Review Article

An Examination of the Role of Transcriptional and Posttranscriptional Regulation in Rhabdomyosarcoma

Table 1

Deregulated miRNAs, their roles, targets, and expression in both alveolar and embryonic RMS.

NamemiRNA level in RMS relative
to normal human myoblasts
Target genes in RMSFunctionReference
AlveolarEmbryonal

miR-1DownUpCCND2, cMET, PAX3Tumor suppressor[35, 36]
miR-24DownDown[76]
miR-26aDownDownEzh2Tumor suppressor[36, 37, 76]
miR-27aDownDownPAX3Tumor suppressor[36, 76]
miR-29DownDownCCND2, PAX3, CCND2Tumor suppressor[36, 41]
miR-133aDownDownTPM4Tumor suppressor[36, 76, 77]
miR-133bDownDownTumor suppressor[36, 75]
miR-181DownDownHOXA11Tumor suppressor[36, 42]
miR-183UpEGR1, PTENOncogene[36, 77]
miR-203DownDownp63, LIFTumor suppressor[43, 76]
miR-206DownDownCCND2, cMET, PAX3Tumor suppressor[35, 75, 77]
miR-214DownDownN-RASTumor suppressor[38, 44]
miR-301UpUpOncogene[76]
miR-378aDownDownIGF1RTumor suppressor[45]
miR-450bDownDownENOX2, PAX9Tumor suppressor[44, 78]
miR-485UpNF-YBOncogene[79]