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. 2016 May 30;18(2):117–126. doi: 10.22074/cellj.2016.4303

Table 3.

miRNA affects DNA methylation as an epigenetic change contributing to ageing and cancer


Authors Type of disease Type of miRNA Target* Finding/Suggestion for miRNA

Ng et al. (43) Acute promyelocytic leukaemia miRNA-34a Kelch-like protein 17 (Actinfilin) Calmodulin-binding transcription activator 1 Methylation of miRNA-34b/c may contribute to APL leukaemogenesis
miRNA-34b Kelch-like protein 17 (Actinfilin) Tumor protein p73 (p53-related protein)
miRNA-34c Kelch-like protein 17 (Actinfilin) PR domain zinc finger protein 16
Xie et al. (44) Hepatocellular carcinoma cancer miRNA-34a Kelch-like protein 17 (Actinfilin) Calmodulin-binding transcription activator 1 DNA methylation might be involved in the inactivation of miRNA-34b in HCC
miRNA-34b Kelch-like protein 17 (Actinfilin) Tumor protein p73 (p53-related protein)
miRNA-34c Kelch-like protein 17 (Actinfilin) PR domain zinc finger protein 16
Ko et al. (3) Acute myeloid leukemia miRNA-let-7a Basement membrane-specific heparan sulfate proteoglycan core protein precursor let-7a-3 methylation is a positive prognosticator for AML patients
Huang et al. (45) Endometrial cancers miRNA-203 Msx2-interacting protein Macoilin AT-rich interactive domain-containing protein 1A miRNA-203 methylation Level might represent a marker for the patients with endometrioid cancers
Verhoef et al.(46) Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 (CIN2) miRNA-124a-2 Arginine-glutamic acid dipeptide repeats protein retinoblastoma-associated factor 600 DNA methylation of miRNA-124-2 on HPV-test-positive self-samples is non-inferior to cytology triage in the detection of CIN2
Li et al. (47) Non-small cell lung cancer cells (NSCLC) miRNA-503 Protein kinase C zeta type Vacuolar protein sorting-associated protein 13D Epigenetic silencing of microRNA-503 regulates FANCA** expression in non-small lung cancer cell
Ben Gacem et al. (48) Breast cancer miRNA-124a-1 miRNA-124a-2 miRNA-124a-3 Arginine-glutamic acid dipeptide repeats protein retinoblastoma-associated factor 600 DNA methylation of miRNA-124a-1, miRNA-124a-2 and miR-124a-3 in breast cancer play a role in tumor growth and aggressiveness
Wang et al. (49) Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) miRNA-9-3 Nuclear inhibitor of protein phosphatase 1 Eyes absent homolog 3 Zinc finger MYM-type protein 6 miRNA-9-3 is a tumor suppressor miRNA frequently methylated, and hence is silenced in CLL
Yamada et al. (50) Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia miRNA-128a Integrator complex subunit 11 Induction of miRNA128a expression by DNA demethylation is a novel mechanism of resistance to Fas-mediated apoptosis
Nadal et al. (51) Lung adenocarcinoma miRNA-34b Kelch-like protein 17 (Actinfilin) Tumor protein p73 (p53-related protein) Epigenetic inactivation of miRNA-34b/c by DNA methylation has independent prognostic value in patients with early-stage lung adenocarcinoma
miRNA-34c Kelch-like protein 17 (Actinfilin) PR domain zinc finger protein 16
Xing et al. (52) Hepatocellular carcinoma miRNA-122 Arginine-glutamic acid dipeptide repeats protein Msx2-interacting protein DNA Methylation of miRNA-122 might be involved in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma
Zhang et al. (53) Nickel-induced cancer miRNA-203 Msx2-interacting protein Macoilin AT-rich interactive domain-containing protein 1A DNA methylationassociated silencing of tumor suppressor miRNAs contributes to the development of Nickelinduced cancer
Zhang et al. (54) Colorectal cancer (CRC) miRNA-126 D site-binding protein Protein LAP2 Uncharacterized protein C10orf6 DNA methylation-induced silencing of miRNA-126 contributes to tumor invasion and angiogenesis in CRC

*; Predicted by target scan and **; Fanconi anemia complementation group A protein.