Review Article

Genetic Networks Lead and Follow Tumor Development: MicroRNA Regulation of Cell Cycle and Apoptosis in the p53 Pathways

Table 1

Key microRNAs regulated by p53.

miRNAGenomic locationCancer typeTargetPhenotypeReferences

miR-34s 1p36 and 11q23Colon cancer, neuroblastoma, pancreatic cancer, CLL,
NSCLC,
OSCC, breast cancer, bladder cancer, kidney cancer, melanoma
CDK4, CDK6, cyclin E2, E2F3, MYC
BCL-2
Cell-cycle arrest apoptosis[1416, 18, 51, 53, 54]

miR-107 10q23Colon cancer, breast cancerCDK6, P130Cell-cycle arrest[5557]

miR-145 5q23Colon cancer, breast cancer, MDS,
prostate cancer
MYC, E2F3, cyclin D2, CDK4, CDK6Cell-cycle arrest[5861]

miR-192/215 1q41 and 11q13Colon cancer, lung cancer, multiple myeloma, renal cancerCDC7, MAD2L1Cell-cycle arrest[6669]

miR-200c 12p13Breast cancer, ovarian cancerFAP-1Apoptosis[71, 81]

let-7 Multiple locations (11 copies)Lung cancer, colon cancer, ovarian cancer, breast cancer, lymphomaCDK6, CDC25A, cyclin D, CDC34, MYC, E2F1, E2F3Cell-cycle arrest[61, 8390]

miR-15a/16-1 13q14B-CLL,
pituitary adenomas, gastric cancer, NSCLC, prostate cancer, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer
CDK1, CDK2, CDK6, cyclin D1, D3, E1
BCL-2
Cell-cycle arrest apoptosis[98112]

CLL: chronic lymphocytic leukemia; NSCLC: non-small cell lung cancer; OSCC: oral squamous cell carcinoma; MDS: myelodysplastic syndromes; B-CLL: B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia.