George A Calin

Summary

Affiliation: The University of Texas
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Genetic control of mammalian T-cell proliferation with a synthetic RNA regulatory system - illusion or reality?
    Sang Kil Lee
    RNA interference and non coding RNA Center and the Department of Experimental Therapeutics, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Genome Med 2:77. 2010
  2. ncbi Breast cancer metastasis: a microRNA story
    Massimo Negrini
    Department of Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, Interdepartment Center for Cancer Research, University of Ferrara, Via Luigi Borsari, Ferrara 44100, Italy
    Breast Cancer Res 10:203. 2008
  3. ncbi Hematopoietic differentiation: a coordinated dynamical process towards attractor stable states
    Nadia Felli
    Department of Hematology, Oncology and Molecular Medicine Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
    BMC Syst Biol 4:85. 2010
  4. ncbi MicroRNAs and cancer: what we know and what we still have to learn
    George A Calin
    Department of Experimental Therapeutics and Cancer Genetics, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Genome Med 1:78. 2009
  5. ncbi Non-coding RNAs: identification of cancer-associated microRNAs by gene profiling
    Jana Ferdin
    Department of Animal Science Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Domzale, Slovenia
    Technol Cancer Res Treat 9:123-38. 2010
  6. ncbi MicroRNAs miR-221 and miR-222: a new level of regulation in aggressive breast cancer
    Maitri Y Shah
    Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Genome Med 3:56. 2011
  7. ncbi Principles of microRNA involvement in human cancers
    Hui Ling
    Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Chin J Cancer 30:739-48. 2011
  8. ncbi MiR-15a and miR-16-1 cluster functions in human leukemia
    George A Calin
    Human Cancer Genetics Program and Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology, and Medical Genetics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 105:5166-71. 2008
  9. ncbi MicroRNA 29b functions in acute myeloid leukemia
    Ramiro Garzon
    Division of Hematology and Oncology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
    Blood 114:5331-41. 2009
  10. ncbi MicroRNA signatures associated with cytogenetics and prognosis in acute myeloid leukemia
    Ramiro Garzon
    Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Blood 111:3183-9. 2008

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Publications67

  1. ncbi Genetic control of mammalian T-cell proliferation with a synthetic RNA regulatory system - illusion or reality?
    Sang Kil Lee
    RNA interference and non coding RNA Center and the Department of Experimental Therapeutics, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Genome Med 2:77. 2010
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  2. ncbi Breast cancer metastasis: a microRNA story
    Massimo Negrini
    Department of Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, Interdepartment Center for Cancer Research, University of Ferrara, Via Luigi Borsari, Ferrara 44100, Italy
    Breast Cancer Res 10:203. 2008
    ..The use of miRNAs as anticancer therapeutic agents is promising, and such fine molecular studies certainly help in bringing miRNAs closer to clinical practice...
  3. ncbi Hematopoietic differentiation: a coordinated dynamical process towards attractor stable states
    Nadia Felli
    Department of Hematology, Oncology and Molecular Medicine Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
    BMC Syst Biol 4:85. 2010
    ..We investigated the 'differentiation trajectories' of the hematopoietic system considering a genome-wide scenario...
  4. ncbi MicroRNAs and cancer: what we know and what we still have to learn
    George A Calin
    Department of Experimental Therapeutics and Cancer Genetics, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Genome Med 1:78. 2009
    ..ABSTRACT : A report on the Keystone Symposia on MicroRNAs and Cancer, Keystone, Colorado, USA, 10-15 June 2009...
  5. ncbi Non-coding RNAs: identification of cancer-associated microRNAs by gene profiling
    Jana Ferdin
    Department of Animal Science Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Domzale, Slovenia
    Technol Cancer Res Treat 9:123-38. 2010
    ..Based on the most important findings we discuss the possible use of miRNAs as clinical biomarkers in the management of cancer patients for diagnosis, prognosis, and response to therapy...
  6. ncbi MicroRNAs miR-221 and miR-222: a new level of regulation in aggressive breast cancer
    Maitri Y Shah
    Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Genome Med 3:56. 2011
    ..These new insights into the roles of miR-221/222 in breast cancer metastasis, drug resistance and RAS pathways could potentially have applications in medical practice...
