Accession ID: MIRT004496 [miRNA, hsa-miR-145 :: FLI1, target gene]
pre-miRNA Information
pre-miRNA ID hsa-mir-145 LinkOut: [miRBase ]
Synonyms MIRN145, miR-145, miRNA145, MIR145
Description Homo sapiens miR-145 stem-loop
Comment This miRNA sequence was predicted based on homology to a verified miRNA from mouse .
2nd Structure of pre-miRNA
Mature miRNA Information
Mature miRNA hsa-miR-145-3p
Mature Sequence 54| GGAUUCCUGGAAAUACUGUUCU |75
Evidence Experimental
Experiments Cloned
Putative hsa-miR-145-3p Targets LinkOut: [ TargetScanS 5.1 | MicroCosm | microRNA.org | miRecords | miRDB | miRo | miRNAMap 2.0 ]
Mature miRNA hsa-miR-145-5p
Mature Sequence 16| GUCCAGUUUUCCCAGGAAUCCCU |38
Evidence Experimental
Experiments Cloned
Putative hsa-miR-145-5p Targets LinkOut: [ TargetScanS 5.1 | MicroCosm | microRNA.org | miRecords | miRDB | miRo | miRNAMap 2.0 ]
miRNA-target interaction network
Gene Information
Gene Symbol FLI1 LinkOut: [ Entrez Gene | BioGPS | Wikipedia | iHop ]
Synonyms EWSR2, SIC-1
Description Friend leukemia virus integration 1
Transcript NM_001167681   LinkOut: [ RefSeq ]
Other Transcripts NM_002017   
Expression LinkOut: [ BioGPS ]
Putative miRNA Targets on FLI1 LinkOut: [ TargetScan 5.1 | MicroCosm | miRNAMap 2.0 ]
3'UTR of FLI1
(miRNA target sites are highlighted)
>FLI1|NM_001167681|3'UTR
   1 TAGAAGCTTACTCATCAGTGGCCTTCTAGCTGAAGCCCATCCTGCACACTTACTGGATGCTTTGGACTCAACAGGACATA
  81 TGTGGCCTTGAAGGGAAGACAAAACTGGATGTTCTTTCTTGTTGGATAGAACCTTTGTATTTGTTCTTTAAAAACATTTT
 161 TTTTAATGTTGGTAACTTTTGCTTCCTCTACCTGAACAAAGAGATGAATAATTCCATGGGCCAGTATGCCAGTTTGAATT
 241 CTCAGTCTCCTAGCATCTTGTGAGTTGCATATTAAGATTACTGGAATGGTTAAGTCATGGTTCTGAGAAAGAAGCTGTAC
 321 GTTTTCTTTATGTTTTTATGACCAAAGCAGTTTCTTGTCAATACACGGGGTTCAGTATGACACAGAATCATGGACTTAAC
 401 CCGTCATGTTCTGGTTTGAGATTTAGTGACAAATAGAGGTGGGAAGCTTATAATCTAATTTTAGGAGGACCAAATTCAGT
 481 GGATGGCAACTGGAACATTGATTGTAAGGCCAGTGAAGTTTTCACCCAACTGGAATTTGATGGAAAGAAGGTTTGTGTGT
 561 TTAAGACGCCAAGGGCATTGCAGAATCCCTCTCAGTGGACAGTATGCACTCAGCTGACCACTCTCTCTAGAAATAGTCAA
 641 GATATGAACTAAGAAATTTTAATGCAAATACATACATTCCTGAAAGACGGGGAATTAAATTACTAATTTTTTTTTTTTTT
 721 TAAATGATGACAGTGGTCCCAGAACTTGGAAAAGTTGTAGGGATTTCTAAACTCAAGCAGATTCGCAAGTGCTGTGCGCT
 801 TGTCAGACCATCAGACCAGGGCCAACCAATCAGAAGGCAACTTACTGTATAAATTATGCAGAGTTATTTTCCTATATCTC
 881 ACAGTATTAAAAATAAATAATTAAAAATTAAGAATAAATAAACGAGTTGACCTCGGTCACAAAAGCAGTTTTACTATCGA
 961 ATCAATCGCTGTTATTTTTTTTAATGTAATTTGTACATCTTTTTTCAATCTGTACATTTGGGCTGTCTGTATGTTTTTAT
1041 AGCTGGTTTTTAAAAAGCATAATATGCCTATAGCTGAAAAGGAAACAGGGCTGTTTAAGTCACTGACTTATGAGAAAGCA
1121 AAGCACTGGTACAGTTATTTAACAGGCATACACAAGCAGGGAAAAGATAATCCATTTAGATCTTTAATGCTTTGGAAATG
