Accession ID: MIRT000065 [miRNA, hsa-miR-34b* :: BCL2, target gene]
miRNA Infomation
miRNA namehsa-miR-34b*
miRNA-target interaction network
Gene Information
Gene Symbol BCL2 LinkOut: [ Entrez Gene | BioGPS | Wikipedia | iHop ]
Synonyms Bcl-2
Description B-cell CLL/lymphoma 2
Transcript NM_000633   LinkOut: [ RefSeq ]
Other Transcripts NM_000657   
Expression LinkOut: [ BioGPS ]
KEGG Pathway hsa04210    Apoptosis - Homo sapiens (human)
hsa04510    Focal adhesion - Homo sapiens (human)
hsa04722    Neurotrophin signaling pathway - Homo sapiens (human)
hsa05014    Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) - Homo sapiens (human)
hsa05200    Pathways in cancer - Homo sapiens (human)
hsa05210    Colorectal cancer - Homo sapiens (human)
hsa05215    Prostate cancer - Homo sapiens (human)
hsa05222    Small cell lung cancer - Homo sapiens (human)
Putative miRNA Targets on BCL2 LinkOut: [ TargetScan 5.1 | MicroCosm | miRNAMap 2.0 ]
3'UTR of BCL2
(miRNA target sites are highlighted)
>BCL2|NM_000633|3'UTR
   1 TGAAGTCAACATGCCTGCCCCAAACAAATATGCAAAAGGTTCACTAAAGCAGTAGAAATAATATGCATTGTCAGTGATGT
  81 ACCATGAAACAAAGCTGCAGGCTGTTTAAGAAAAAATAACACACATATAAACATCACACACACAGACAGACACACACACA
 161 CACAACAATTAACAGTCTTCAGGCAAAACGTCGAATCAGCTATTTACTGCCAAAGGGAAATATCATTTATTTTTTACATT
 241 ATTAAGAAAAAAAGATTTATTTATTTAAGACAGTCCCATCAAAACTCCTGTCTTTGGAAATCCGACCACTAATTGCCAAG
 321 CACCGCTTCGTGTGGCTCCACCTGGATGTTCTGTGCCTGTAAACATAGATTCGCTTTCCATGTTGTTGGCCGGATCACCA
 401 TCTGAAGAGCAGACGGATGGAAAAAGGACCTGATCATTGGGGAAGCTGGCTTTCTGGCTGCTGGAGGCTGGGGAGAAGGT
 481 GTTCATTCACTTGCATTTCTTTGCCCTGGGGGCTGTGATATTAACAGAGGGAGGGTTCCTGTGGGGGGAAGTCCATGCCT
 561 CCCTGGCCTGAAGAAGAGACTCTTTGCATATGACTCACATGATGCATACCTGGTGGGAGGAAAAGAGTTGGGAACTTCAG
 641 ATGGACCTAGTACCCACTGAGATTTCCACGCCGAAGGACAGCGATGGGAAAAATGCCCTTAAATCATAGGAAAGTATTTT
 721 TTTAAGCTACCAATTGTGCCGAGAAAAGCATTTTAGCAATTTATACAATATCATCCAGTACCTTAAGCCCTGATTGTGTA
 801 TATTCATATATTTTGGATACGCACCCCCCAACTCCCAATACTGGCTCTGTCTGAGTAAGAAACAGAATCCTCTGGAACTT
 881 GAGGAAGTGAACATTTCGGTGACTTCCGCATCAGGAAGGCTAGAGTTACCCAGAGCATCAGGCCGCCACAAGTGCCTGCT
 961 TTTAGGAGACCGAAGTCCGCAGAACCTGCCTGTGTCCCAGCTTGGAGGCCTGGTCCTGGAACTGAGCCGGGGCCCTCACT
1041 GGCCTCCTCCAGGGATGATCAACAGGGCAGTGTGGTCTCCGAATGTCTGGAAGCTGATGGAGCTCAGAATTCCACTGTCA
1121 AGAAAGAGCAGTAGAGGGGTGTGGCTGGGCCTGTCACCCTGGGGCCCTCCAGGTAGGCCCGTTTTCACGTGGAGCATGGG
1201 AGCCACGACCCTTCTTAAGACATGTATCACTGTAGAGGGAAGGAACAGAGGCCCTGGGCCCTTCCTATCAGAAGGACATG