  7. ncbi Principles of microRNA involvement in human cancers
    Hui Ling
    Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Chin J Cancer 30:739-48. 2011
    ..Also, we orient the reader to several additional reviews that may provide a deeper understanding of this new and exciting field of research...
  8. ncbi MiR-15a and miR-16-1 cluster functions in human leukemia
    George A Calin
    Human Cancer Genetics Program and Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology, and Medical Genetics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 105:5166-71. 2008
    ..By examining the Gene Ontology (GO) database, a significant enrichment in cancer genes (such as MCL1, BCL2, ETS1, or JUN) that directly or indirectly affect apoptosis and cell cycle was found...
  9. ncbi MicroRNA 29b functions in acute myeloid leukemia
    Ramiro Garzon
    Division of Hematology and Oncology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
    Blood 114:5331-41. 2009
    ..Together, the data support a tumor suppressor role for miR-29 and provide a rationale for the use of synthetic miR-29b oligonucleotides as a novel strategy to improve treatment response in AML...
  10. ncbi MicroRNA signatures associated with cytogenetics and prognosis in acute myeloid leukemia
    Ramiro Garzon
    Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Blood 111:3183-9. 2008
    ..03; and miR-199a, P = .001, Cox regression). In conclusion, miRNA expression in AML is closely associated with cytogenetics and FLT3-ITD mutations. A small subset of miRNAs is correlated with survival...
  11. ncbi Single-nucleotide polymorphisms inside microRNA target sites influence tumor susceptibility
    Milena S Nicoloso
    Department of Experimental Therapeutics and the Center for RNA Interference and Non coding RNAs, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
    Cancer Res 70:2789-98. 2010
    ..Therefore, we propose that transcribed target SNPs alter miRNA gene regulation and, consequently, protein expression, contributing to the likelihood of cancer susceptibility, by a novel mechanism of subtle gene regulation...
  12. ncbi microRNA fingerprinting of CLL patients with chromosome 17p deletion identify a miR-21 score that stratifies early survival
    Simona Rossi
    Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Blood 116:945-52. 2010
    ..We conclude that the 21FK score represents a useful tool for distinguishing between good-prognosis and poor-prognosis CLL patients...
  13. ncbi Relation between microRNA expression and progression and prognosis of gastric cancer: a microRNA expression analysis
    Tetsuya Ueda
    Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Lancet Oncol 11:136-46. 2010
    ..We aimed to assess the relation between microRNA expression and progression and prognosis of gastric cancer...
  14. ncbi Ultraconserved regions encoding ncRNAs are altered in human leukemias and carcinomas
    George A Calin
    Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Cancer Cell 12:215-29. 2007
    ..Our findings argue that ncRNAs and interaction between noncoding genes are involved in tumorigenesis to a greater extent than previously thought...
  15. ncbi Chronic lymphocytic leukemia: interplay between noncoding RNAs and protein-coding genes
    George A Calin
    Departments of Experimental Therapeutics and Cancer Genetics, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
    Blood 114:4761-70. 2009
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  16. ncbi RNA inhibition, microRNAs, and new therapeutic agents for cancer treatment
    Riccardo Spizzo
    Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Clin Lymphoma Myeloma 9:S313-8. 2009
    ..In this review, we focus on the possible use of miRNAs or compounds interacting with miRNAs as new therapeutic agents in cancer patients...
  17. ncbi A microRNA expression signature of human solid tumors defines cancer gene targets
    Stefano Volinia
    Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology, and Medical Genetics and Cancer Comprehensive Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 103:2257-61. 2006
    ..Our results indicate that miRNAs are extensively involved in cancer pathogenesis of solid tumors and support their function as either dominant or recessive cancer genes...
