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Functional SNP in microRNA-491-5p binding site of MMP9 3'-UTR affects cancer susceptibility.
Journal of cellular biochemistry - 1 Jul 2018
Pirooz Homeira Javadi, Jafari Niloofar, Rastegari Mozhdeh, Fathi-Roudsari Mehrnoosh, Tasharrofi Nooshin, Shokri Gelareh, Tamadon Mona, Sazegar Hossein, Kouhkan Fatemeh
Abstract excerpt
MicroRNAs (miRNA) are small RNA molecules that negatively regulate gene expression through base pairing interactions between 3'-UTR of the target mRNAs and seed sequence of miRNA. Any changes in the recognition site could destroy binding sites or modify binding affinity, resulting in evasion from miRNA regulation. A putative binding site for miR-491-5p resides in 3'-UTR of MMP9, and a genetic variant (rs1056628...
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