1281 GTGAAGGCTGGGAACGTGAGGAGAGGCAATGGCCACGGCCCATTTTGGCTGTAGCACATGGCACGTTGGCTGTGTGGCCT
1361 TGGCCCACCTGTGAGTTTAAAGCAAGGCTTTAAATGACTTTGGAGAGGGTCACAAATCCTAAAAGAAGCATTGAAGTGAG
1441 GTGTCATGGATTAATTGACCCCTGTCTATGGAATTACATGTAAAACATTATCTTGTCACTGTAGTTTGGTTTTATTTGAA
1521 AACCTGACAAAAAAAAAGTTCCAGGTGTGGAATATGGGGGTTATCTGTACATCCTGGGGCATTAAAAAAAAAATCAATGG
1601 TGGGGAACTATAAAGAAGTAACAAAAGAAGTGACATCTTCAGCAAATAAACTAGGAAATTTTTTTTTCTTCCAGTTTAGA
1681 ATCAGCCTTGAAACATTGATGGAATAACTCTGTGGCATTATTGCATTATATACCATTTATCTGTATTAACTTTGGAATGT
1761 ACTCTGTTCAATGTTTAATGCTGTGGTTGATATTTCGAAAGCTGCTTTAAAAAAATACATGCATCTCAGCGTTTTTTTGT
1841 TTTTAATTGTATTTAGTTATGGCCTATACACTATTTGTGAGCAAAGGTGATCGTTTTCTGTTTGAGATTTTTATCTCTTG
1921 ATTCTTCAAAAGCATTCTGAGAAGGTGAGATAAGCCCTGAGTCTCAGCTACCTAAGAAAAACCTGGATGTCACTGGCCAC
2001 TGAGGAGCTTTGTTTCAACCAAGTCATGTGCATTTCCACGTCAACAGAATTGTTTATTGTGACAGTTATATCTGTTGTCC
2081 CTTTGACCTTGTTTCTTGAAGGTTTCCTCGTCCCTGGGCAATTCCGCATTTAATTCATGGTATTCAGGATTACATGCATG
2161 TTTGGTTAAACCCATGAGATTCATTCAGTTAAAAATCCAGATGGCAAATGACCAGCAGATTCAAATCTATGGTGGTTTGA
2241 CCTTTAGAGAGTTGCTTTACGTGGCCTGTTTCAACACAGACCCACCCAGAGCCCTCCTGCCCTCCTTCCGCGGGGGCTTT
2321 CTCATGGCTGTCCTTCAGGGTCTTCCTGAAATGCAGTGGTGCTTACGCTCCACCAAGAAAGCAGGAAACCTGTGGTATGA
2401 AGCCAGACCTCCCCGGCGGGCCTCAGGGAACAGAATGATCAGACCTTTGAATGATTCTAATTTTTAAGCAAAATATTATT
2481 TTATGAAAGGTTTACATTGTCAAAGTGATGAATATGGAATATCCAATCCTGTGCTGCTATCCTGCCAAAATCATTTTAAT
2561 GGAGTCAGTTTGCAGTATGCTCCACGTGGTAAGATCCTCCAAGCTGCTTTAGAAGTAACAATGAAGAACGTGGACGTTTT
2641 TAATATAAAGCCTGTTTTGTCTTTTGTTGTTGTTCAAACGGGATTCACAGAGTATTTGAAAAATGTATATATATTAAGAG
2721 GTCACGGGGGCTAATTGCTGGCTGGCTGCCTTTTGCTGTGGGGTTTTGTTACCTGGTTTTAATAACAGTAAATGTGCCCA
2801 GCCTCTTGGCCCCAGAACTGTACAGTATTGTGGCTGCACTTGCTCTAAGAGTAGTTGATGTTGCATTTTCCTTATTGTTA
2881 AAAACATGTTAGAAGCAATGAATGTATATAAAAGCCTCAACTAGTCATTTTTTTCTCCTCTTCTTTTTTTTCATTATATC
2961 TAATTATTTTGCAGTTGGGCAACAGAGAACCATCCCTATTTTGTATTGAAGAGGGATTCACATCTGCATCTTAACTGCTC
3041 TTTATGAATGAAAAAACAGTCCTCTGTATGTACTCCTCTTTACACTGGCCAGGGTCAGAGTTAAATAGAGTATATGCACT
3121 TTCCAAATTGGGGACAAGGGCTCTAAAAAAAGCCCCAAAAGGAGAAGAACATCTGAGAACCTCCTCGGCCCTCCCAGTCC
3201 CTCGCTGCACAAATACTCCGCAAGAGAGGCCAGAATGACAGCTGACAGGGTCTATGGCCATCGGGTCGTCTCCGAAGATT
3281 TGGCAGGGGCAGAAAACTCTGGCAGGCTTAAGATTTGGAATAAAGTCACAGAATTAAGGAAGCACCTCAATTTAGTTCAA
3361 ACAAGACGCCAACATTCTCTCCACAGCTCACTTACCTCTCTGTGTTCAGATGTGGCCTTCCATTTATATGTGATCTTTGT
3441 TTTATTAGTAAATGCTTATCATCTAAAGATGTAGCTCTGGCCCAGTGGGAAAAATTAGGAAGTGATTATAAATCGAGAGG
