[HTML][HTML] RAS is regulated by the let-7 microRNA family

SM Johnson, H Grosshans, J Shingara, M Byrom… - Cell, 2005 - cell.com
SM Johnson, H Grosshans, J Shingara, M Byrom, R Jarvis, A Cheng, E Labourier…
Cell, 2005cell.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are regulatory RNAs found in multicellular eukaryotes, including
humans, where they are implicated in cancer. The let-7 miRNA times seam cell terminal
differentiation in C. elegans. Here we show that the let-7 family negatively regulates let-
60/RAS. Loss of let-60/RAS suppresses let-7, and the let-60/RAS 3′ UTR contains multiple
let-7 complementary sites (LCSs), restricting reporter gene expression in a let-7-dependent
manner. mir-84, a let-7 family member, is largely absent in vulval precursor cell P6. p at the …
Summary
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are regulatory RNAs found in multicellular eukaryotes, including humans, where they are implicated in cancer. The let-7 miRNA times seam cell terminal differentiation in C. elegans. Here we show that the let-7 family negatively regulates let-60/RAS. Loss of let-60/RAS suppresses let-7, and the let-60/RAS 3′UTR contains multiple let-7 complementary sites (LCSs), restricting reporter gene expression in a let-7-dependent manner. mir-84, a let-7 family member, is largely absent in vulval precursor cell P6.p at the time that let-60/RAS specifies the 1° vulval fate in that cell, and mir-84 overexpression suppresses the multivulva phenotype of activating let-60/RAS mutations. The 3′UTRs of the human RAS genes contain multiple LCSs, allowing let-7 to regulate RAS expression. let-7 expression is lower in lung tumors than in normal lung tissue, while RAS protein is significantly higher in lung tumors, providing a possible mechanism for let-7 in cancer.
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