2016
Metformin alters DNA methylation genome-wide via the H19/SAHH axis
Zhong T, Men Y, Lu L, Geng T, Zhou J, Mitsuhashi A, Shozu M, Maihle NJ, Carmichael GG, Taylor HS, Huang Y. Metformin alters DNA methylation genome-wide via the H19/SAHH axis. Oncogene 2016, 36: 2345-2354. PMID: 27775072, PMCID: PMC5415944, DOI: 10.1038/onc.2016.391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsS-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolaseDNA methylation genomeGenome-wide alterationsNovel mechanismSubset of genesDNA methyltransferase 3BMethylation genomeDNA methylationEpigenetic dysregulationPathway genesMolecular basisAMPK activationLet-7Methyltransferase 3BMolecular mechanismsEndometrial cancer tissue samplesH19 knockdownGene methylationCell proliferationCancer tissue samplesCancer cellsNormal cellsConcomitant inhibitionGenesMethylationH19 long noncoding RNA alters trophoblast cell migration and invasion by regulating TβR3 in placentae with fetal growth restriction
Zuckerwise L, Li J, Lu L, Men Y, Geng T, Buhimschi CS, Buhimschi IA, Bukowski R, Guller S, Paidas M, Huang Y. H19 long noncoding RNA alters trophoblast cell migration and invasion by regulating TβR3 in placentae with fetal growth restriction. Oncotarget 2016, 7: 38398-38407. PMID: 27223264, PMCID: PMC5122399, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.9534.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal growth restrictionGrowth restrictionExtravillous trophoblastsDownregulation of H19Type III TGF-β receptorCell migrationEVT cell migrationNon-canonical TGFTGF-β receptorFGR placentasNeurodevelopmental impairmentPerinatal mortalityRisk factorsTherapeutic modalitiesEVT cellsH19 knockdownOnset disordersPlacentaInvasionMolecular mechanismsH19Let-7Novel regulatory targetMorbidityRegulatory pathways
2013
The Imprinted H19 LncRNA Antagonizes Let-7 MicroRNAs
Kallen AN, Zhou XB, Xu J, Qiao C, Ma J, Yan L, Lu L, Liu C, Yi JS, Zhang H, Min W, Bennett AM, Gregory RI, Ding Y, Huang Y. The Imprinted H19 LncRNA Antagonizes Let-7 MicroRNAs. Molecular Cell 2013, 52: 101-112. PMID: 24055342, PMCID: PMC3843377, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2013.08.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding SitesCell DifferentiationComputational BiologyDatabases, GeneticGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationGenomic ImprintingGenotypeHEK293 CellsHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansMiceMicroRNAsMuscle DevelopmentMyoblasts, SkeletalPhenotypeRibonucleoproteinsRNA InterferenceRNA, Long NoncodingTime FactorsTransfectionConceptsLet-7 familyWide transcriptome analysisHuman genetic disordersNoncanonical binding siteLet-7 microRNALet-7 overexpressionGene functionH19 depletionTranscriptome analysisMuscle differentiationMolecular spongeUnexpected modeImportant regulatorAdult muscleH19 knockdownRecent implicationMiR-675Physiological significanceMicroRNAsH19Binding sitesGenetic disordersOverexpressionImportant roleFetal tissues