1201 CGTGTAACAGTACTGCAATAATCACAGCTCTGGGAAAAACAACGAAACTTTCCCTTGTGGAGAGGAGGGATTTTCCTGCT
1281 CTATATAAGCAACATATTTTTAGACATTAAAATATATATAATTTTGCAGGTAATTGTTGACTTTTTTAACTATATTAAGT
1361 GTTAAGCTGACAACTGTCAAAGAAGACCATGTTGTAAAATAATTTGACTAAATAAATGGTTCCTTCTCTCAGTGCTGAGG
1441 ACAGTTTTCTTATTTACCGCCCCCGTTAGGTCAAAGGGTTTTCCCTGGGGAACTTTCCTATTTACTTCTTGCACTATCAA
1521 GAATTTTTCGAATGTACCTACTGCAGTACAGCAGAAGGTAAAAAATCAGTGTGGTTTTTCATTGTTGTTGATGATGTTTG
1601 TAGTGTTTTTGTGTGTGTTATTTAAATCTTCCTCCAGCCTAAAAGGGTTTTATAAAACAGCAGCTAAGGCCATGGATAAA
1681 CCTGTATGTAAGGACTGGAGCAAAGCGAGCTGGTCTATCCAGACTGGTCTGTGAGATTTAACTCTGCAGCCTCCCCTGGG
1761 CACTTCAGACCCAGACGGCCACCTTCTGCCACTCCAGCAAAGAATAAGCGCCCTGCTTCCTTCAGGTCTCAGACCAGGAC
1841 TTTATGGCTCATGCAGATTTTTAAGGTCATTTTTCTTCCCAAGGAAGAAACTTGCCTCCAGTTCCTTCACTGTTAGGTAG
1921 CTTATTTTCATTTTCTCTATTTTACAATGAAAAGAGTGAGACCTGGGAAGTCCTTGATTTGCAAGGAATTAGACTCACAG
2001 CATTGGTAACCCTAGAACCTTCTTAGGGTAACACTAAGTACCTTCTAGACAACATGTCTACCTAAATGAAATGGGATGTG
2081 TTTCGGAACATTTGTCTCCAGTTTTTTTTTAATCTTGCACCCTGCCATTTAAAAAGATGTGTAAAGCACATATTCTCAAC
2161 ATATGCACATTGATTTATAAATCATATATACAAACTGTTACATTATTCTTCATATTAGAAAACAAATACAAAATAGAACA
2241 TTTTAAATGGTGATATAAAAATAAATTGAAACTGAAATTCTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Target sites Provided by authors  Predicted by miRanda
miRNA-target interactions (Predicted by miRanda)
IDDuplex structurePositionScoreMFE
1
miRNA  3' ucuugucaUAAA-GGUCCUUAGg 5'
                  |||| | ||||||: 
Target 5' agtccttgATTTGCAAGGAATTa 3'
1969 - 1991 138.00 -8.60
2
miRNA  3' ucUUGUCAUAAAGGUCCUUAGg 5'
            || ||   || :|||:||: 
Target 5' ggAAAAG---TTGTAGGGATTt 3'
748 - 766 121.00 -10.00
3
miRNA  3' ucuUGUC-AUAAA-GGUCCUUAgg 5'
             |||| |||||  |||| ||  
Target 5' ggtACAGTTATTTAACAGGCATac 3'
1128 - 1151 119.00 -9.60
Experimental Support 1 for Functional miRNA-Target Interaction
miRNA:Target hsa-miR-145 :: FLI1    [ Functional MTI ]
Validation Method qRT-PCR , Luciferase reporter assay , Western blot
Conditions HEK293T, A673
Location of target site 3'UTR
Tools used in this research TargetScan
Original Description (Extracted from the article) ... (F, left panels) miRNA145 specifically represses its target gene, FLI-1, in a luciferase assay performed in HEK-293 cells engineered to express a luciferase reporter vector containing the human wild-type FLI-1 3'UTR.//Among genes found to be modulated by miRNA145 in ESFT cells, SOX2, a core reprogramming factor and EWS-FLI-1 target gene, was induced more than a thousand-fold during the emergence of a NCSC phenotype in hpMSCEWS-FLI-1s. ...

