miR-122-mediated translational repression of PEG10 and its suppression in human hepatocellular carcinoma.
Yu-Chiau ShyuTung-Liang LeeMu-Jie LuJim-Ray ChenRong-Nan ChienHuang-Yang ChenJi-Fan LinAnn-Ping TsouYu-Hsien ChenChia-Wen HsiehTing-Shuo HuangPublished in: Journal of translational medicine (2016)
miR-122 suppresses PEG10 expression via direct binding to the 3'-UTR of the PEG10 transcript. Therefore, while PEG10 could not be an ideal diagnostic biomarker for HCC but its upregulation in HCC tissue still has predictive value for HCC prognosis.