eprintid: 20127 rev_number: 13 eprint_status: archive userid: 1589 dir: disk0/00/02/01/27 datestamp: 2016-02-22 12:16:17 lastmod: 2024-03-24 00:37:42 status_changed: 2016-02-22 12:16:17 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Pandey, Priyanka creators_name: Brors, Benedikt creators_name: Srivastava, Prashant K. creators_name: Bott, Andrea creators_name: Böhn, Susanne NE creators_name: Gröne, Herrmann-Josef creators_name: Gretz, Norbert title: Microarray-based approach identifies microRNAs and their target functional patterns in polycystic kidney disease subjects: ddc-610 divisions: i-999811 divisions: i-850300 abstract: Background: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play key roles in mammalian gene expression and several cellular processes, including differentiation, development, apoptosis and cancer pathomechanisms. Recently the biological importance of primary cilia has been recognized in a number of human genetic diseases. Numerous disorders are related to cilia dysfunction, including polycystic kidney disease (PKD). Although involvement of certain genes and transcriptional networks in PKD development has been shown, not much is known how they are regulated molecularly. Results: Given the emerging role of miRNAs in gene expression, we explored the possibilities of miRNA-based regulations in PKD. Here, we analyzed the simultaneous expression changes of miRNAs and mRNAs by microarrays. 935 genes, classified into 24 functional categories, were differentially regulated between PKD and control animals. In parallel, 30 miRNAs were differentially regulated in PKD rats: our results suggest that several miRNAs might be involved in regulating genetic switches in PKD. Furthermore, we describe some newly detected miRNAs, miR-31 and miR-217, in the kidney which have not been reported previously. We determine functionally related gene sets, or pathways to reveal the functional correlation between differentially expressed mRNAs and miRNAs. Conclusion: We find that the functional patterns of predicted miRNA targets and differentially expressed mRNAs are similar. Our results suggest an important role of miRNAs in specific pathways underlying PKD. date: 2008 publisher: BioMed Central; Springer id_scheme: DOI ppn_swb: 132616564 own_urn: urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-heidok-201272 language: eng bibsort: PANDEYPRIYMICROARRAY2008 full_text_status: public publication: BMC Genomics volume: 9 number: 624 place_of_pub: London; Berlin; Heidelberg pagerange: 1-17 issn: 1471-2164 citation: Pandey, Priyanka ; Brors, Benedikt ; Srivastava, Prashant K. ; Bott, Andrea ; Böhn, Susanne NE ; Gröne, Herrmann-Josef ; Gretz, Norbert (2008) Microarray-based approach identifies microRNAs and their target functional patterns in polycystic kidney disease. BMC Genomics, 9 (624). pp. 1-17. ISSN 1471-2164 document_url: https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/20127/1/12864_2008_Article_1817.pdf