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mir-451
miR-451 microRNA secondary structure and sequence conservation
Identifiers
Symbolmir-451
RfamRF00722
miRBase familyMIPF0000148
OMIM612071
Other data
RNA typemicroRNA
Domain(s)Eukaryota; Vertebrata
PDB structuresPDBe

In molecular biology mir-451 microRNA is a short RNA molecule. MicroRNAs function to regulate the expression levels of other genes by several mechanisms.

miR-451 regulates the drug-transporter protein P-glycoprotein, potentially promoting resistance to the chemotherapy drug Paclitaxel.

Applications

A proof-of-concept experiment has shown that miR-451, as well as mir-126 and mir-150, could be using in forensic science to distinguish between blood and saliva samples. This is made possible by different miRNA profiles of miRNAs in the different tissue types.

References

  1. van Jaarsveld, MT; Helleman, J; Berns, EM; Wiemer, EA (August 2010). "MicroRNAs in ovarian cancer biology and therapy resistance". The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 42 (8): 1282–1290. doi:10.1016/j.biocel.2010.01.014. PMID 20083225.
  2. ^ Courts, C; Madea, B (Aug 9, 2011). "Specific Micro-RNA Signatures for the Detection of Saliva and Blood in Forensic Body-fluid Identification". Journal of Forensic Sciences. 56 (6): 1464–1470. doi:10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01894.x. PMID 21827476. S2CID 41948164.

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