hsa-miR-21
breast cancer
Relationship type:
Causal
Detection method for miRNA expression:
Northern blot, qRT-PCR etc
up-regulated
Validated targets of miRNA from the reference:
PDCD4
Validated targets of miRNA from TarBase:
PTEN,TPM1 : More...
Description:
Inhibition of mir-21 in MCF-7 breast cancer cells causes reduced cell growth.the tumor suppressor protein Programmed Cell Death 4 (PDCD4) is regulated by miR-21.
Reference:
Programmed cell death 4 (PDCD4) is an important functional target of the microRNA miR-21 in breast cancer cells. | PMID:17991735 Frankel LB, Christoffersen NR, Jacobsen A, Lindow M, Krogh A, Lund AH. J Biol Chem. 2008 Jan 11;283(2):1026-33. Epub 2007 Nov 8.