Laboratory Medicine ›› 2022, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (7): 657-663.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8640.2022.07.012

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Expression and bioinformatics analysis of hsa-miR-34a in tumors

WEN Shuzhan1, FU Zile2, CHEN Shuying3()   

  1. 1. Department of Orthopaedics,Huashan Hospital,Fudan University,Shanghai 200040,China
    2. Department of Liver Surgery,Zhongshan Hospital,Fudan University,Shanghai 200032,China
    3. Department of Clinical Laboratory,Huashan Hospital,Fudan University,Shanghai 200040,China
  • Received:2020-10-25 Revised:2021-08-22 Online:2022-07-30 Published:2022-08-26
  • Contact: CHEN Shuying

Abstract:

Objective To analyze the expression of homo sapiens microRNA(miR)-34a(hsa-miR-34a) in different tumors,to predict its target genes,and to analyze its biological function and mechanism. Methods Sequence was obtained from miRBase database to analyze the position of hsa-miR-34a in human genome and its conservation among species. TargetScan,miRWalk,miRDB and mirDIP were used to predict the target gene set of hsa-miR-34a and take the intersection,the expression of which in different human tissues was analyzed through TiGER database. Gene Ontology(GO) enrichment analysis and REACTOME signaling pathway enrichment analysis of hsa-miR-34a target genes were performed using PANTHER and DAVID online tools. The interaction network of hsa-miR-34a target genes corresponding to target proteins was constructed by STRING database. Results The expressions of hsa-miR-34a in breast cancer,prostate cancer,bladder cancer and other tumors were decreased. The sequence encoding hsa-miR-34a was highly conserved among different species. A total of 225 target genes were obtained,and the top 30 target genes were selected after Target Score functional sequencing. There was no statistical significance in the relative expression of target genes among different human tissues(P>0.05). GO enrichment analysis showed that hsa-miR-34a target genes were mainly expressed in clathrin vesicles,vesicle membranes and their material transport,multicellular biological processes and development,neurogenesis and development,anatomical structure development and so on. REACTOME signaling pathway enrichment analysis showed that hsa-miR-34a target genes were concentrated in biological signaling pathways such as botulinum toxin B and G toxicities,cell adhesion and migration inhibition mediated by semaphorin 4D(Sema4D) and the synthesis and release of neurotransmitters. The target genes were reordered according to the protein interaction network. The target genes corresponding to the top 5 proteins were SYT1,VAMP2,MET,RRAS and CACNA1E. Conclusions The hsa-miR-34a is related to the occurrence and development of a variety of tumors. The analysis of its target genes and biological functions can provide a reference for subsequent clinical and basic research.

Key words: MicroRNA-34a, Bioinformatics analysis, Tumor, Target gene, Functional enrichment, Signaling pathway enrichment

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