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Table 1 Summary of miRNAs participating in CNS Embryonal Tumors

From: MicroRNAs in pediatric central nervous system embryonal neoplasms: the known unknown

miRNA

miRNA expression pattern

Target gene

Molecule/gene expression pattern

miRNA regulating role with respect to target-molecule/gene

miRNA regulating role to MB

CNS neoplasm

Reference

miR-124

↓ compared to normal brain tissue

CDK6

↑ compared to normal brain tissue

Interacts

Suppresses proliferation, not apoptosis

MB

Pierson J, Hostager B et al. [58]

miR-124

↓ compared to normal brain tissue

SLC16A1

↑ compared to normal brain tissue

Suppression

Suppresses proliferation, not apoptosis

MB

Li KKW, Pang JCS et al. [59]

miR-129

↓ compared to normal brain tissue

CDK6

↑ compared to normal brain tissue

Suppression

Suppresses proliferation, not apoptosis

MB

Wu J, Qian J et al. [61]

miR-125b

↓ compared to normal brain tissue

SMO

Promote cerebellar tumorigenesis

Suppression

Suppresses proliferation,/cell cycle

MB

Ferretti E, De Smaele E et al. [62]

GLI1

Both ↓ ↑/ Promote cerebellar tumorigenesis

Suppression

Suppresses proliferation/cell cycle

MB

miR-324-5p

↓ compared to normal brain tissue

SMO

Promote cerebellar tumorigenesis

Suppression

Suppresses proliferation,/cell cycle

MB

GLI1

Both ↓ ↑/ Promote cerebellar tumorigenesis

Suppression

Suppresses proliferation/cell cycle

MB

miR-326

↓ compared to normal brain tissue

SMO

Promote cerebellar tumorigenesis

Suppression

Suppresses proliferation,/cell cycle

MB

GLI1

Both ↓ ↑/ Promote cerebellar tumorigenesis

Suppression

Suppresses proliferation/cell cycle

MB

miR-199b-5p

↓ in HES1 overexpressing MB

HES1

↑ compared to normal brain tissue

Suppression

Suppresses proliferation/cell cycle

MB

Garzia L, Andolfo I et al. [69]

miR-17 ~ 92

↑ in MB and Embryonal Neural Tissue

Sonic Hedgehog signaling (Ptch1, p53, Ink4c, Nmyc)

↑ compared to normal brain tissue

Promotion

Promotion

MB

Uziel T, Karginov FV et al. [63] / Northcott PA, Korshunov A et al. [52]

miR-2

miR-19a

miR-20

miR-106a–92

let-7 g

↓ in Classic, Anaplastic, Desmoplastic MB

   

Distinguishes Types

MB

Ferretti E, De Smaele E et al. [76]

miR-19a

miR-191

↑ in Classic, Anaplastic, Desmoplastic MB

   

Distinguishes Types

MB

miR-106b

miR-10b

Mixed pattern of expression

ERBB2 (ErbB)

Both ↓ ↑

 

Distinguishes between Over- and Underexpressing MBs

MB

miR-125b

miR-135a

miR-135b

miR-153

miR-199b

miR-128-1

Mixed pattern of expression

CMYC

Both ↓ ↑

Distinguishes between Over- and Underexpressing MBs

MB

miR-128-2

miR-181b

miR-30b

↑ in MB at 8q24.22-q24.23

KHDRBS3

↑ compared to normal brain tissue

Correlates

MB

Lu Y, Ryan SL et al. [80]

miR-30d

miR-17

Mixed pattern of expression

   

Distinguishes between MB tumor tissue and adjacent Normal tissue

MB

Liu W, Gong YH et al. [81]

miR-99a

miR-100

miR-106b

miR-204

miR-218

miR-29a

miR-29c

miR-128a

miR-379

miR-127-3p

miR-9

miR-9

miR-214

miR-34a

↓ compared to normal brain tissue

CMET

↑ compared to normal brain tissue

Suppression

Suppresses proliferation/cell cycle

MB

Guessous F, Zhang Y et al. [82]

NOTCH1

↑ compared to normal brain tissue

Suppression

Suppresses proliferation/cell cycle

MB

MACE-A

↑ compared to normal brain tissue

Suppression

Enhances Chemosensitivity

MB

Weeraratne SD, Amani V et al. [84]

TP53

↓ in MB

Indirect promotion

MB

miR-128a

↓ compared to normal brain tissue

BMI1

↑ compared to normal brain tissue

Suppression

Suppresses tumor growth through senescence

MB

Venkataraman S, Birks D et al. [77]/Venkataraman S, Alimova I et al. [78]

miR-142-5p

↓ compared to normal brain tissue

  

