Accession ID: MIRT001779 [miRNA, hsa-miR-222 :: KIT, target gene]
pre-miRNA Information
pre-miRNA ID hsa-mir-222 LinkOut: [miRBase ]
Synonyms MIRN222, miRNA222, mir-222, MIR222
Description Homo sapiens miR-222 stem-loop
Comment This human miRNA was predicted by computational methods using conservation with mouse and Fugu rubripes sequences .
2nd Structure of pre-miRNA
Mature miRNA Information
Mature miRNA hsa-miR-222-3p
Mature Sequence 69| AGCUACAUCUGGCUACUGGGU |89
Evidence Experimental
Experiments Cloned
Putative hsa-miR-222-3p Targets LinkOut: [ TargetScanS 5.1 | MicroCosm | microRNA.org | miRecords | miRDB | miRo | miRNAMap 2.0 ]
Mature miRNA hsa-miR-222-5p
Mature Sequence 31| CUCAGUAGCCAGUGUAGAUCCU |52
Evidence Experimental
Experiments Cloned
Putative hsa-miR-222-5p Targets LinkOut: [ TargetScanS 5.1 | MicroCosm | microRNA.org | miRecords | miRDB | miRo | miRNAMap 2.0 ]
miRNA-target interaction network
Gene Information
Gene Symbol KIT LinkOut: [ Entrez Gene | BioGPS | Wikipedia | iHop ]
Synonyms C-Kit, CD117, PBT, SCFR
Description v-kit Hardy-Zuckerman 4 feline sarcoma viral oncogene homolog
Transcript NM_000222   LinkOut: [ RefSeq ]
Other Transcripts NM_001093772   
Expression LinkOut: [ BioGPS ]
KEGG Pathway hsa04060    Cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction - Homo sapiens (human)
hsa04144    Endocytosis - Homo sapiens (human)
hsa04640    Hematopoietic cell lineage - Homo sapiens (human)
hsa04916    Melanogenesis - Homo sapiens (human)
hsa05200    Pathways in cancer - Homo sapiens (human)
hsa05221    Acute myeloid leukemia - Homo sapiens (human)
Putative miRNA Targets on KIT LinkOut: [ TargetScan 5.1 | MicroCosm | miRNAMap 2.0 ]
3'UTR of KIT
(miRNA target sites are highlighted)
>KIT|NM_000222|3'UTR
   1 TGAGCAGAATCAGTGTTTGGGTCACCCCTCCAGGAATGATCTCTTCTTTTGGCTTCCATGATGGTTATTTTCTTTTCTTT
  81 CAACTTGCATCCAACTCCAGGATAGTGGGCACCCCACTGCAATCCTGTCTTTCTGAGCACACTTTAGTGGCCGATGATTT
 161 TTGTCATCAGCCACCATCCTATTGCAAAGGTTCCAACTGTATATATTCCCAATAGCAACGTAGCTTCTACCATGAACAGA
 241 AAACATTCTGATTTGGAAAAAGAGAGGGAGGTATGGACTGGGGGCCAGAGTCCTTTCCAAGGCTTCTCCAATTCTGCCCA
 321 AAAATATGGTTGATAGTTTACCTGAATAAATGGTAGTAATCACAGTTGGCCTTCAGAACCATCCATAGTAGTATGATGAT
 401 ACAAGATTAGAAGCTGAAAACCTAAGTCCTTTATGTGGAAAACAGAACATCATTAGAACAAAGGACAGAGTATGAACACC
 481 TGGGCTTAAGAAATCTAGTATTTCATGCTGGGAATGAGACATAGGCCATGAAAAAAATGATCCCCAAGTGTGAACAAAAG
 561 ATGCTCTTCTGTGGACCACTGCATGAGCTTTTATACTACCGACCTGGTTTTTAAATAGAGTTTGCTATTAGAGCATTGAA
 641 TTGGAGAGAAGGCCTCCCTAGCCAGCACTTGTATATACGCATCTATAAATTGTCCGTGTTCATACATTTGAGGGGAAAAC
 721 ACCATAAGGTTTCGTTTCTGTATACAACCCTGGCATTATGTCCACTGTGTATAGAAGTAGATTAAGAGCCATATAAGTTT
 801 GAAGGAAACAGTTAATACCATTTTTTAAGGAAACAATATAACCACAAAGCACAGTTTGAACAAAATCTCCTCTTTTAGCT
 881 GATGAACTTATTCTGTAGATTCTGTGGAACAAGCCTATCAGCTTCAGAATGGCATTGTACTCAATGGATTTGATGCTGTT
 961 TGACAAAGTTACTGATTCACTGCATGGCTCCCACAGGAGTGGGAAAACACTGCCATCTTAGTTTGGATTCTTATGTAGCA
1041 GGAAATAAAGTATAGGTTTAGCCTCCTTCGCAGGCATGTCCTGGACACCGGGCCAGTATCTATATATGTGTATGTACGTT
1121 TGTATGTGTGTAGACAAATATTTGGAGGGGTATTTTTGCCCTGAGTCCAAGAGGGTCCTTTAGTACCTGAAAAGTAACTT
1201 GGCTTTCATTATTAGTACTGCTCTTGTTTCTTTTCACATAGCTGTCTAGAGTAGCTTACCAGAAGCTTCCATAGTGGTGC
1281 AGAGGAAGTGGAAGGCATCAGTCCCTATGTATTTGCAGTTCACCTGCACTTAAGGCACTCTGTTATTTAGACTCATCTTA
1361 CTGTACCTGTTCCTTAGACCTTCCATAATGCTACTGTCTCACTGAAACATTTAAATTTTACCCTTTAGACTGTAGCCTGG
