Accession ID: MIRT004297 [miRNA, hsa-miR-101 :: PTGS2, target gene]
miRNA Infomation
miRNA namehsa-miR-101
miRNA-target interaction network
Gene Information
Gene Symbol PTGS2 LinkOut: [ Entrez Gene | BioGPS | Wikipedia | iHop ]
Synonyms COX-2, COX2, GRIPGHS, PGG/HS, PGHS-2, PHS-2, hCox-2
Description prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 (prostaglandin G/H synthase and cyclooxygenase)
Transcript NM_000963   LinkOut: [ RefSeq ]
Expression LinkOut: [ BioGPS ]
KEGG Pathway hsa00590    Arachidonic acid metabolism - Homo sapiens (human)
hsa04370    VEGF signaling pathway - Homo sapiens (human)
hsa05140    Leishmaniasis - Homo sapiens (human)
hsa05200    Pathways in cancer - Homo sapiens (human)
hsa05222    Small cell lung cancer - Homo sapiens (human)
Putative miRNA Targets on PTGS2 LinkOut: [ TargetScan 5.1 | MicroCosm | miRNAMap 2.0 ]
3'UTR of PTGS2
(miRNA target sites are highlighted)
>PTGS2|NM_000963|3'UTR
   1 TAGAAGTCTAATGATCATATTTATTTATTTATATGAACCATGTCTATTAATTTAATTATTTAATAATATTTATATTAAAC
  81 TCCTTATGTTACTTAACATCTTCTGTAACAGAAGTCAGTACTCCTGTTGCGGAGAAAGGAGTCATACTTGTGAAGACTTT
 161 TATGTCACTACTCTAAAGATTTTGCTGTTGCTGTTAAGTTTGGAAAACAGTTTTTATTCTGTTTTATAAACCAGAGAGAA
 241 ATGAGTTTTGACGTCTTTTTACTTGAATTTCAACTTATATTATAAGAACGAAAGTAAAGATGTTTGAATACTTAAACACT
 321 GTCACAAGATGGCAAAATGCTGAAAGTTTTTACACTGTCGATGTTTCCAATGCATCTTCCATGATGCATTAGAAGTAACT
 401 AATGTTTGAAATTTTAAAGTACTTTTGGTTATTTTTCTGTCATCAAACAAAAACAGGTATCAGTGCATTATTAAATGAAT
 481 ATTTAAATTAGACATTACCAGTAATTTCATGTCTACTTTTTAAAATCAGCAATGAAACAATAATTTGAAATTTCTAAATT
 561 CATAGGGTAGAATCACCTGTAAAAGCTTGTTTGATTTCTTAAAGTTATTAAACTTGTACATATACCAAAAAGAAGCTGTC
 641 TTGGATTTAAATCTGTAAAATCAGTAGAAATTTTACTACAATTGCTTGTTAAAATATTTTATAAGTGATGTTCCTTTTTC
 721 ACCAAGAGTATAAACCTTTTTAGTGTGACTGTTAAAACTTCCTTTTAAATCAAAATGCCAAATTTATTAAGGTGGTGGAG
 801 CCACTGCAGTGTTATCTTAAAATAAGAATATTTTGTTGAGATATTCCAGAATTTGTTTATATGGCTGGTAACATGTAAAA
 881 TCTATATCAGCAAAAGGGTCTACCTTTAAAATAAGCAATAACAAAGAAGAAAACCAAATTATTGTTCAAATTTAGGTTTA
 961 AACTTTTGAAGCAAACTTTTTTTTATCCTTGTGCACTGCAGGCCTGGTACTCAGATTTTGCTATGAGGTTAATGAAGTAC
1041 CAAGCTGTGCTTGAATAATGATATGTTTTCTCAGATTTTCTGTTGTACAGTTTAATTTAGCAGTCCATATCACATTGCAA
1121 AAGTAGCAATGACCTCATAAAATACCTCTTCAAAATGCTTAAATTCATTTCACACATTAATTTTATCTCAGTCTTGAAGC
1201 CAATTCAGTAGGTGCATTGGAATCAAGCCTGGCTACCTGCATGCTGTTCCTTTTCTTTTCTTCTTTTAGCCATTTTGCTA
1281 AGAGACACAGTCTTCTCATCACTTCGTTTCTCCTATTTTGTTTTACTAGTTTTAAGATCAGAGTTCACTTTCTTTGGACT
1361 CTGCCTATATTTTCTTACCTGAACTTTTGCAAGTTTTCAGGTAAACCTCAGCTCAGGACTGCTATTTAGCTCCTCTTAAG
1441 AAGATTAAAAGAGAAAAAAAAAGGCCCTTTTAAAAATAGTATACACTTATTTTAAGTGAAAAGCAGAGAATTTTATTTAT
1521 AGCTAATTTTAGCTATCTGTAACCAAGATGGATGCAAAGAGGCTAGTGCCTCAGAGAGAACTGTACGGGGTTTGTGACTG
1601 GAAAAAGTTACGTTCCCATTCTAATTAATGCCCTTTCTTATTTAAAAACAAAACCAAATGATATCTAAGTAGTTCTCAGC
1681 AATAATAATAATGACGATAATACTTCTTTTCCACATCTCATTGTCACTGACATTTAATGGTACTGTATATTACTTAATTT
1761 ATTGAAGATTATTATTTATGTCTTATTAGGACACTATGGTTATAAACTGTGTTTAAGCCTACAATCATTGATTTTTTTTT
1841 GTTATGTCACAATCAGTATATCTTCTTTGGGGTTACCTCTCTGAATATTATGTAAACAATCCAAAGAAATGATTGTATTA
1921 AGATTTGTGAATAAATTTTTAGAAATCTGATTGGCATATTGAGATATTTAAGGTTGAATGTTTGTCCTTAGGATAGGCCT
2001 ATGTGCTAGCCCACAAAGAATATTGTCTCATTAGCCTGAATGTGCCATAAGACTGACCTTTTAAAATGTTTTGAGGGATC
2081 TGTGGATGCTTCGTTAATTTGTTCAGCCACAATTTATTGAGAAAATATTCTGTGTCAAGCACTGTGGGTTTTAATATTTT
2161 TAAATCAAACGCTGATTACAGATAATAGTATTTATATAAATAATTGAAAAAAATTTTCTTTTGGGAAGAGGGAGAAAATG
2241 AAATAAATATCATTAAAGATAACTCAGGAGAATCTTCTTTACAATTTTACGTTTAGAATGTTTAAGGTTAAGAAAGAAAT
2321 AGTCAATATGCTTGTATAAAACACTGTTCACTGTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAACTTGATTTGTTATTAACATTGATCTGCTG
2401 ACAAAACCTGGGAATTTGGGTTGTGTATGCGAATGTTTCAGTGCCTCAGACAAATGTGTATTTAACTTATGTAAAAGATA
2481 AGTCTGGAAATAAATGTCTGTTTATTTTTGTACTATTTAAAAATTGACAGATCTTTTCTGAAGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Target sites Provided by authors  Predicted by miRanda
Experimental Support 1 for Functional miRNA-Target Interaction
miRNA:Target hsa-miR-101 :: PTGS2    [ Functional MTI ]
Validation Method qRT-PCR , Luciferase reporter assay , Western blot
Conditions LS-174T
Location of target site 3'UTR
Tools used in this research miRanda
Original Description (Extracted from the article) ... luciferase activity significantly decreases after the cotransfection with both pGL3-seed and miR-101 ...

