Review Article

The Role of miR-378a in Metabolism, Angiogenesis, and Muscle Biology

Table 3

The known interactions of miR-378a.

miR-378a-3pmiR-378a-5pBoth/unspecified
Target FunctionTargetFunctionTargetFunction

Metabolism
NRF1 [42]Critical regulator of the mitochondrial functionCYP2E1 [41]Involved in conversion of acetyl-CoA to glucosecEBPα [27]Transcription factor, promotes expression of leptin
TPM2 [44]Involved in the regulation of ATPase activityERRγ [5]Involved in control of oxidative metabolismcEBPβ [27]Transcription factor, regulation of genes involved in immune and inflammatory responses
IGF1R [57]Tyrosine kinase receptor, mediates the effects of IGF-1GABPα [5]Involved in control of oxidative metabolism, nuclear control of mitochondrial function
RORA [69]Orphan receptor, possibly involved in circadian rhythmGDP [67]Enzyme involved in GDP-mannose production
LDHA [44]Involved in the lactic acid cycleDDAH [44]Involved in the synthesis of arginine from citrulline
CRAT [6]#Catalyzes exchange of acyl groups between carnitine and coenzyme ALDHA [44]Involved in the lactic acid cycle
MED13 [6]Component of the mediator complex (transcriptional coactivator)

Muscle differentiation and regeneration
MyoR [7]Represses MyoD (and thus myogenesis)VIM [44]Cytoskeletal protein anchoring position of organellesPurβ [69]Controlling transcription of smooth muscle actin
ACTN4 [44]Nonmuscle α-actinin isoform, cytoskeletal proteinActin [44]Cytoskeletal protein, involved in muscle contraction
14-3-3-γ [44]Regulatory protein highly expressed in muscleHsp70.3 [76]Involved in cytoprotective responses against stress induced stimuli
CASP3 [73]®Involved in activation of apoptosis
CTGF [74]Connective tissue growth factor
TGFβ1 [74]Involved in cell growth, proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis
IGF1R [57]Tyrosine kinase receptor, mediates the effects of IGF-1
MAPK [77, 78]Involved in proliferation, differentiation cell survival, and apoptosis

Angiogenesis
TOB2 [88]Suppressing cyclin D1VEGF-A [89]Induction of angiogenesis
SuFu [8]Involved in inhibition of SHH pathway
Fus-1 [8]Involved in RNA binding and tumor suppression
FN1 [112]Receptor binding integrin
BAX [93]Involved in apoptosis, activation of caspases
ITGB3 [116]Involved in cell adhesion and cell-surface signaling
VIM [116]Involved in anchoring position of organelles

Studies were performed in human (), mouse (#), or rat (®).