1441 ATATTATTCTTGTAGTTTACCTCTTTAAAAACAAAACAAAACAAAACAAAAAACTCCCCTTCCTCACTGCCCAATATAAA
1521 AGGCAAATGTGTACATGGCAGAGTTTGTGTGTTGTCTTGAAAGATTCAGGTATGTTGCCTTTATGGTTTCCCCCTTCTAC
1601 ATTTCTTAGACTACATTTAGAGAACTGTGGCCGTTATCTGGAAGTAACCATTTGCACTGGAGTTCTATGCTCTCGCACCT
1681 TTCCAAAGTTAACAGATTTTGGGGTTGTGTTGTCACCCAAGAGATTGTTGTTTGCCATACTTTGTCTGAAAAATTCCTTT
1761 GTGTTTCTATTGACTTCAATGATAGTAAGAAAAGTGGTTGTTAGTTATAGATGTCTAGGTACTTCAGGGGCACTTCATTG
1841 AGAGTTTTGTCTTGGATATTCTTGAAAGTTTATATTTTTATAATTTTTTCTTACATCAGATGTTTCTTTGCAGTGGCTTA
1921 ATGTTTGAAATTATTTTGTGGCTTTTTTTGTAAATATTGAAATGTAGCAATAATGTCTTTTGAATATTCCCAAGCCCATG
2001 AGTCCTTGAAAATATTTTTTATATATACAGTAACTTTATGTGTAAATACATAAGCGGCGTAAGTTTAAAGGATGTTGGTG
2081 TTCCACGTGTTTTATTCCTGTATGTTGTCCAATTGTTGACAGTTCTGAAGAATTCTAATAAAATGTACATATATAAATCA
2161 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Target sites Provided by authors  Predicted by miRanda
miRNA-target interactions (Predicted by miRanda)
IDDuplex structurePositionScoreMFE
1
miRNA  3' ugggUCAUCGGUCUACAUCGa 5'
              | || : | ||||||| 
Target 5' tgtaAATATTGAAATGTAGCa 3'
1949 - 1969 149.00 -6.60
2
miRNA  3' ugGGUCA----UCGGUCUACAUCGa 5'
            ::|||    | :|  ||||||| 
Target 5' tcTTAGTTTGGATTCTTATGTAGCa 3'
1016 - 1040 145.00 -11.60
3
miRNA  3' ugGGUCAUCGGUCUACAUCGa 5'
            ||| ||| || | ||||| 
Target 5' tcCCAATAG-CA-ACGTAGCt 3'
207 - 225 129.00 -16.70
Experimental Support 1 for Functional miRNA-Target Interaction
miRNA:Target hsa-miR-222 :: KIT    [ Functional MTI ]
Validation Method Northern blot , qRT-PCR , Western blot
Conditions PTC
Location of target site 3'UTR
Tools used in this research miRanda, PicTar, TargetScan
Original Description (Extracted from the article) ... Both forms of Kit were readily detected in normal thyroid tissue but were strongly reduced or absent in the four samples showing strong reduction of KIT transcript.//strong overexpression of miRs-221, -222, and -146b in these four PTC patient samples. ...

- He, H. Jazdzewski, K. Li, W. Liyanarachchi, et al., 2005, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A.

Article - He, H. Jazdzewski, K. Li, W. Liyanarachchi, et al.
- Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2005
Apart from alterations in the RET/PTC-RAS-BRAF pathway, comparatively little is known about the genetics of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). We show that numerous microRNAs (miRNAs) are transcriptionally up-regulated in PTC tumors compared with unaffected thyroid tissue. A set of five miRNAs, including the three most up-regulated ones (miR-221, -222, and -146), distinguished unequivocally between PTC and normal thyroid. Additionally, miR-221 was up-regulated in unaffected thyroid tissue in several PTC patients, presumably an early event in carcinogenesis. Tumors in which the up-regulation (11- to 19-fold) of miR-221, -222, and -146 was strongest showed dramatic loss of KIT transcript and Kit protein. In 5 of 10 such cases, this down expression was associated with germline single-nucleotide changes in the two recognition sequences in KIT for these miRNAs. We conclude that up-regulation of several miRs and regulation of KIT are involved in PTC pathogenesis, and that sequence changes in genes targeted by miRNAs can contribute to their regulation.