3521 AGTTATAATAATCAAGATTAAATGTAAATAATCAGGGCAATCCCAACACATGTCTAGCTTTCACCTCCAGGATCTATTGA
3601 GTGAACAGAATTGCAAATAGTCTCTATTTGTAATTGAACTTATCCTAAAACAAATAGTTTATAAATGTGAACTTAAACTC
3681 TAATTAATTCCAACTGTACTTTTAAGGCAGTGGCTGTTTTTAGACTTTCTTATCACTTATAGTTAGTAATGTACACCTAC
3761 TCTATCAGAGAAAAACAGGAAAGGCTCGAAATACAAGCCATTCTAAGGAAATTAGGGAGTCAGTTGAAATTCTATTCTGA
3841 TCTTATTCTGTGGTGTCTTTTGCAGCCCAGACAAATGTGGTTACACACTTTTTAAGAAATACAATTCTACATTGTCAAGC
3921 TTATGAAGGTTCCAATCAGATCTTTATTGTTATTCAATTTGGATCTTTCAGGGATTTTTTTTTTAAATTATTATGGGACA
4001 AAGGACATTTGTTGGAGGGGTGGGAGGGAGGAAGAATTTTTAAATGTAAAACATTCCCAAGTTTGGATCAGGGAGTTGGA
4081 AGTTTTCAGAATAACCAGAACTAAGGGTATGAAGGACCTGTATTGGGGTCGATGTGATGCCTCTGCGAAGAACCTTGTGT
4161 GACAAATGAGAAACATTTTGAAGTTTGTGGTACGACCTTTAGATTCCAGAGACATCAGCATGGCTCAAAGTGCAGCTCCG
4241 TTTGGCAGTGCAATGGTATAAATTTCAAGCTGGATATGTCTAATGGGTATTTAAACAATAAATGTGCAGTTTTAACTAAC
4321 AGGATATTTAATGACAACCTTCTGGTTGGTAGGGACATCTGTTTCTAAATGTTTATTATGTACAATACAGAAAAAAATTT
4401 TATAAAATTAAGCAATGTGAAACTGAATTGGAGAGTGATAATACAAGTCCTTTAGTCTTACCCAGTGAATCATTCTGTTC
4481 CATGTCTTTGGACAACCATGACCTTGGACAATCATGAAATATGCATCTCACTGGATGCAAAGAAAATCAGATGGAGCATG
4561 AATGGTACTGTACCGGTTCATCTGGACTGCCCCAGAAAAATAACTTCAAGCAAACATCCTATCAACAACAAGGTTGTTCT
4641 GCATACCAAGCTGAGCACAGAAGATGGGAACACTGGTGGAGGATGGAAAGGCTCGCTCAATCAAGAAAATTCTGAGACTA
4721 TTAATAAATAAGACTGTAGTGTAGATACTGAGTAAATCCATGCACCTAAACCTTTTGGAAAATCTGCCGTGGGCCCTCCA
4801 GATAGCTCATTTCATTAAGTTTTTCCCTCCAAGGTAGAATTTGCAAGAGTGACAGTGGATTGCATTTCTTTTGGGGAAGC
4881 TTTCTTTTGGTGGTTTTGTTTATTATACCTTCTTAAGTTTTCAACCAAGGTTTGCTTTTGTTTTGAGTTACTGGGGTTAT
4961 TTTTGTTTTAAATAAAAATAAGTGTACAATAAGTGTTTTTGTATTGAAAGCTTTTGTTATCAAGATTTTCATACTTTTAC
5041 CTTCCATGGCTCTTTTTAAGATTGATACTTTTAAGAGGTGGCTGATATTCTGCAACACTGTACACATAAAAAATACGGTA
5121 AGGATACTTTACATGGTTAAGGTAAAGTAAGTCTCCAGTTGGCCACCATTAGCTATAATGGCACTTTGTTTGTGTTGTTG
5201 GAAAAAGTCACATTGCCATTAAACTTTCCTTGTCTGTCTAGTTAATATTGTGAAGAAAAATAAAGTACAGTGTGAGATAC
5281 TG
Target sites Provided by authors  Predicted by miRanda
Experimental Support 1 for Functional miRNA-Target Interaction
miRNA:Target hsa-miR-34b* :: BCL2    [ Functional MTI ]
Validation Method Luciferase reporter assay , qRT-PCR ,
Conditions KATO-III
Location of target site 3'UTR
Tools used in this research Literature survey
Article - Ji, Q. Hao, X. Meng, Y. Zhang, M. Desano, et al.
- BMC Cancer, 2008
