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In silico analysis of microRNAS targeting the HLA-G 3 ' untranslated region alleles and haplotypes

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Castelli, Erick C. ; Moreau, Philippe ; Oya e Chiromatzo, Alynne ; Mendes-Junior, Celso Teixeira ; Veiga-Castelli, Luciana C. ; Yaghi, Layale ; Giuliatti, Silvana ; Carosella, Edgardo D. ; Donadi, Eduardo Antonio
Número total de Autores: 9
Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
Fonte: HUMAN IMMUNOLOGY; v. 70, n. 12, p. 6-pg., 2009-12-01.
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It has been reported that microRNAs (miRNA) may have allele-specific targeting for the 3' untranslated region (3' UTR) of the HLA-G locus. In a previous study, we reported 11 3'UTR haplotypes encompassing the 14-bp insertion/deletion polymorphism and seven SNPs (+3003 T/C, +3010 C/G, +3027 C/A, +3035 C/T, +3142 C/G, +3187A/G,and +3196 C/G), of which only the +3142 C/G SNP has been reported to influence the binding of miRNAs. Using bioinformatics analyses, we identified putative miRNA-binding sites considering the haplotypes encompassing these eight polymorphic sites, and we ranked the lowest free energies that could potentially lead to an mRNA degradation or translational repression. When a specific haplotype or a particular SNP was associated with a miRNA-binding site, we defined a free energy difference of 4 kcal/mol between alleles to classify them energetically distant. The best results were obtained for the miR-513a-5p, miR-518c*, miR-1262 and miR-92a-1*, miR-92a-2*, miR-661, miR-1224-5p, and miR-433 miRNAs, all influencing one or more of the +3003, +3010, +3027, and +3035 SNPs. The miR-2110, miR-93, miR-508-5p, miR-331-5p, miR-616, miR-513b, and miR-589* miRNAs targeted the 14-bp fragment region, and miR-148a, miR-19a*, miR-152, mir-148b,and miR-218-2 also influenced the +3142C/G polymorphism. These results suggest that these miRNAs might play a relevant role on the HLA-G expression pattern. (C) 2009 Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics. (AU)

Processo FAPESP: 07/58420-4 - Polimorfismos da região promotora e expressão de HLA-G em pacientes com histórico de carcinoma de células transicionais da bexiga urinária
Beneficiário:Erick da Cruz Castelli
Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado