MicroRNA-target pairs in the rat kidney identified by microRNA microarray, proteomic, and bioinformatic analysis.

@article{citeulike:2318365, abstract = {Mammalian genomes contain several hundred highly conserved genes encoding microRNAs. In silico analysis has predicted that a typical microRNA may regulate the expression of hundreds of target genes, suggesting miRNAs might have broad biological significance. A major challenge is to obtain experimental evidence for predicted microRNA-target pairs. We reasoned that reciprocal expression of a microRNA and a predicted target within a physiological context would support the presence and relevance of a microRNA-target pair. We used microRNA microarray and proteomic techniques to analyze the cortex and the medulla of rat kidneys. Of the 377 microRNAs analyzed, we identified 6 as enriched in the renal cortex and 11 in the renal medulla. From approximately 2100 detectable protein spots in two-dimensional gels, we identified 58 proteins as more abundant in the renal cortex and 72 in the renal medulla. The differential expression of several microRNAs and proteins was verified by real-time PCR and Western blot analyses, respectively. Several pairs of reciprocally expressed microRNAs and proteins were predicted to be microRNA-target pairs by TargetScan, PicTar, or miRanda. Seven pairs were predicted by two algorithms and two pairs by all three algorithms. The identification of reciprocal expression of microRNAs and their computationally predicted targets in the rat kidney provides a unique molecular basis for further exploring the biological role of microRNA. In addition, this study establishes a differential profile of microRNA expression between the renal cortex and the renal medulla and greatly expands the known differential proteome profiles between the two kidney regions.}, address = {Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA;}, author = {Tian, Zhongmin and Greene, Andrew S. S. and Pietrusz, Jennifer L. L. and Matus, Isaac R. R. and Liang, Mingyu }, citeulike-article-id = {2318365}, doi = {10.1101/gr.6587008}, issn = {1088-9051}, journal = {Genome Research}, keywords = {microarray, microrna, microrna\_target\_prediction}, month = {January}, number = {3}, pages = {404--411}, posted-at = {2008-03-05 13:47:19}, priority = {2}, title = {MicroRNA-target pairs in the rat kidney identified by microRNA microarray, proteomic, and bioinformatic analysis.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/gr.6587008}, volume = {18}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2318365 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2318365 TI - MicroRNA-target pairs in the rat kidney identified by microRNA microarray, proteomic, and bioinformatic analysis. JF - Genome Research VL - 18 IS - 3 SP - 404 EP - 411 AD - Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA; SN - 1088-9051 N2 - Mammalian genomes contain several hundred highly conserved genes encoding microRNAs. In silico analysis has predicted that a typical microRNA may regulate the expression of hundreds of target genes, suggesting miRNAs might have broad biological significance. A major challenge is to obtain experimental evidence for predicted microRNA-target pairs. We reasoned that reciprocal expression of a microRNA and a predicted target within a physiological context would support the presence and relevance of a microRNA-target pair. We used microRNA microarray and proteomic techniques to analyze the cortex and the medulla of rat kidneys. Of the 377 microRNAs analyzed, we identified 6 as enriched in the renal cortex and 11 in the renal medulla. From approximately 2100 detectable protein spots in two-dimensional gels, we identified 58 proteins as more abundant in the renal cortex and 72 in the renal medulla. The differential expression of several microRNAs and proteins was verified by real-time PCR and Western blot analyses, respectively. Several pairs of reciprocally expressed microRNAs and proteins were predicted to be microRNA-target pairs by TargetScan, PicTar, or miRanda. Seven pairs were predicted by two algorithms and two pairs by all three algorithms. The identification of reciprocal expression of microRNAs and their computationally predicted targets in the rat kidney provides a unique molecular basis for further exploring the biological role of microRNA. In addition, this study establishes a differential profile of microRNA expression between the renal cortex and the renal medulla and greatly expands the known differential proteome profiles between the two kidney regions. KW - microarray KW - microrna KW - microrna_target_prediction AU - Tian, Zhongmin AU - Greene, Andrew AU - Pietrusz, Jennifer AU - Matus, Isaac AU - Liang, Mingyu PY - 2008/01/29/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/gr.6587008 ER -