  18. ncbi Non-codingRNA sequence variations in human chronic lymphocytic leukemia and colorectal cancer
    Sylwia E Wojcik
    Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Carcinogenesis 31:208-15. 2010
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  19. ncbi Association of a microRNA/TP53 feedback circuitry with pathogenesis and outcome of B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia
    Muller Fabbri
    Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    JAMA 305:59-67. 2011
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  20. ncbi MicroRNA-29 family reverts aberrant methylation in lung cancer by targeting DNA methyltransferases 3A and 3B
    Muller Fabbri
    Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology, and Medical Genetics, Comprehensive Cancer Center, and College of Pharmacy, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 104:15805-10. 2007
    ..These findings support a role of miR-29s in epigenetic normalization of NSCLC, providing a rationale for the development of miRNA-based strategies for the treatment of lung cancer...
  21. ncbi Specific activation of microRNA106b enables the p73 apoptotic response in chronic lymphocytic leukemia by targeting the ubiquitin ligase Itch for degradation
    Deepa Sampath
    Department of Experimental Therapeutics, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Blood 113:3744-53. 2009
    ..Consequently, chemotherapeutic drugs that activate miR106b could initiate a p53-independent mechanism that targets CLL cells...
  22. ncbi MicroRNAs
    Muller Fabbri
    Human Cancer Genetics, Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
    Cancer J 14:1-6. 2008
    ..miRNA expression levels have diagnostic and prognostic implications, and their roles as anticancer therapeutic agents is promising and currently under investigation...
  23. ncbi MicroRNA expression and function in cancer
    Ramiro Garzon
    Department of Virology, Immunology and Human Genetics, and Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Trends Mol Med 12:580-7. 2006
    ..Here, we summarize miRNA-profiling studies in human malignancies and examine the role of miRNAs in the pathogenesis of cancer. We also discuss the implications of these findings for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer...
  24. ncbi The role of microRNA genes in papillary thyroid carcinoma
    Huiling He
    Human Cancer Genetics Program, Department of Pathology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 102:19075-80. 2005
    ..We conclude that up-regulation of several miRs and regulation of KIT are involved in PTC pathogenesis, and that sequence changes in genes targeted by miRNAs can contribute to their regulation...
  25. ncbi Alterations of the tumor suppressor gene ARLTS1 in ovarian cancer
    Fabio Petrocca
    Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
    Cancer Res 66:10287-91. 2006
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  26. ncbi Tcl1 expression in chronic lymphocytic leukemia is regulated by miR-29 and miR-181
    Yuri Pekarsky
    Comprehensive Cancer Center, Human Cancer Genetics Program and Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology, and Medical Genetics, OSU School of Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
    Cancer Res 66:11590-3. 2006
    ..Our results suggest that Tcl1 expression in CLL is, at least in part, regulated by miR-29 and miR-181 and that these microRNAs may be candidates for therapeutic agents in CLLs overexpressing Tcl1...
  27. ncbi MicroRNAs in Cancer
    Ramiro Garzon
    Department of Medicine and Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
    Annu Rev Med 60:167-79. 2009
    ..In this review, we briefly describe miRNA biogenesis and discuss how miRNAs can act as oncogenes and tumor suppressors. We also address the role of miRNAs in the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of cancer...
  28. ncbi Regulatory mechanisms of microRNAs involvement in cancer
    Muller Fabbri
    Ohio State University, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Expert Opin Biol Ther 7:1009-19. 2007
    ..In this review, the authors analyse the regulatory mechanisms of the main miRNA genes involved in human tumourigenesis...
  29. ncbi Beyond genomics: interpreting the 93% of the human genome that does not encode proteins
    Muller Fabbri
    Ohio State University, Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology, and Medical Genetics and Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1060 Biomedical Research Tower, 460 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Curr Opin Drug Discov Devel 13:350-8. 2010
    ..This review focuses on the role of ncRNAs in human carcinogenesis and describes why deciphering the function of these RNAs might lead to the development of new anticancer drugs...
  30. ncbi Epigenetics and miRNAs in human cancer
    Muller Fabbri
    Department of Molecular Virology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
    Adv Genet 70:87-99. 2010
    ..The result of this epigenetic-miRNA interaction is a new layer of complexity in gene regulation, whose comprehension opens new avenues to understand human cancerogenesis and to achieve new cancer treatments...