- Strillacci, A. Griffoni, C. Sansone, P. et al., 2009, Exp Cell Res.

miRNA-target interactions (Provided by authors)
IDDuplex structurePosition
1
miRNA  3' aaGUCAAUAGUGUCAUGACAu 5'
            || |||  |::||||||| 
Target 5' gaCAUUUA--AUGGUACUGU- 3'
9 - 26
Article - Strillacci, A. Griffoni, C. Sansone, P. et al.
- Exp Cell Res, 2009
Overexpressed cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) strongly contributes to the growth and invasiveness of tumoral cells in patients affected by colorectal cancer (CRC). It has been demonstrated that COX-2 overexpression depends on different cellular pathways involving both transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulations. We assumed that COX-2 expression could be regulated also by microRNAs (miRNAs) since these short RNA molecules participate to the fine regulation of several genes implicated in cell growth and differentiation. In this paper, we report the inverse correlation between COX-2 and miR-101 expression in colon cancer cell lines and we demonstrated in vitro the direct inhibition of COX-2 mRNA translation mediated by miR-101. Moreover, this correlation was supported by data collected ex vivo, in which colon cancer tissues and liver metastases derived from CRC patients were analyzed. These findings provide a novel molecular insight in the modulation of COX-2 at post-transcriptional level by miR-101 and strengthen the observation that miRNAs are highly implicated in the control of gene expression. An impairment of miR-101 levels could represent one of the leading causes of COX-2 overexpression in colon cancer cells.
LinkOut: [PMID: 19133256]
Experimental Support 2 for Functional miRNA-Target Interaction
miRNA:Target hsa-miR-101 :: PTGS2    [ Functional MTI ]
Validation Method qRT-PCR
Conditions BGC-823, MKN-45, SGC-7901
Original Description (Extracted from the article) ... miR-101 inhibits expression of EZH2, Cox-2, Mcl-1 and Fos.//In this study, we report that the expression of microRNA-101 (miR-101) is down-regulated in gastric cancer tissues and cells, and ectopic expression of miR-101 significantly inhibits cellular proliferation, migration and invasion of gastric cancer cells by targeting EZH2, Cox-2, Mcl-1 and Fos.//As shown in Fig. 5, although infection of adenovirus up-regulated the expression of EZH2, Cox-2, Mcl-1 and Fos in different degree in gastric cancer cells, the ectopic expression of miR-101 still showed an inhibition effect on the expression of these four genes. The mRNA levels of EZH2, Cox-2, Mcl-1 and Fos in Ad-miR-101-infected BGC-823, SGC-7901, MKN-45 and AGS cells were much lower than the mRNA level of all the Ad-EGFP-infected cells, except the Cox-2 in SGC-7901 cells. ...

- Wang, H. J. Ruan, H. J. He, X. J. Ma, Y. Y. et al., 2010, Eur J Cancer.

Article - Wang, H. J. Ruan, H. J. He, X. J. Ma, Y. Y. et al.
- Eur J Cancer, 2010
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short non-coding RNA molecules playing regulatory roles by repressing translation or cleaving RNA transcripts. Dysregulated expression of miRNAs is associated with several diseases, including cancer. In this study, we report that the expression of microRNA-101 (miR-101) is down-regulated in gastric cancer tissues and cells, and ectopic expression of miR-101 significantly inhibits cellular proliferation, migration and invasion of gastric cancer cells by targeting EZH2, Cox-2, Mcl-1 and Fos. Our animal study also indicates that miR-101 could potentially suppress tumour growth in vivo. Collectively, these results suggest that miR-101 may function as a tumour suppressor in gastric cancer, as it has an inhibitory role not only in cellular proliferation, migration and invasion in vitro, but also in tumour growth in vivo.
LinkOut: [PMID: 20712078]