Accession ID: MIRT000978 [miRNA, hsa-miR-15b :: BCL2, target gene]
pre-miRNA Information
pre-miRNA ID hsa-mir-15b LinkOut: [miRBase ]
Synonyms MIRN15B, hsa-mir-15b, miR-15b, MIR15B
Description Homo sapiens miR-15b stem-loop
Comment This miRNA sequence was predicted based on homology to a verified miRNA from mouse .
2nd Structure of pre-miRNA
Mature miRNA Information
Mature miRNA hsa-miR-15b-3p
Mature Sequence 58| CGAAUCAUUAUUUGCUGCUCUA |79
Evidence Experimental
Experiments Cloned
Putative hsa-miR-15b-3p Targets LinkOut: [ TargetScanS 5.1 | MicroCosm | microRNA.org | miRecords | miRDB | miRo | miRNAMap 2.0 ]
Mature miRNA hsa-miR-15b-5p
Mature Sequence 20| UAGCAGCACAUCAUGGUUUACA |41
Evidence Experimental
Experiments Cloned
Putative hsa-miR-15b-5p Targets LinkOut: [ TargetScanS 5.1 | MicroCosm | microRNA.org | miRecords | miRDB | miRo | miRNAMap 2.0 ]
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
miRNA-target interactions (Predicted by miRanda)
IDDuplex structurePositionScoreMFE
1
miRNA  3' auCUCGUC-GUUUA-UUACUAAGc 5'
            || ||| |   | |||||||| 
Target 5' atGATCAGACCTTTGAATGATTCt 3'
2435 - 2458 152.00 -9.00
2
miRNA  3' aucucGUCGUUUAUUA-CUAAGc 5'
               | |:|||  || ||||| 
Target 5' tgtgcCTGTAAA-CATAGATTCg 3'
352 - 373 120.00 -8.90
3
miRNA  3' aucucgucguuuauuACUAAGc 5'
                         |||||| 
Target 5' gagatttttatctctTGATTCt 3'
1904 - 1925 120.00 -5.90
Experimental Support 1 for Functional miRNA-Target Interaction
miRNA:Target hsa-miR-15b :: BCL2    [ Functional MTI ]
Validation Method Luciferase reporter assay , qRT-PCR , Western blot
Conditions SGC7901/VCR,
Location of target site 3'UTR, unknown
Tools used in this research TargetScan,
Original Description (Extracted from the article) ... As expected, this suppression was abolished by deleting part of the perfectly complementary sequences in the BCL2 3`-UTR (pGL3-mutBcl2-30UTR) which disrupts the interaction between miR-15b/miR-16 and BCL2 (Fig. 3d). Taken together, these results demonstrate that miR-15b and miR-16 directly inhibit BCL2 expression at posttranscriptional level through its 3`UTR. ...

- Xia, L. Zhang, D. Du, R. Pan, Y. Zhao, L. et al., 2008, Int J Cancer.

Article - Xia, L. Zhang, D. Du, R. Pan, Y. Zhao, L. et al.
- Int J Cancer, 2008
microRNAs are endogenous small noncoding RNAs that regulate gene expression negatively at posttranscriptional level. This latest addition to the complex gene regulatory circuitry revolutionizes our way to understanding physiological and pathological processes in the human body. Here we investigated the possible role of microRNAs in the development of multidrug resistance (MDR) in gastric cancer cells. microRNA expression profiling revealed a limited set of microRNAs with altered expression in multidrug- resistant gastric cancer cell line SGC7901/VCR compared to its parental SGC7901 cell line. Among the downregulated microRNAs are miR-15b and miR-16, members of miR-15/16 family, whose expression was further validated by qRT-PCR. In vitro drug sensitivity assay demonstrated that overexpression of miR-15b or miR-16 sensitized SGC7901/VCR cells to anticancer drugs whereas inhibition of them using antisense oligonucleotides conferred SGC7901 cells MDR. The downregulation of miR-15b and miR-16 in SGC7901/VCR cells was concurrent with the upregulation of Bcl-2 protein. Enforced mir-15b or miR-16 expression reduced Bcl-2 protein level and the luciferase activity of a BCL2 3' untranslated region-based reporter construct in SGC7901/VCR cells, suggesting that BCL2 is a direct target of miR-15b and miR-16. Moreover, overexpression of miR-15b or miR-16 could sensitize SGC7901/VCR cells to VCR-induced apoptosis. Taken together, our findings suggest that miR-15b and miR-16 could play a role in the development of MDR in gastric cancer cells at least in part by modulation of apoptosis via targeting BCL2.
LinkOut: [PMID: 18449891]