  31. ncbi MicroRNAs and ultraconserved genes as diagnostic markers and therapeutic targets in cancer and cardiovascular diseases
    Julianna K Edwards
    David H Koch Center, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
    J Cardiovasc Transl Res 3:271-9. 2010
    ..This review focuses on the identification of aberrant posttranscriptional regulators (miRNAs and UCGs) in cancer and cardiovascular disease and addresses the applications of this work towards diagnosis and therapy...
  32. ncbi Cancer-associated genomic regions (CAGRs) and noncoding RNAs: bioinformatics and therapeutic implications
    Simona Rossi
    Department of Experimental Therapeutics, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Mamm Genome 19:526-40. 2008
    ..These types of studies are the first step toward discoveries leading to novel approaches for cancer therapies...
  33. ncbi Complex patterns of altered MicroRNA expression during the adenoma-adenocarcinoma sequence for microsatellite-stable colorectal cancer
    Angela N Bartley
    Department of Pathology, Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, 70030, USA
    Clin Cancer Res 17:7283-93. 2011
    ..MicroRNAs are potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets and agents, but limited information on microRNAome alterations during progression in the well-known adenoma-adenocarcinoma sequence is available to guide their usage...
  34. ncbi High-throughput profiling in the hematopoietic system
    Muller Fabbri
    Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
    Methods Mol Biol 667:79-91. 2010
    ..These techniques provide the basis for further investigations focused on the miRNAs, which are most frequently and widely differentially expressed under the different investigated conditions...
  35. ncbi UCbase & miRfunc: a database of ultraconserved sequences and microRNA function
    Cristian Taccioli
    Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Nucleic Acids Res 37:D41-8. 2009
    ..The current release contains over 2000 sequences from three species (human, mouse and rat). As a web application, UCbase & miRfunc is platform independent and it is accessible at http://microrna.osu.edu/.UCbase4...
  36. ncbi Regulation of tumor angiogenesis by EZH2
    Chunhua Lu
    Department of Gynecologic Oncology, U T M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Cancer Cell 18:185-97. 2010
    ..Collectively, these data support the potential for targeting ezh2 as an important therapeutic approach...
  37. ncbi MicroRNA profiling in cancer
    Reinhold Munker
    Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Clin Sci (Lond) 121:141-58. 2011
    ..In the present review, we discuss recent advances in miRNA profiling in human cancer. We discuss both frequent and rare tumour types and give an outlook on future developments...
  38. ncbi GAM/ZFp/ZNF512B is central to a gene sensor circuitry involving cell-cycle regulators, TGF{beta} effectors, Drosha and microRNAs with opposite oncogenic potentials
    Esmerina Tili
    Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ohio State University, Biological Research Tower, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Nucleic Acids Res 38:7673-88. 2010
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  39. ncbi MicroRNAs in the pathogeny of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
    Milena S Nicoloso
    Department of Experimental Therapeutics, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
    Br J Haematol 139:709-16. 2007
    ..These discoveries could be exploited for the development of useful markers for diagnosis and prognosis, as well as for the development of new RNA-based cancer therapies...
  40. ncbi MicroRNA gene expression deregulation in human breast cancer
    Marilena V Iorio
    Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
    Cancer Res 65:7065-70. 2005
    ..We could identify miRNAs whose expression was correlated with specific breast cancer biopathologic features, such as estrogen and progesterone receptor expression, tumor stage, vascular invasion, or proliferation index...
  41. ncbi MicroRNAs, ultraconserved genes and colorectal cancers
    Simona Rossi
    Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Int J Biochem Cell Biol 42:1291-7. 2010
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  42. ncbi MicroRNA fingerprints during human megakaryocytopoiesis
    Ramiro Garzon
    Department of Molecular Virology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 103:5078-83. 2006
    ..Our data delineate the expression of microRNAs during megakaryocytopoiesis and suggest a regulatory role of microRNAs in this process by targeting megakaryocytic transcription factors...
