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Genome-wide Dissection of MicroRNA Functions and Cotargeting Networks Using Gene Set Signatures

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Tsang, John S., Ebert, Margaret S., van Oudenaarden, Alexander·2010·Molecular Cell

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SUMMARY MicroRNAs are emerging as important regulators of diverse biological processes and pathologies in animals and plants. While hundreds of human miRNAs are known, only a few have known functions. Here we predict human microRNA functions by using a new method that systematically assesses the statistical enrichment of several miRNA targeting signatures in annotated gene sets such as signaling networks and protein complexes. Some of our top predictions are supported by published experiments, yet many are entirely new or provide mechanistic insights to known phenotypes. Our results indicate that coordinate miRNA targeting of closely connected genes is prevalent across pathways. We use the same method to infer which microRNAs regulate similar targets and provide the first genome-wide evidence of pervasive co-targeting, where a handful of “hub” microRNAs are involved in a majority of co-targeting relationships. Our method and analyses pave the way to systematic discovery of microRNA functions.

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Authors
Tsang, J. S., Ebert, M. S., & van Oudenaarden, A.
Venue
Molecular Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2010-04
Volume
38
Issue
1
Pages
140-153
ISSN
1097-2765 (ISSN-L)
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W1585067897
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217
References
18
FWCI
6.50
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journal article
Language
en
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Tsang, J. S., Ebert, M. S., & van Oudenaarden, A. (2010). Genome-wide Dissection of MicroRNA Functions and Cotargeting Networks Using Gene Set Signatures. Molecular Cell. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2010.03.007

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