Accession ID: MIRT003215 [miRNA, hsa-miR-421 :: ATM, target gene]
pre-miRNA Information
pre-miRNA ID hsa-mir-421 LinkOut: [miRBase ]
Synonyms MIRN421, hsa-mir-421, MIR421
Description Homo sapiens miR-421 stem-loop
2nd Structure of pre-miRNA
Mature miRNA Information
Mature miRNA hsa-miR-421
Mature Sequence 48| AUCAACAGACAUUAAUUGGGCGC |70
Evidence Experimental
Experiments Microarray
Putative hsa-miR-421 Targets LinkOut: [ TargetScanS 5.1 | MicroCosm | microRNA.org | miRecords | miRDB | miRo | miRNAMap 2.0 ]
miRNA-target interaction network
Gene Information
Gene Symbol ATM LinkOut: [ Entrez Gene | BioGPS | Wikipedia | iHop ]
Synonyms AT1, ATA, ATC, ATD, ATDC, ATE, DKFZp781A0353, MGC74674, TEL1, TELO1
Description ataxia telangiectasia mutated
Transcript NM_000051   LinkOut: [ RefSeq ]
Other Transcripts NM_138292   
Expression LinkOut: [ BioGPS ]
KEGG Pathway hsa04110    Cell cycle - Homo sapiens (human)
hsa04115    p53 signaling pathway - Homo sapiens (human)
hsa04210    Apoptosis - Homo sapiens (human)
Putative miRNA Targets on ATM LinkOut: [ TargetScan 5.1 | MicroCosm | miRNAMap 2.0 ]
3'UTR of ATM
(miRNA target sites are highlighted)
>ATM|NM_000051|3'UTR
   1 TGATCTTCAGTATATGAATTACCCTTTCATTCAGCCTTTAGAAATTATATTTTAGCCTTTATTTTTAACCTGCCAACATA
  81 CTTTAAGTAGGGATTAATATTTAAGTGAACTATTGTGGGTTTTTTTGAATGTTGGTTTTAATACTTGATTTAATCACCAC
 161 TCAAAAATGTTTTGATGGTCTTAAGGAACATCTCTGCTTTCACTCTTTAGAAATAATGGTCATTCGGGCTGGGCGCAGCG
 241 GCTCACGCCTGTAATCCCAGCACTTTGGGAGGCCGAGGTGAGCGGATCACAAGGTCAGGAGTTCGAGACCAGCCTGGCCA
 321 AGAGACCAGCCTGGCCAGTATGGTGAAACCCTGTCTCTACTAAAAATACAAAAATTAGCCGAGCATGGTGGCGGGCACCT
 401 GTAATCCCAGCTACTCGAGAGGCTGAGGCAGGAGAATCTCTTGAACCTGGGAGGTGAAGGTTGCTGTGGGCCAAAATCAT
 481 GCCATTGCACTCCAGCCTGGGTGACAAGAGCGAAACTCCATCTCAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAGAAACGTATTTGGAT
 561 TTTTCCTAGTAAGATCACTCAGTGTTACTAAATAATGAAGTTGTTATGGAGAACAAATTTCAAAGACACAGTTAGTGTAG
 641 TTACTATTTTTTTAAGTGTGTATTAAAACTTCTCATTCTATTCTCTTTATCTTTTAAGCCCTTCTGTACTGTCCATGTAT
 721 GTTATCTTTCTGTGATAACTTCATAGATTGCCTTCTAGTTCATGAATTCTCTTGTCAGATGTATATAATCTCTTTTACCC
 801 TATCCATTGGGCTTCTTCTTTCAGAAATTGTTTTTCATTTCTAATTATGCATCATTTTTCAGATCTCTGTTTCTTGATGT
 881 CATTTTTAATGTTTTTTTAATGTTTTTTATGTCACTAATTATTTTAAATGTCTGTACTTGATAGACACTGTAATAGTTCT
 961 ATTAAATTTAGTTCCTGCTGTTTATATCTGTTGATTTTTGTATTTGATAGGCTGTTCATCCAGTTTTGTCTTTTTGAAAA
1041 GTGAGTTTATTTTCAGCAAGGCTTTATCTATGGGAATCTTGAGTGTCTGTTTATGTCATATTCCCAGGGCTGTTGCTGCA
1121 CACAAGCCCATTCTTATTTTAATTTCTTGGCTTTAGGGTTTCCATACCTGAAGTGTAGCATAAATACTGATAGGAGATTT
1201 CCCAGGCCAAGGCAAACACACTTCCTCCTCATCTCCTTGTGCTAGTGGGCAGAATATTTGATTGATGCCTTTTTCACTGA
1281 GAGTATAAGCTTCCATGTGTCCCACCTTTATGGCAGGGGTGGAAGGAGGTACATTTAATTCCCACTGCCTGCCTTTGGCA
1361 AGCCCTGGGTTCTTTGCTCCCCATATAGATGTCTAAGCTAAAAGCCGTGGGTTAATGAGACTGGCAAATTGTTCCAGGAC
