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UVA and UVB irradiation differentially regulate microRNA expression in human primary keratinocytes.
PLoS ONE 8:e83392 (2013)
MicroRNA (miRNA)-mediated regulation of the cellular transcriptome is an important epigenetic mechanism for fine-tuning regulatory pathways. These include processes related to skin cancer development, progression and metastasis. However, little is known about the role of microRNA as an intermediary in the carcinogenic processes following exposure to UV-radiation. We now show that UV irradiation of human primary keratinocytes modulates the expression of several cellular miRNAs. A common set of miRNAs was influenced by exposure to both UVA and UVB. However, each wavelength band also activated a distinct subset of miRNAs. Common sets of UVA- and UVB-regulated miRNAs harbor the regulatory elements GLYCA-nTRE, GATA-1-undefined-site-13 or Hox-2.3-undefined-site-2 in their promoters. In silico analysis indicates that the differentially expressed miRNAs responding to UV have potential functions in the cellular pathways of cell growth and proliferation. Interestingly, the expression of miR-23b, which is a differentiation marker of human keratinocytes, is remarkably up-regulated after UVA irradiation. Studying the interaction between miR-23b and its putative skin-relevant targets using a Luciferase reporter assay revealed that RRAS2 (related RAS viral oncogene homolog 2), which is strongly expressed in highly aggressive malignant skin cancer, to be a direct target of miR-23b. This study demonstrates for the first time a differential miRNA response to UVA and UVB in human primary keratinocytes. This suggests that selective regulation of signaling pathways occurs in response to different UV energies. This may shed new light on miRNA-regulated carcinogenic processes involved in UV-induced skin carcinogenesis.
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Publication type
Article: Journal article
Document type
Scientific Article
Keywords
Nonmelanoma Skin-cancer; Basal-cell Carcinoma; Induced Dna-damage; Thyroid-hormone; Target Genes; Hepatocellular-carcinoma; Mesenchymal Transition; Malignant-melanoma; Radiation; Identification
ISSN (print) / ISBN
1932-6203
Journal
PLoS ONE
Quellenangaben
Volume: 8,
Issue: 12,
Article Number: e83392
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Publishing Place
Lawrence, Kan.
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Peer reviewed
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Institute of Radiation Biology (ISB)