Promotion

Probable tumor enhancement

MB

Birks D, Barton VN et al. [85]

miR-25

miR-193a

↑ compared to normal tissue

ATOH1, MYCN, TRPM3

  

Differentiation/Proliferation

MB

Gokhale A, Kunder R et al. [68]

miR-183

miR-224

miR-182

miR-452

miR-204

miR-365

miR-135a

miR-23b

miR-148a

miR-27b

miR-24

miR-146b

miR-335

miR-98

mIR-199a

miR-92

miR-565

miR-135b

miR-193b

let-7c

LEMDE1, KHDRBS2, TRPM3,GRM8

miR-135b

miR-193b

miR-7

miR27b

miR-204

↓ compared to normal brain tissue

miR-153

miR-410

mIR-487b

miR-433

miR-127

miR-21

↑ compared to normal tissue

   

Suppression impedes migration

MB

Grunder E, D’Ambrosio R et al. [73]

miR-128

↑ compared to normal tissue

Musashi1

↑ compared to normal brain tissue

  

MB

Vo, Qiao et al. [74]

miR-34a

miR-101

miR-138

miR-128

miR-137

miR-183 ~ 96 ~ 182

↑ compared to normal tissue

PI3K/AKT/mTOR

↑ compared to normal brain tissue

 

Cell survival, proliferation, migration

MB

Weeraratne SD, Amani V et al. [84]

miR-33b

↓ compared to normal brain tissue

CMYC

Its absence promotes MB, when expressed represses MB

MB

Takwi AA, Li Yet al. [79]

miR-383

↓ compared to normal brain tissue

PRDX3

Its absence promotes MB, when expressed represses MB

MB

Li KK, Pang JC et al. [88]

miR-494

↑ compared to normal tissue

SDC1

promotes angiogenesis

MB

Asuthkar S, Velpula KK et al. [89]

miR-218

↓ compared to normal brain tissue

SH3GL1

Suppression

Cell survival, proliferation, migration

MB

Shi J, Yang L et al. [90]

miR-193a-3p

↑ compared to normal tissue

WNT signaling pathway (CTNNB1, WIF1, DKK2, MYC)

 

Promotion

Cell survival, proliferation, migration

MB

Kunder R, Jalali R et al. [54]

miR224

miR-148a

miR-23b

miR-365

miR-let-7f-1

↓ compared to normal brain tissue

   

regulator of cis-platin resisance

MB

Pannuru P, Dontula R et al. [92]

miR-31

↑ compared to normal tissue

MCM2

↑ compared to normal brain tissue

Suppression

Inhibition of Chromatin remodelling

MB

Jin Y, Xiong A et al. [91]

miR-517c

↑ compared to normal tissue

WNT signaling pathway (API5, BAD, TRADD, SOX11, NR2F1 NKX2-2, FGF13, FGFr3, SALL4)

Promotion

Cell survival, proliferation, migration

PNET

Li M, Lee KF et al. [102]

miR-520 g

↑ compared to normal tissue

NKX2-2,OLIG1

Promotion

miR-let-7f-1

↓ compared to normal brain tissue

LIN28, IGF/PI3K/mTOR

Promotion

Cell survival, proliferation, migration

PNET

Spence T, Perotti C et al. [105]

miR-221

↑ compared to normal tissue

p27Kip1

↓ in ATRT

Suppression

Tumor progression

ATRT

Sredni ST, de Fátima Bonaldo M et al. [111]

miR-222

↑ compared to normal tissue

p27Kip1

↓ in ATRT

   

Sredni ST, de Fátima Bonaldo M et al. [111]

miR-517c

↑ compared to normal tissue

    

ME/ EB

Nobusawa S, Yokoo H et al. [109]

miR-520 g

↑ compared to normal tissue

    

miR-371

↑ compared to normal tissue

    

miR-372

↑ compared to normal tissue

    

miR-373

↑ compared to normal tissue

    

miR-142-5p

↑ compared to normal tissue

    

ATRT

Birks DK, Barton VN et al. 2010

miR-25

miR-520b

miR-629

mIR-498

miR-373

miR-140

↓ compared to normal brain tissue

    

ATRT

Birks DK, Barton VN et al. 2010

miR-let-7b

mIR-139

mIR-153

miR-376b

miR-let-7a3

↓ compared to normal brain tissue

HMGA2

↑ compared to normal brain tissue

  

ATRT

Zhang K1, Gao H et al. [10]

miR-let-7b