  43. ncbi MicroRNAs in the ontogeny of leukemias and lymphomas
    Muller Fabbri
    Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Leuk Lymphoma 50:160-70. 2009
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  44. ncbi MiR-15a and MiR-16 control Bmi-1 expression in ovarian cancer
    Resham Bhattacharya
    Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
    Cancer Res 69:9090-5. 2009
    ..These findings suggest the development of therapeutic strategies by restoring miR-15a and miR-16 expression in ovarian cancer and in other cancers that involve upregulation of Bmi-1...
  45. ncbi Non-coding RNAs for medical practice in oncology
    Tetsuro Setoyama
    Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Keio J Med 60:106-13. 2011
    ..These discoveries could be exploited for the development of useful markers for diagnosis and prognosis in cancer, as well as for the development of new RNA-based cancer therapies...
  46. ncbi Strand-Specific miR-28-5p and miR-28-3p Have Distinct Effects in Colorectal Cancer Cells
    Maria I Almeida
    Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas Life and Health Sciences Research Institute, School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
    Gastroenterology 142:886-896.e9. 2012
    ..We analyzed the expression, functions, and mechanisms of miR-28-5p and miR-28-3p in colorectal cancer (CRC) cells...
  47. ncbi MicroRNAs--the micro steering wheel of tumour metastases
    Milena S Nicoloso
    Experimental Therapeutics Department, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
    Nat Rev Cancer 9:293-302. 2009
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  48. ncbi MicroRNA involvement in brain tumors: from bench to bedside
    Milena S Nicoloso
    Department of Experimental Therapeutics, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
    Brain Pathol 18:122-9. 2008
    ..Furthermore, new therapeutic strategies involving miRNA silencing or miRNA mimics could be proposed based on the roles of these small non-coding RNAs as oncogenes and tumor suppressors in brain tumors...
  49. ncbi Multiple approach to analyzing the role of microRNAs in apoptosis
    Riccardo Spizzo
    Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
    Methods Mol Biol 559:219-45. 2009
    ..Our proposed method for doing this is suitable for both discovery of apoptotic pathways that regulate miRNAs and finding new miRNAs able to induce apoptosis...
  50. ncbi MicroRNAs and genomic variations: from Proteus tricks to Prometheus gift
    Muller Fabbri
    Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, 43210, USA
    Carcinogenesis 30:912-7. 2009
    ..Furthermore, we propose that sequence variations in miRNAs or interactor sites located in mRNAs can be involved in cancer predisposition...
  51. ncbi The role of microRNA and other non-coding RNA in the pathogenesis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia
    George A Calin
    Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Wiseman Hall Room 385K, 400 12th Avenue, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Best Pract Res Clin Haematol 20:425-37. 2007
    ..Conceivably, these miRNAs might be used to target BCL2 or TCL1 for therapy of this disease...
  52. ncbi Chromosomal rearrangements and microRNAs: a new cancer link with clinical implications
    George A Calin
    Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, Colleges of Medicine and Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
    J Clin Invest 117:2059-66. 2007
    ..The identification of such abnormalities has a clear diagnostic and prognostic significance, and there are ever increasing examples of links between certain human cancers and modifications at microRNA loci...
  53. ncbi PDGF induced microRNA alterations in cancer cells
    Minghai Shao
    Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Nucleic Acids Res 39:4035-47. 2011
    ..We propose that PDGF-regulated gene transcription involves alterations in non-coding RNAs and provide evidence for a miR-dependent feedback mechanism balancing growth factor receptor signaling in cancer cells...
  54. ncbi MicroRNA signatures in human cancers
    George A Calin
    Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
    Nat Rev Cancer 6:857-66. 2006
    ..In addition, profiling has been exploited to identify miRNA genes that might represent downstream targets of activated oncogenic pathways, or that target protein-coding genes involved in cancer...
  55. ncbi Circulating microRNAs let-7a and miR-16 predict progression-free survival and overall survival in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome
    Zhuang Zuo
    Department of Hematopathology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77054, USA
    Blood 118:413-5. 2011
    ..These findings suggest that let-7a and miR-16 plasma levels can serve as noninvasive prognostic markers in MDS patients...