LinkOut: [PMID: 16365291]
Experimental Support 2 for Functional miRNA-Target Interaction
miRNA:Target hsa-miR-222 :: KIT    [ Functional MTI ]
Validation Method Luciferase reporter assay
Article - Garofalo, M. Quintavalle, C. Di Leva, G. et al.
- Oncogene, 2008
To define novel pathways that regulate susceptibility to tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), we have performed genome-wide expression profiling of microRNAs (miRs). We show that in TRAIL-resistant NSCLC cells, levels of different miRs are increased, and in particular, miR-221 and -222. We demonstrate that these miRs impair TRAIL-dependent apoptosis by inhibiting the expression of key functional proteins. Indeed, transfection with anti-miR-221 and -222 rendered CALU-1-resistant cells sensitive to TRAIL. Conversely, H460-sensitive cells treated with -221 and -222 pre-miRs become resistant to TRAIL. miR-221 and -222 target the 3'-UTR of Kit and p27(kip1) mRNAs, but interfere with TRAIL signaling mainly through p27(kip1). In conclusion, we show that high expression levels of miR-221 and -222 are needed to maintain the TRAIL-resistant phenotype, thus making these miRs as promising therapeutic targets or diagnostic tool for TRAIL resistance in NSCLC.
LinkOut: [PMID: 18246122]
Experimental Support 3 for Functional miRNA-Target Interaction
miRNA:Target hsa-miR-222 :: KIT    [ Functional MTI ]
Validation Method qRT-PCR , Western blot
Conditions Human melanoma cell lines
Location of target site 3'UTR
Tools used in this research PicTar, RNAhybrid, TargetScan
Original Description (Extracted from the article) ... Moreover, we provide evidences of miR-221 and miR-222 capabilities to regulate two distinct but functionally convergent pathways of melanocyte transformation through the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1B (p27Kip1/CDKN1B) on one side and c-KIT and its downstream genes on the other.//The c-KIT receptor is a melanocytic multifunctional player regulating melanogenesis, cell growth, migration, and survival (14). This receptor is directly targeted by miR-221/-222 in normal erythropoiesis (13) and neoangiogenesis (32), as well as in papillary thyroid carcinoma (9). ...

- Felicetti, F. Errico, M. C. Bottero, L. et al., 2008, Cancer Res.

Article - Felicetti, F. Errico, M. C. Bottero, L. et al.
- Cancer Res, 2008
The incidence of cutaneous melanoma is steadily increasing. Although several molecular abnormalities have been associated with melanoma progression, the mechanisms underlying the differential gene expression are still largely unknown and targeted therapies are not yet available. Noncoding small RNAs, termed microRNAs (miR), have been recently reported to play important roles in major cellular processes, including those involved in cancer development and progression. We have identified the promyelocytic leukemia zinc finger (PLZF) transcription factor as a repressor of miR-221 and miR-222 by direct binding to their putative regulatory region. Specifically, PLZF silencing in melanomas unblocks miR-221 and miR-222, which in turn controls the progression of the neoplasia through down-modulation of p27Kip1/CDKN1B and c-KIT receptor, leading to enhanced proliferation and differentiation blockade of the melanoma cells, respectively. In vitro and in vivo functional studies, including the use of antisense "antagomir" oligonucleotides, confirmed the key role of miR-221/-222 in regulating the progression of human melanoma; this suggests that targeted therapies suppressing miR-221/-222 may prove beneficial in advanced melanoma.
LinkOut: [PMID: 18417445]
Experimental Support 4 for Functional miRNA-Target Interaction
miRNA:Target hsa-miR-222 :: KIT    [ Functional MTI ]
Validation Method Luciferase reporter assay
Article - Felicetti, F. Errico, M. C. Segnalini, P. et al.
- Expert Rev Anticancer Ther, 2008
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) represent a new family of small noncoding RNAs that negatively regulate gene expression. Recent studies demonstrated miRNA involvement in all the main biological processes, including tumor development as a consequence of an aberrant deregulated expression. Growing evidence is showing the capability of miRNA expression profiles to unequivocally distinguish between normal and neoplastic tissues, leading to the identification of new diagnostic and/or prognostic molecular markers. In addition, miRNAs might eventually represent new targets to aim at as innovative therapeutic approaches, particularly relevant in those types of cancer, such as melanoma, which are still lacking effective traditional therapies. In particular, the inhibition of miRNA-221 and -222, which are abnormally expressed in melanoma and favor the induction of the malignant phenotype by downregulating c-KIT receptor and p27Kip, might in the future represent an efficient treatment for translation into the clinical setting.
LinkOut: [PMID: 18983236]