1441 AGCTACAGCATCAGCTCACATATTCACCTCTCTGGTTTTTCATTCCCCTCATTTTTTTCTGAGACAGAGTCTTGCTCTGT
1521 CACCCAGGCTGGAGTGCAGTGGCATGATCTCAGCTCACTGAAACCTCTGCCTCCTGGGTTCAAGCAATTCTCCTGCCTCA
1601 GCCTCCCGAGTAGCTGGGACTACAGGCGTGTGCCAACACGCCCGGCTAATTTTTTGTATTTTTATTAGAGACGGAGTTTC
1681 ACCGTGTTAGCCAGGATGGTCTCGATCGCTTGACCTCGTGATCCACCCTCCTCGGCCTCCCAAAGTGCTGGGATTACAGG
1761 TGTGAGCCACCGCGCCCGGCCTCATTCCCCTCATTTTTGACCGTAAGGATTTCCCCTTTCTTGTAAGTTCTGCTATGTAT
1841 TTAAAAGAATGTTTTCTACATTTTATCCAGCATTTCTCTGTGTTCTGTTGGAAGGGAAGGGCTTAGGTATCTAGTTTGAT
1921 ACATAGGTAGAAGTGGAACATTTCTCTGTCCCCCAGCTGTCATCATATAAGATAAACATCAGATAAAAAGCCACCTGAAA
2001 GTAAAACTACTGACTCGTGTATTAGTGAGTATAATCTCTTCTCCATCCTTAGGAAAATGTTCATCCCAGCTGCGGAGATT
2081 AACAAATGGGTGATTGAGCTTTCTCCTCGTATTTGGACCTTGAAGGTTATATAAATTTTTTTCTTATGAAGAGTTGGCAT
2161 TTCTTTTTATTGCCAATGGCAGGCACTCATTCATATTTGATCTCCTCACCTTCCCCTCCCCTAAAACCAATCTCCAGAAC
2241 TTTTTGGACTATAAATTTCTTGGTTTGACTTCTGGAGAACTGTTCAGAATATTACTTTGCATTTCAAATTACAAACTTAC
2321 CTTGGTGTATCTTTTTCTTACAAGCTGCCTAAATGAATATTTGGTATATATTGGTAGTTTTATTACTATAGTAAATCAAG
2401 GAAATGCAGTAAACTTAAAATGTCTTTAAGAAAGCCCTGAAATCTTCATGGGTGAAATTAGAAATTATCAACTAGATAAT
2481 AGTATAGATAAATGAATTTGTAGCTAATTCTTGCTAGTTGTTGCATCCAGAGAGCTTTGAATAACATCATTAATCTACTC
2561 TTTAGCCTTGCATGGTATGCTATGAGGCTCCTGTTCTGTTCAAGTATTCTAATCAATGGCTTTGAAAAGTTTATCAAATT
2641 TACATACAGATCACAAGCCTAGGAGAAATAACTAATTCACAGATGACAGAATTAAGATTATAAAAGATTTTTTTTTTGTA
2721 ATTTTAGTAGAGACAGGGTTGCCATTGTATTCCAGCCTTGGCGACAGAGCAAGACTCTGCCTCAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
2801 GGTTTTGGCAAGCTGGAACTCTTTCTGCAAATGACTAAGATAGAAAACTGCCAAGGACAAATGAGGAGTAGTTAGATTTT
2881 GAAAATATTAATCATAGAATAGTTGTTGTATGCTAAGTCACTGACCCATATTATGTACAGCATTTCTGATCTTTACTTTG
2961 CAAGATTAGTGATACTATCCCAATACACTGCTGGAGAAATCAGAATTTGGAGAAATAAGTTGTCCAAGGCAAGAAGATAG
3041 TAAATTATAAGTACAAGTGTAATATGGACAGTATCTAACTTGAAAAGATTTCAGGCGAAAAGAATCTGGGGTTTGCCAGT
3121 CAGTTGCTCAAAAGGTCAATGAAAACCAAATAGTGAAGCTATCAGAGAAGCTAATAAATTATAGACTGCTTGAACAGTTG
3201 TGTCCAGATTAAGGGAGATAATAGCTTTCCCACCCTACTTTGTGCAGGTCATACCTCCCCAAAGTGTTTACCTAATCAGT
3281 AGGTTCACAAACTCTTGGTCATTATAGTATATGCCTAAAATGTATGCACTTAGGAATGCTAAAAATTTAAATATGGTCTA
3361 AAGCAAATAAAAGCAAAGAGGAAAAACTTTGGACAGCGTAAAGACTAGAATAGTCTTTTAAAAAGAAAGCCAGTATATTG
3441 GTTTGAAATATAGAGATGTGTCCCAATTTCAAGTATTTTAATTGCACCTTAATGAAATTATCTATTTTCTATAGATTTTA
3521 GTACTATTGAATGTATTACTTTACTGTTACCTGAATTTATTATAAAGTGTTTTTGAATAAATAATTCTAAAAGC
Target sites Provided by authors  Predicted by miRanda
miRNA-target interactions (Predicted by miRanda)
IDDuplex structurePositionScoreMFE
1
miRNA  3' cgcggGUUAAUUACAGACAACUa 5'
               | :|| || |||||||| 
Target 5' tcctgCTGTTTATATCTGTTGAt 3'
973 - 995 162.00 -12.80
2
miRNA  3' cgcGGGU--UAA----UUAC-AGACAACUa 5'
             :|||  |||     :|| |||||||: 
Target 5' ttaTCCAGCATTTCTCTGTGTTCTGTTGGa 3'
1863 - 1892 136.00 -12.60
3
miRNA  3' cgCGGGUUAA--UUACAGACAACua 5'