BACKGROUND: MicroRNAs (miRNAs), some of which function as oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes, are involved in carcinogenesis via regulating cell proliferation and/or cell death. MicroRNA miR-34 was recently found to be a direct target of p53, functioning downstream of the p53 pathway as a tumor suppressor. miR-34 targets Notch, HMGA2, and Bcl-2, genes involved in the self-renewal and survival of cancer stem cells. The role of miR-34 in gastric cancer has not been reported previously. In this study, we examined the effects of miR-34 restoration on p53-mutant human gastric cancer cells and potential target gene expression. METHODS: Human gastric cancer cells were transfected with miR-34 mimics or infected with the lentiviral miR-34-MIF expression system, and validated by miR-34 reporter assay using Bcl-2 3'UTR reporter. Potential target gene expression was assessed by Western blot for proteins, and by quantitative real-time RT-PCR for mRNAs. The effects of miR-34 restoration were assessed by cell growth assay, cell cycle analysis, caspase-3 activation, and cytotoxicity assay, as well as by tumorsphere formation and growth. RESULTS: Human gastric cancer Kato III cells with miR-34 restoration reduced the expression of target genes Bcl-2, Notch, and HMGA2. Bcl-2 3'UTR reporter assay showed that the transfected miR-34s were functional and confirmed that Bcl-2 is a direct target of miR-34. Restoration of miR-34 chemosensitized Kato III cells with a high level of Bcl-2, but not MKN-45 cells with a low level of Bcl-2. miR-34 impaired cell growth, accumulated the cells in G1 phase, increased caspase-3 activation, and, more significantly, inhibited tumorsphere formation and growth. CONCLUSION: Our results demonstrate that in p53-deficient human gastric cancer cells, restoration of functional miR-34 inhibits cell growth and induces chemosensitization and apoptosis, indicating that miR-34 may restore p53 function. Restoration of miR-34 inhibits tumorsphere formation and growth, which is reported to be correlated to the self-renewal of cancer stem cells. The mechanism of miR-34-mediated suppression of self-renewal appears to be related to the direct modulation of downstream targets Bcl-2, Notch, and HMGA2, indicating that miR-34 may be involved in gastric cancer stem cell self-renewal/differentiation decision-making. Our study suggests that restoration of the tumor suppressor miR-34 may provide a novel molecular therapy for p53-mutant gastric cancer.
LinkOut: [PMID: 18803879]