title: miRSNP-Based Approach Identifies a miRNA That Regulates Prostate-Specific Antigen in an Allele-Specific Manner.
abstract: A recent study identified genetic variations within the miRNA response elements of miRNA target genes (miRSNP) that can affect the base paring between miRNAs and their targets, and hence alter miRNA-target interactions. The authors also undertook functional validation studies and were able to demonstrate that overexpression of miR-3162-5p resulted in a 20% decrease in expression of the KLK3 rs1058205 SNP T-allele.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, and the Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. yousefg@smh.ca.
authors.forename: George M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Yousef
mesh_terms: D001665:Binding Sites; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000235:genetics*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D035683:MicroRNAs; D012333:RNA, Messenger