Accession ID: MIRT001168 [miRNA, hsa-miR-124 :: NR3C2, target gene]
miRNA Infomation
miRNA namehsa-miR-124
miRNA-target interaction network
Gene Information
Gene Symbol NR3C2 LinkOut: [ Entrez Gene | BioGPS | Wikipedia | iHop ]
Synonyms FLJ41052, MCR, MGC133092, MLR, MR, NR3C2VIT
Description nuclear receptor subfamily 3, group C, member 2
Transcript NM_000901   LinkOut: [ RefSeq ]
Other Transcripts NM_001166104   
Expression LinkOut: [ BioGPS ]
KEGG Pathway hsa04960    Aldosterone-regulated sodium reabsorption - Homo sapiens (human)
Putative miRNA Targets on NR3C2 LinkOut: [ TargetScan 5.1 | MicroCosm | miRNAMap 2.0 ]
3'UTR of NR3C2
(miRNA target sites are highlighted)
>NR3C2|NM_000901|3'UTR
   1 TGACTGCCCGCTGCCCAGAAGAACTTTGCCTTAAGTTTCCCTGTGTTGTTCCACACCCAGAAGGACCCAAGAAAACCTGT
  81 TTTTAACATGTGATGGTTGATTCACACTTGTTCAACAGTTTCTCAAGTTTAAAGTCATGTCAGAGGTTTGGAGCCGGGAA
 161 AGCTGTTTTTCCGTGGATTTGGCGAGACCAGAGCAGTCTGAAGGATTCCCCACCTCCAATCCCCCAGCGCTTAGAAACAT
 241 GTTCCTGTTCCTCGGGATGAAAAGCCATATCTAGTCAATAACTCTGATTTTGATATTTTCACAGATGGAAGAAGTTTTAA
 321 CTATGCCGTGTAGTTTCTGGTATCGTTCGCTTGTTTTAAAAGGGTTCAAGGACTAACGAACGTTTTAAAGCTTACCCTTG
 401 GTTTGCACATAAAACGTATAGTCAATATGGGGCATTAATATTCTTTTGTTATTAAAAAAACACAAAAAAATAATAAAAAA
 481 ATATATACAGATTCCTGTTGTGTAATAACAGAACTCGTGGCGTGGGGCAGCAGCTGCCTCTGAGCCCTCGCTCGTCCACG
 561 GTCTTCTGCATCACTGGTATACACACTCGTTAGCGTCCATTTCTTATTTAATTAGAATGGATAAGATGATGTTAAATGCC
 641 TTGGTTTGATTTCTAGTATCTATTGTGTTGGCTTTACAAATAATTTTTTGCAGTCTTTTGCTGTGCTGTACATTACTGTA
 721 TGTATAAATTATGAAGGACCTGAAATAAGGTATAAGGATCTTTTGTAAATGAGACACATACAAAAAAAATCTTTAATGGT
 801 TAATAGGATGAATGGGAAAGTATTTTTGAAAGAATTCTATTTTGCTGGAGACTATTTAAGTACTATCTTTGTCTAAACAA
 881 GGTAATTTTTTTTTGTAAAGTGCAATGTCCTGCATGCATAATGAACCGTTTACAGTGTATTTAAGAAAGGGAAAGCTGTG
 961 CCTTTTTTAGCTTCATATCTAATTTACCATTATTTTACAGTCTCTGTTGTAAATAACCACACTGAAACCTCTTCGGTTGT
1041 CTTGAAACCTTTCTACTTTTTCTGTACTTTTTGTTTTGTTCTTGGTCTCCCGCTTGGGGCATTTGTGGGACTCCAGCACG
1121 TTTTCTGGCTTCTGCTTCATCCTGCTCCATCGGGGAATGACACACTGCGGTGTCTGCAGCTCCTGGAAGGTGTCATTTGA
1201 CAACACATGTGGGAGAGGAGGTCCTTGGAGTGCTGCAGCTTTGGGAAAGCTGCCTCGTTTCCCTTTTCCTCTAGAAGCAG
1281 AACCAGCTCTACGAGAGTGAGACTGGGAACTTGATGGCTCAGAGAGCATCTTTTCCTCCCATTTTAGAAAATCAGATTTT
1361 CTCCTGTGGGAAAAAAAAATTCCATGCACTCTCTCTCTGTTAAAGATCAGCTATTCCCTTCTGATCTTGGAAAGAGGTTC
1441 TGCACTCCTGGAACCGGTCACAGGAACGCACAGATCATGGCAGGATGCGCTGGGACGGCCCATCTTGGCAAGGTTCAGTC
1521 TGAATGGCATGGAGACCGGGAGATAGAGGGGTTTTAGATTTTTAAAAGGTAGGTTTTAAAAATAAGTTTTATACATAAAC
1601 AGTTTTGGAGAAAAATTACAGATCATATAAGCAAGACAGTGGCACTAAAATGTTTAATTCATTAATCTGTTTGTTTGGCA
1681 CTGATGCAATGTATGGCTTTTCTCTTGCCCCAAATCACAAACATATGTATCTTTGGGGAAACTAACAATATGATTGCACT
1761 AAATAAACTACTTTGAATAGAGGCCAAATTAATCTTTTAAAAATGATGATAATCATCAGGTTTACTCAGTGAAATCATAT
1841 TAATTATTTTCCAAAATCTAAAAGCTGTAGCTGGAGAAGCCCATGGCCACGAGGAAGCAGCAATTAATTAGATCAACACT
