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A miRNA-Mediated Approach to Dissect the Complexity of Tumor-Initiating Cell Function and Identify miRNA-Targeting Drugs

  • Anil Belur Nagaraj
  • , Peronne Joseph
  • , Erin Ponting
  • , Yuriy Fedorov
  • , Salendra Singh
  • , Alex Cole
  • , Woncheol Lee
  • , Euisik Yoon
  • , Alessia Baccarini
  • , Peter Scacheri
  • , Ronald Buckanovich
  • , Drew J. Adams
  • , Ronny Drapkin
  • , Brian D. Brown
  • , Analisa DiFeo

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Abstract

In this article, DiFeo and colleagues have utilized a miRNA 3′ UTR biosensor to study tumor-initiating cells in ovarian cancer and develop a high-throughput platform to uncover miRNA-targeting drugs. They have identified miR-181a as a potent driver of tumor initiation, which can be regulated by BET inhibitors, thus introducing a previously unknown biomarker for these drugs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)122-134
Number of pages13
JournalStem Cell Reports
Volume12
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 8 Jan 2019

Keywords

  • BET inhibitors
  • miR-181a
  • miRNA sensor
  • ovarian cancer
  • tumor heterogeneity
  • tumor-initiating cells

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