Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Life Sciences
Characterization Of Microrna Expression Levels And Their Biological Correlates In Human Cancer Cell Lines., Caifu Chen, Arti Gaur, David Jewell, Yu Liang, Dana Ridzon, Jason Moore, Victor Ambros, Mark Israel
Characterization Of Microrna Expression Levels And Their Biological Correlates In Human Cancer Cell Lines., Caifu Chen, Arti Gaur, David Jewell, Yu Liang, Dana Ridzon, Jason Moore, Victor Ambros, Mark Israel
Victor R. Ambros
MicroRNAs are small noncoding RNAs that function by regulating target gene expression posttranscriptionally. They play a critical role in developmental and physiologic processes and are implicated in the pathogenesis of several human diseases including cancer. We examined the expression profiles of 241 human microRNAs in normal tissues and the NCI-60 panel of human tumor-derived cell lines. To quantify microRNA expression, we employed a highly sensitive technique that uses stem-loop primers for reverse transcription followed by real-time PCR. Most microRNAs were expressed at lower levels in tumor-derived cell lines compared with the corresponding normal tissue. Agglomerative hierarchical clustering analysis of microRNA …