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BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 389, Issue 6, Pages 731-738Publisher
WALTER DE GRUYTER & CO
DOI: 10.1515/BC.2008.071
Keywords
cancer; kallikrein; KLK; microRNA; miRNA; RNAi; siRNA; tumor markers
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microRNAs (miRNAs) are non-coding RNAs that target specific mRNAs. They have been shown to control many biological processes including cancer pathogenesis. Kallikreins (KLKs) are a family of serine proteases that are attracting interest as cancer biomarkers. The mechanism of regulation of kallikrein expression is largely unknown. We investigated the potential roles of miRNAs in regulating KLK expression. Using a bioinformatics approach, we identified 96 strong KLK/miRNA interactions. KLK10 is the most frequently targeted kallikrein, followed by KLK5 and KLK13. KLK1, KLK3, KLK8 and KLK1 2 do not have strongly predicted miRNA/KLK interactions. Ten miRNAs are predicted to target more than one KLK. KLK2, KLK4, KLK5 and KLK1 0 have multiple miRNA-targeting sites on their transcript. Chromosomes 19 and 14 harbor significantly more KLK-targeting miRNAs. Many KLK-targeting miRNAs have been shown to be dysregulated in malignancy. We experimentally verified our bioinformatics data for the let-7f miRNA in a cell line model. let-7f transfection led to a significant decrease in secreted KLK6 and KLK10 protein levels. Co-transfection of let-7f and anti-let-7f inhibitor was able to partially rescue these protein levels. We conclude that miRNAs play a role in the regulation of KLK expression. Further studies are needed to investigate whether this regulation is altered in cancer.
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