A Review on the Role of Mir-149-5P in the Carcinogenesis Publisher Pubmed



Ghafourifard S¹ ; Khoshbakht T² ; Hussen BM³ ; Kadkhoda S⁴ ; Taheri M⁵ ; Tafrishinejad A⁶
Source: International Journal of Molecular Sciences Published:2022

Abstract

miR-149 is an miRNA with essential roles in carcinogenesis. This miRNA is encoded by the MIR149 gene on 2q37.3. The miR-149 hairpin produces miR-149-5p and miR-149-3p, which are the “guide” and the sister “passenger” strands, respectively. Deep sequencing experiments have shown higher prevalence of miR-149-5p compared with miR-149-3p. Notably, both oncogenic and tumor suppressive roles have been reported for miR-149-5p. In this review, we summarize the impact of miR-149-5p in the tumorigenesis and elaborate mechanisms of its involvement in this process in a variety of neoplastic conditions based on three lines of evidence, i.e., in vitro, in vivo and clinical settings. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.