  56. ncbi MicroRNAs in body fluids--the mix of hormones and biomarkers
    Maria Angelica Cortez
    The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Nat Rev Clin Oncol 8:467-77. 2011
    ..In addition, we explore the concept that miRNAs could function as hormones...
  57. ncbi Potential therapeutic applications of miRNA-based technology in hematological malignancies
    Elisa Barbarotto
    Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Curr Pharm Des 14:2040-50. 2008
    ..Here, we provide background on the biogenesis and function of miRNAs and discuss potential therapeutic applications of miRNA-based technology in hematological malignancies...
  58. ncbi MicroRNAs: fundamental facts and involvement in human diseases
    Gianpiero Di Leva
    Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology, and Medical Genetics and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, 43210, USA
    Birth Defects Res C Embryo Today 78:180-9. 2006
    ..Furthermore, we discuss the deregulation of miRNAs in human diseases and their involvement in tumorigenesis...
  59. ncbi OMiR: Identification of associations between OMIM diseases and microRNAs
    Simona Rossi
    Dept of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Genomics 97:71-6. 2011
    ..Our findings indicate that inclusion of miRNAs among the candidate genes to be considered could assist geneticists in their hunt for disease genes, particularly in the case of rare diseases...
  60. ncbi MicroRNAs and cancer: profile, profile, profile
    Elisa Barbarotto
    Department of Experimental Therapeutics, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Int J Cancer 122:969-77. 2008
    ..Therefore, miRNAs fingerprinting represents a new addition to the tools to be used by medical oncologists...
  61. ncbi Lung cancer susceptibility in Fhit-deficient mice is increased by Vhl haploinsufficiency
    Nicola Zanesi
    Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
    Cancer Res 65:6576-82. 2005
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  62. ncbi miR-328 functions as an RNA decoy to modulate hnRNP E2 regulation of mRNA translation in leukemic blasts
    Anna M Eiring
    Human Cancer Genetics Program, Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology, and Medical Genetics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Cell 140:652-65. 2010
    ..Altogether, these data reveal the dual ability of a microRNA to control cell fate both through base pairing with mRNA targets and through a decoy activity that interferes with the function of regulatory proteins...
  63. ncbi MicroRNA history: Discovery, recent applications, and next frontiers
    Maria I Almeida
    Department of Experimental Therapeutics and the Center for RNA Interference and Non coding RNAs, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA Life and Health Sciences Research Institute ICVS, School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, 4710 057 Braga, Portugal
    Mutat Res 717:1-8. 2011
    ..In addition, we examine microRNAs as markers of disease diagnosis and prognosis, and as new therapeutic targets...
  64. ncbi RNA interference in the clinic: challenges and future directions
    Chad V Pecot
    U T M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
    Nat Rev Cancer 11:59-67. 2011
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  65. ncbi miRNAs, cancer, and stem cell division
    Carlo M Croce
    Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology, and Medical Genetics and Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
    Cell 122:6-7. 2005
    ..As a cluster of recent Nature papers now show, altered expression of specific miRNA genes contributes to the initiation and progression of cancer...
  66. ncbi Non-coding RNAs and cancer: new paradigms in oncology
    Sang Kil Lee
    Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
    Discov Med 11:245-54. 2011
    ..New diagnostic classifiers based on miRNAs will soon be available for medical practitioners, and even more importantly, miRNAs may become novel anti-cancer therapies...
  67. ncbi microRNA-10b: a new marker or the marker of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma?
    Tetsuro Setoyama
    Department of Experimental Therapeutics and Cancer Biology and Center for RNA Interference and Non Coding RNAs, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
    Clin Cancer Res 17:5527-9. 2011
    ..If these findings are further confirmed in prospective studies, miR-10b could be used to improve the management of PDAC and decrease the mortality rate of this deadly cancer...

Research Grants2

  1. MicroRNAs and other non-coding RNAs in Colorectal Metastasis
    EDMUND S KOPETZ; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..The final results of the described tasks will reveal new markers for molecular diagnosis and prognosis and new targets for drug therapy. ..