miFAST: A novel and rapid microRNA target capture method

Ashley M. Poenitzsch Strong; Scott M. Berry; David J. Beebe; Jian Liang Li; Vladimir S. Spiegelman

doi:10.1002/mc.22780

miFAST: A novel and rapid microRNA target capture method

Ashley M. Poenitzsch Strong
, Scott M. Berry
, David J. Beebe
, Jian Liang Li
, Vladimir S. Spiegelman

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Abstract

MicroRNAs (miRNAs), small 22-25 nucleotide non-coding RNAs, play important roles in cellular and tumor biology. However, characterizing miRNA function remains challenging due to an abundance of predicted targets and an experimental bottleneck in identifying biologically relevant direct targets. Here, we developed a novel technique (miFAST) to identify direct miRNA target genes. Using miFAST, we confirmed several previously reported miR-340 target genes and identified five additional novel direct miR-340 targets in melanoma cells. This methodology can also be efficiently applied for the global characterization of miRNA targets. Utilizing miFAST to characterize direct miRNA targetomes will further our understanding of miRNA biology and function.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	559-566
Number of pages	8
Journal	Molecular Carcinogenesis
Volume	57
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/mc.22780
State	Published - Apr 2018

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Funding

The authors thank the University of Wisconsin Biotechnology Center Gene Expression Center for providing microarray analysis facilities and services. This research is supported by NIEHS training grant ES007015 (to A.M.P.S), NIAMS grant AR063361 (to V.S.S), and NCI grant CA191550 (to V.S.S).

Funders	Funder number
University of Wisconsin Biotechnology Center Gene Expression Center
National Childhood Cancer Registry – National Cancer Institute	CA191550
National Childhood Cancer Registry – National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences	ES007015
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases	R01AR063361
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

direct mRNA targets
miFAST
miRNA characterization
microRNAs

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Molecular Biology
Cancer Research

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