Figure 3. Loss of p53 regulated miRNAs and up-regulation of miR-34 target genes in KrasLSL-G12D/+;Trp53LSL-R172H/+ tumors.
Total RNA was extracted from individually dissected tumors or normal lung of uninfected control mice and transcript abundance was quantified. (a) Mature miRNA levels were measured by qRT-PCR, normalized to RNU6B, and graphed relative to normal lung tissue from 3 uninfected littermates. (b) Precursor miR-34 family members were evaluated by qRT-PCR, normalized to Actin, and graphed relative to normal uninfected lung tissue. The three points above the mean for pre-miR-34a represent tumors that were heterozygous for Trp53; the two below are hemizygous. (c) miR-34 target genes, Met, Bcl-2, Cdk-4, and Myc were evaluated by qRT-PCR, normalized to Actin, and graphed relative to normal uninfected lung tissue. In all three figures black bars indicate the mean. * p-value < 0.05, ** p-value <0.01, ***p-value <0.001. p-values were determined by two-tailed t-test.