            |:|  |||   | | ||||||  
Target 5' atGTCATATTCCCAGGGCTGTTGct 3'
1093 - 1117 131.00 -12.80
Experimental Support 1 for Functional miRNA-Target Interaction
miRNA:Target hsa-miR-421 :: ATM    [ Functional MTI ]
Validation Method Luciferase reporter assay , qRT-PCR , Western blot
Conditions HeLa
Location of target site 3'UTR
Tools used in this research microCOSm
Original Description (Extracted from the article) ... A signii??cant reduction (30%) in the luciferase activity of the reporter construct containing the ATM 3`UTR was observed in the presence of miR-421, whereas no changes were noted in the luciferase activity of the unmodii??ed construct (pRL) with miR-421 expression (Fig. 1C). ...

- Hu, H. Du, L. Nagabayashi, G. Seeger, R. C. et al., 2010, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A.

miRNA-target interactions (Provided by authors)
IDDuplex structurePosition
1
miRNA  3' cgcggGUUAAUUACAGACAACUa 5'
               | :|| || |||||||| 
Target 5' uccugCUGUUUAUAUCUGUUGAu 3'
1 - 23
Article - Hu, H. Du, L. Nagabayashi, G. Seeger, R. C. et al.
- Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2010
Ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM) is a high molecular weight protein serine/threonine kinase that plays a central role in the maintenance of genomic integrity by activating cell cycle checkpoints and promoting repair of DNA double-strand breaks. Little is known about the regulatory mechanisms for ATM expression itself. MicroRNAs are naturally existing regulators that modulate gene expression in a sequence-specific manner. Here, we show that a human microRNA, miR-421, suppresses ATM expression by targeting the 3'-untranslated region (3'UTR) of ATM transcripts. Ectopic expression of miR-421 resulted in S-phase cell cycle checkpoint changes and an increased sensitivity to ionizing radiation, creating a cellular phenotype similar to that of cells derived from ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T) patients. Blocking the interaction between miR-421 and ATM 3'UTR with an antisense morpholino oligonucleotide rescued the defective phenotype caused by miR-421 overexpression, indicating that ATM mediates the effect of miR-421 on cell cycle checkpoint and radiosensitivity. Overexpression of the N-Myc transcription factor, an oncogene frequently amplified in neuroblastoma, induced miR-421 expression, which, in turn, down-regulated ATM expression, establishing a linear signaling pathway that may contribute to N-Myc-induced tumorigenesis in neuroblastoma. Taken together, our findings implicate a previously undescribed regulatory mechanism for ATM expression and ATM-dependent DNA damage response and provide several potential targets for treating neuroblastoma and perhaps A-T.
LinkOut: [PMID: 20080624]