1921 TTTCTCCAGGGTTCACCATGCAGGCAACATTACCTTGTCTTTCAAAAGACACCTGCCTTATGCAAGGGGAAACCTGTGAA
2001 AGCTGCACTCAGAGGGAGGAGTTTTTCTTACATAATTTGCAATTTCAGGAATTTAATTTATAGGCAGATCTTTAAATACA
2081 GTCAACTTACGGTGCACAGTAATATGAAAGCCACACTTTGAAGGTAATAAATACACAGCATGCAGACTGGGAGTTGCTAG
2161 CAAACAAATGGCTTACTTACAAAAGCAGCTTTTAGTTCAGACTTAGTTTTTATAAAATGGGAATTCTGACTTACTTAACC
2241 AGGTTTGGGATGGAGATGGTCTGCATCAGCTTTTTGTATTAACAAAGTTACTGGCTCTTTGTGTGTCTCCAGGTAACTTT
2321 GCTTGATTAAACAGCAAAGCCATATTCTAAATTCACTGTTGAATGCCTGTCCCAGTCCAAATTGTCTGTCTGCTCTTATT
2401 TTTGTACCATATTGCTCTTAAAAATCTTGGTTTGGTACAGTTCATAATTCACCAAAAGTTCATATAATTTAAAGAAACAC
2481 TAAATTAGTTTAAAATGAAGCAATTTATATCTTTATGCAAAAACATATGTCTGTCTTTGCAAAGGACTGTAAGCAGATTA
2561 CAATAAATCCTTTACTTTAATCAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Target sites Provided by authors  Predicted by miRanda
Experimental Support 1 for Functional miRNA-Target Interaction
miRNA:Target hsa-miR-124 :: NR3C2    [ Functional MTI ]
Validation Method Luciferase reporter assay , qRT-PCR
Conditions HeLa
Location of target site 3'UTR
Tools used in this research miRanda, PicTar, TargetScan
Original Description (Extracted from the article) ... miR-124 and miR-135a suppress NR3C2//The binding of miR-124 and miR-135a to NR3C2 3'UTR contributes to the translational, not transcriptional regulation of the gene ...

- Sober, S. Laan, M. Annilo, T., 2010, Biochem Biophys Res Commun.

Article - Sober, S. Laan, M. Annilo, T.
- Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 2010
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) comprise a post-transcriptional layer of gene regulation shown to be involved in diverse physiological processes. We aimed to study whether regulatory networks that determine susceptibility to hypertension may involve a miRNA component. Screening of loci, involved in renal water-salt balance regulation, highlighted the mineralocorticoid receptor gene NR3C2 as a potential target for several miRNAs. A luciferase assay demonstrated that miR-124 and miR-135a suppress NR3C2 3'UTR reporter construct activity 1.5- and 2.2-fold, respectively. As the tested miRNAs did not reduce the levels of target mRNA, we suggest that the binding of miR-124 and miR-135a to NR3C2 3'UTR contributes to the translational, not transcriptional regulation of the gene. Co-expression of two different miRNAs did not increase the repression of the reporter gene, indicating no additive or synergistic effects between the tested miRNAs. Our results demonstrate that by repressing the mineralocorticoid receptor gene NR3C2, miR-124 and miR-135a could participate in the regulation of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and thereby might be involved in blood pressure regulation.
LinkOut: [PMID: 19944075]