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Table 2 Regulation of DNMT expression by miRNAs

From: Dysregulated transcriptional and post-translational control of DNA methyltransferases in cancer

Pathway

Regulated regions

DNMTs

Cancer types

References

miR-16c

3'-UTRs

DNMT3B

in vitro

[80]

miR-26b

ND

DNMT3B

breast cancer

[78]

miR-29a

3'-UTRs

DNMT3A/3B

lung cancer

[73]

miR-29b

3'-UTRs

DNMT1/3A/3B

lung, ALL and melanomas

[73, 74]

miR-29c

3'-UTRs

DNMT3A/3B

breast, lung and melanomas

[73, 75, 78]

miR-143

3'-UTRs

DNMT3A

colorectal

[79]

miR-148a

ND

DNMT1

lung and pancreas

[76, 77]

miR-148b

ND

DNMT3B

breast cancer

[78]

miR-152

ND

DNMT1

pancreas

[77]

miR-222

3'-UTRs

DNMT3B

in vitro

[80]

miR-1632

3'-UTRs

DNMT3B

in vitro

[80]

miR-1741

3'-UTRs

DNMT3A

in vitro

[80]

  1. ND: non-determined.
  2. ALL: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia.