mir-221 microRNA

mir-221
Conserved secondary structure of mir-221
Identifiers
Symbol mir-221
Rfam RF00651
miRBase family MIPF0000051
HUGO 31601
OMIM 300568
Other data
RNA type microRNA
Domain(s) Eukaryota; Vertebrata;

In molecular biology mir-221 microRNA is a short RNA molecule. MicroRNAs function to regulate the expression levels of other genes by several mechanisms.

mir-221 is an oncogenic microRNA.[1] It targets CD117, which then prevents cell migration and proliferation in endothelial cells.[2][3]

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References

  1. ^ Pang, Y; Young, CY, Yuan, H (2010 Jun 15). "MicroRNAs and prostate cancer.". Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica 42 (6): 363–9. PMID 20539944. 
  2. ^ Urbich, C; Kuehbacher, A, Dimmeler, S (2008 Sep 1). "Role of microRNAs in vascular diseases, inflammation, and angiogenesis.". Cardiovascular research 79 (4): 581–8. doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn156. PMID 18550634. 
  3. ^ Vasilatou, D; Papageorgiou, S, Pappa, V, Papageorgiou, E, Dervenoulas, J (2010 Jan 1). "The role of microRNAs in normal and malignant hematopoiesis.". European journal of haematology 84 (1): 1–16. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0609.2009.01348.x. PMID 19744129. 

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