- Riggi, N. Suva, M. L. De Vito, C. Provero, et al., 2010, Genes Dev.

Article - Riggi, N. Suva, M. L. De Vito, C. Provero, et al.
- Genes Dev, 2010
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) display plasticity and self-renewal properties reminiscent of normal tissue stem cells, but the events responsible for their emergence remain obscure. We recently identified CSCs in Ewing sarcoma family tumors (ESFTs) and showed that they retain mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) plasticity. In the present study, we addressed the mechanisms that underlie ESFT CSC development. We show that the EWS-FLI-1 fusion gene, associated with 85%-90% of ESFTs and believed to initiate their pathogenesis, induces expression of the embryonic stem cell (ESC) genes OCT4, SOX2, and NANOG in human pediatric MSCs (hpMSCs) but not in their adult counterparts. Moreover, under appropriate culture conditions, hpMSCs expressing EWS-FLI-1 generate a cell subpopulation displaying ESFT CSC features in vitro. We further demonstrate that induction of the ESFT CSC phenotype is the result of the combined effect of EWS-FLI-1 on its target gene expression and repression of microRNA-145 (miRNA145) promoter activity. Finally, we provide evidence that EWS-FLI-1 and miRNA-145 function in a mutually repressive feedback loop and identify their common target gene, SOX2, in addition to miRNA145 itself, as key players in ESFT cell differentiation and tumorigenicity. Our observations provide insight for the first time into the mechanisms whereby a single oncogene can reprogram primary cells to display a CSC phenotype.
LinkOut: [PMID: 20382729]
Experimental Support 2 for Functional miRNA-Target Interaction
miRNA:Target hsa-miR-145 :: FLI1    [ Functional MTI ]
Validation Method Luciferase reporter assay , Northern blot , qRT-PCR , Western blot
Conditions SW620, HCT116, 293T
Location of target site 3'UTR
Tools used in this research miRanda, PicTar, TargetScan
Original Description (Extracted from the article) ... The authors demonstrated that miR-145 targets a putative microRNA regulatory element in the 3'- untranslated region (UTR) of FLI1// ...

- Zhang, J. Guo, H. Zhang, H. Wang, H. Qian, et al., 2011, Cancer.

miRNA-target interactions (Provided by authors)
IDDuplex structurePosition
1
miRNA  3' ucCCUAAGGACCCUUUUGACCUg 5'
            | | |::|     ||||||| 
Target 5' guGAAGUUUUCACCCAACUGGAa 3'
1 - 23
Article - Zhang, J. Guo, H. Zhang, H. Wang, H. Qian, et al.
