miR-122 regulates hepatic lipid metabolism and tumor suppression
Menées à l'aide de modèles murins, ces deux études suggèrent que le micro-ARN 122 joue un rôle de suppresseur de tumeurs dans le carcinome hépatocellulaire
In this issue of JCI, two independent groups describe the effects of germline and liver-specific deletion of Mir122a, the predominant liver miRNA. Their findings reveal a critical role for miR-122 in fat and cholesterol metabolism but suggest that other metabolic actions of the liver are independent of miR-122. Knockout mice also displayed hepatic inflammation, fibrosis, and a high incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma, suggesting that miR-122 has a tumor suppressor role in hepatocytes.
The Journal of Clinical Investigation , commentaire, 2011