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Yan2012 - Rb-E2F pathway dynamics with miR449

ABSTRACT: MiRNAs, which are a family of small non-coding RNAs, regulate a broad array of physiological and developmental processes. However, their regulatory roles have remained largely mysterious. E2F is a positive regulator of cell cycle progression and also a potent inducer of apoptosis. Positive feedback loops in the regulation of Rb-E2F pathway are predicted and shown experimentally. Recently, it has been discovered that E2F induce a cluster of miRNAs called miR449. In turn, E2F is inhibited by miR449 through regulating different transcripts, thus forming negative feedback loops in the interaction network. Here, based on the integration of experimental evidence and quantitative data, we studied Rb-E2F pathway coupling the positive feedback loops and negative feedback loops mediated by miR449. Therefore, a mathematical model is constructed based in part on the model proposed in Yao-Lee et al. (2008) and nonlinear dynamical behaviors including the stability and bifurcations of the model are discussed.

SUBMITTER: Ashley Xavier

PROVIDER: BIOMD0000000720 | BioModels | 2018-11-08

REPOSITORIES: BioModels

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Dynamical behaviors of Rb-E2F pathway including negative feedback loops involving miR449.

Yan Fang F Liu Haihong H Hao Junjun J Liu Zengrong Z

PloS one 20120918 9

MiRNAs, which are a family of small non-coding RNAs, regulate a broad array of physiological and developmental processes. However, their regulatory roles have remained largely mysterious. E2F is a positive regulator of cell cycle progression and also a potent inducer of apoptosis. Positive feedback loops in the regulation of Rb-E2F pathway are predicted and shown experimentally. Recently, it has been discovered that E2F induce a cluster of miRNAs called miR449. In turn, E2F is inhibited by miR44 ...[more]

PMID: 23028477

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Project description:Several studies described a role for the E2F/Rb pathway in ovarian serous carcinomas (SCAs). Since E2F/Rb pathway deregulation is a general hallmark of human cancer, it remains unclear whether this deregulation is of particular importance in SCAs or whether it reflects a common oncologic feature. Here, we attempted to clarify this issue by the examination of microarray expression profiles of SCAs (10 SCA1s, 15 SCA3s) and particularly by the comparison with another, less malignant, ovarian cancer type, serous borderline tumours (13 SBTs). Results were further validated by quantitative RT-PCR, both on the microarray samples and an independent panel. In addition, TP53 mutation analysis was performed. This integrated analysis revealed a significant increase in the expression of the transcription factors E2F1 and E2F3 in SCAs, when compared to SBTs. This was associated with a vast overexpression of E2F target genes in SCAs compared to SBTs. Overall, at least 45% of those genes with a significantly higher expression in SCAs were E2F targets. When taking into account the different SCA tumour grades, particularly SCA3s exhibited a major deregulated E2F target expression pattern, compared to SBTs. To a lesser extent, this was also the case for SCA1s, although the E2F target expression pattern of several SCA1s appeared to be more similar to SBTs. Generally, overexpression of E2F targets in SCAs appeared to be well-structured since those targets considered as negative regulators of the cell cycle or promoters of apoptosis were usually not overexpressed in SCAs. Similar to E2F target deregulation, TP53 mutations were identified in SCA3s, to a lesser extent in SCA1s, and not in SBTs. These results suggest that a structured, generally upregulated, E2F transcription factor activity is associated with a global cell cycle disturbance in high grade SCAs, and exceeds typical E2F/Rb pathway disruption in tumours, at least compared with SBTs Experiment Overall Design: Expression levels of 13 SBTs, including 2 micropapillary SBTs (MPCs), 10 SCAs grade 1 (SCA1s), and 15 SCAs grade 3 (SCA3s) were compared.

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Yan2012 - Rb-E2F pathway dynamics with miR449

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Dynamical behaviors of Rb-E2F pathway including negative feedback loops involving miR449.

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