- Cancer, 2011
BACKGROUND: Tumor suppressor microRNA miR-145 is commonly down-regulated in colon carcinoma tissues, but its specific role in tumors remains unknown. METHODS: In this study, the authors identified the Friend leukemia virus integration 1 gene (FLI1) as a novel target of miR-145. FLI1 is involved in t(11;22)(q24:q12) reciprocal chromosomal translocation in Ewing sarcoma, and its expression appears to be associated with biologically more aggressive tumors. RESULTS: The authors demonstrated that miR-145 targets a putative microRNA regulatory element in the 3'-untranslated region (UTR) of FLI1, and its abundance is reversely associated with FLI1 expression in colon cancer tissues and cell lines. By using a luciferase/FLI1 3'-UTR reporter system, they found that miR-145 down-regulated the reporter activity, and this down-regulation was reversed by anti-miR-145. Mutation of the miR-145 microRNA regulatory element sequence in the FLI1 3'-UTR abolished the activity of miR-145. miR-145 decreased FLI1 protein but not FLI1 mRNA, suggesting a mechanism of translational regulation. Furthermore, the authors demonstrated that miR-145 inhibited cell proliferation and sensitized LS174T cells to 5-fluorouracil-induced apoptosis. CONCLUSIONS: Taken together, these results suggest that miR-145 functions as a tumor suppressor by down-regulating oncogenic FLI1 in colon cancer. Cancer 2011. (c) 2010 American Cancer Society.
LinkOut: [PMID: 20737575]
Experimental Support 3 for Functional miRNA-Target Interaction
miRNA:Target hsa-miR-145 :: FLI1    [ Functional MTI ]
Validation Method Luciferase reporter assay , Western blot
Conditions TC252
Location of target site 3'UTR
Tools used in this research TargetScan
Original Description (Extracted from the article) ... Co-transfection of the anti-mir-145 oligo- nucleotide with pri-mir-145 or with the mature mir-145 fully rescued luciferase activity, confirming the specifi- city of the suppressive pri-mir-145 effect on the FLI1 3'-untranslated region. ...

- Ban, J. Jug, G. Mestdagh, P. Schwentner, R. et al., 2011, Oncogene.

Article - Ban, J. Jug, G. Mestdagh, P. Schwentner, R. et al.
- Oncogene, 2011
EWS-FLI1 is a chromosome translocation-derived chimeric transcription factor that has a central and rate-limiting role in the pathogenesis of Ewing's sarcoma. Although the EWS-FLI1 transcriptomic signature has been extensively characterized on the mRNA level, information on its impact on non-coding RNA expression is lacking. We have performed a genome-wide analysis of microRNAs affected by RNAi-mediated silencing of EWS-FLI1 in Ewing's sarcoma cell lines, and differentially expressed between primary Ewing's sarcoma and mesenchymal progenitor cells. Here, we report on the identification of hsa-mir-145 as the top EWS-FLI1-repressed microRNA. Upon knockdown of EWS-FLI1, hsa-mir-145 expression dramatically increases in all Ewing's sarcoma cell lines tested. Vice versa, ectopic expression of the microRNA in Ewing's sarcoma cell lines strongly reduced EWS-FLI1 protein, whereas transfection of an anti-mir to hsa-mir-145 increased the EWS-FLI1 levels. Reporter gene assays revealed that this modulation of EWS-FLI1 protein was mediated by the microRNA targeting the FLI1 3'-untranslated region. Mutual regulations of EWS-FLI1 and hsa-mir-145 were mirrored by an inverse correlation between their expression levels in four of the Ewing's sarcoma cell lines tested. Consistent with the role of EWS-FLI1 in Ewing's sarcoma growth regulation, forced hsa-mir-145 expression halted Ewing's sarcoma cell line growth. These results identify feedback regulation between EWS-FLI1 and hsa-mir-145 as an important component of the EWS-FLI1-mediated Ewing's sarcomagenesis that may open a new avenue to future microRNA-mediated therapy of this devastating malignant disease.Oncogene advance online publication, 10 January 2011; doi:10.1038/onc.2010.581.
LinkOut: [PMID: 21217773]