Accession ID: MIRT003501 [miRNA, hsa-miR-181a :: BCL2, target gene]
miRNA Infomation
miRNA namehsa-miR-181a
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-181a :: BCL2    [ Functional MTI ]
Validation Method Luciferase reporter assay , qRT-PCR , Western blot
Conditions A549, SGC7901/VCR
Location of target site 3'UTR
Tools used in this research TargetScan
Original Description (Extracted from the article) ... BCL2 is a target gene of the mature miR-181s ...

- Zhu, W. Shan, X. Wang, T. Shu, Y. Liu, P., 2010, Int J Cancer.

miRNA-target interactions (Provided by authors)
IDDuplex structurePosition
1
miRNA  3' ugAGUGGCUGUCGCAACUUACAa 5'
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Target 5' ugUUA--GA-AGCAAUGAAUGUa 3'
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Article - Zhu, W. Shan, X. Wang, T. Shu, Y. Liu, P.
- Int J Cancer, 2010
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short non-coding RNA molecules, which post-transcriptionally regulate genes expression and play crucial roles in diverse biological processes, such as development, differentiation, apoptosis and proliferation. Here we investigated the possible role of microRNAs in the development of multidrug resistance (MDR) in human gastric and lung cancer cell lines. We found that miR-181b was downregulated in both multidrug resistant human gastric cancer cell line SGC7901/VCR and multidrug resistant human lung cancer cell line A549/CDDP and the downregulation of miR-181b in SGC7901/VCR and A549/CDDP cells was concurrent with the upregulation of BCL2 protein, compared with the parental SGC7901 and A549 cell lines, respectively. In vitro drug sensitivity assay demonstrated that overexpression of miR-181b sensitized SGC7901/VCR and A549/CDDP cells to anticancer drugs, respectively. The luciferase activity of a BCL2 3'-untranslated region-based reporter construct in SGC7901/VCR and A549/CDDP cells, suggesting that a new target site in the 3'UTR of BCL2 of the mature miR-181s (miR-181a, miR-181b, miR-181c, miR-181d) was found. Enforced miR-181b expression reduced BCL2 protein level and sensitized SGC7901/VCR and A549/CDDP cells to VCR-induced and CDDP-induced apoptosis, respectively. Taken together, our findings suggest that miR-181b could play a role in the development of MDR in both gastric and lung cancer cell lines at least in part by modulation of apoptosis via targeting BCL2. (c) 2010 UICC.
LinkOut: [PMID: 20162574]
Experimental Support 2 for Functional miRNA-Target Interaction
miRNA:Target hsa-miR-181a :: BCL2    [ Functional MTI ]
Validation Method Luciferase reporter assay , qRT-PCR , Western blot
Conditions HL-60, HEK293T
Location of target site 3'UTR
Tools used in this research TargetScan
Original Description (Extracted from the article) ... Bcl-2 was con W rmed as a direct miR-181a target by immunoblot analysis and reporter gene assays. ...

- Bai, H. Cao, Z. Deng, C. Zhou, L. Wang, C., 2012, J Cancer Res Clin Oncol.

Article - Bai, H. Cao, Z. Deng, C. Zhou, L. Wang, C.
- J Cancer Res Clin Oncol, 2012
BACKGROUND: Ara-C is one of the most commonly used drugs in the treatment of AML. However, the development of drug resistance always prevented its further use. It has been shown that miR-181a is associated with the clinical outcome of AML patients. Here, we investigated the possible role of miR-181a in AML Ara-C resistance. METHODS: miR-181a expression was measured by real-time PCR. Cell viability was detected by MTT assay. Protein expressions were measured by western blotting. Caspase activity was examined by fluorescence assay. RESULTS: We found that miR-181a expression was downregulated in the Ara-C-resistant cell line HL-60/Ara-C compared with its parental cell line HL-60. Overexpression of miR-181a in HL-60/Ara-C cells sensitized the cells to Ara-C treatment. Furthermore, Bcl-2 was confirmed as a direct miR-181a target by immunoblot analysis and reporter gene assays. Knockdown of Bcl-2 mimicked the effect of enforced miR-181a expression by reducing cell viability. In addition, the apoptosis pathway was activated by cytochrome C release and caspase 9/caspase 3 activation after miR-181a overexpression. CONCLUSIONS: This study for the first time demonstrated that downregulation of miR-181a and upregulation of Bcl-2 in leukaemia cells confer resistance to Ara-C-based therapy. These results suggest that restoration of miR-181a expression might provide a promising therapeutic in drug resistance of leukaemia.
LinkOut: [PMID: 22209977]
Experimental Support 3 for Functional miRNA-Target Interaction
miRNA:Target hsa-miR-181a :: BCL2    [ Functional MTI ]
Validation Method Luciferase reporter assay
Conditions K562, K562/A02
Location of target site 3'UTR
Tools used in this research TargetScan
Original Description (Extracted from the article) ... BCL-2 is a direct target gene of miR-181a ...

- Li, H. Hui, L. Xu, W., 2012, Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai).

Article - Li, H. Hui, L. Xu, W.
- Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai), 2012
The aim of this study was to investigate whether miR-181a could modulate the sensitivity of the leukemia drug-resistant cell line K562/A02 to the chemotherapeutic agent daunorubicin (DNR), and explore the mechanism of miR-181a on the DNR sensitivity of K562/A02 cells. MicroRNA microarray and stem-loop reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction were used to detect the expression of miR-181a. The 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide assay was performed to quantify the effect of miR-181a on K562 cells growth and viability. Apoptotic cells were quantitatively detected using Annexin V/FITC and PI apoptosis detection kit. BCL-2 protein expression was measured by western blot. Luciferase reporter vector with the putative BCL-2 3' untranslated region was constructed to explore whether BCL-2 was a direct target gene of miR-181a. BCL-2 siRNA was transfected into the cell to explore the relationship between BCL-2 and DNR resistance. The miR-181a expression level was lower in the K562/A02 cells than in the K562 cells (P< 0.05). K562 cells that were transfected with miR-181a inhibitor had a significantly higher survival than K562 cells, and K562/A02 cells that were transfected with the miR-181a mimic had a significantly lower survival than K562/A02 cells (P< 0.05). miR-181a could enhance DNR-induced apoptosis in K562/A02 cells. BCL-2 siRNA transfected K562/A02 cells had decreased survival compared with the K562/A02 control group. In conclusion, miR-181a could play a role in the development of DNR resistance in K562/A02 cells and the over-expression of miR-181a could sensitize K562/A02 cells to DNR by targeting BCL-2.
LinkOut: [PMID: 22285729]