacheco, E.; Cabrera-Fuentes, H.; Rizvanov, A.; Mari, B.; Carraro, G.; Bellusci, S.

Keywords

  • Erk
  • WNT signaling
  • development
  • disease
  • miR-142
  • stem cells
Publication details
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.24477
Journal: Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists
Pages: 285-290 
Number: 4
Work Type: Original
Location: UGMLC
Disease Area: General Lung and Other
Partner / Member: JLU
Access-Number: 27884048
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