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The MicroRNA Landscape of MYCN-Amplified Neuroblastoma.

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In this paper, the miRNome of 97 neuroblastoma-derived cells was analyzed using microRNA trapping by RNA affinity purification to reveal the MYCN-dependent miRNOME.
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MYCN gene amplification and upregulated expression are major hallmarks in the progression of high-risk neuroblastoma. MYCN expression and function in modulating gene synthesis in neuroblastoma is controlled at virtually every level, including poorly understood regulation at the post-transcriptional level. MYCN modulates the expression of various microRNAs including the miR-17-92 cluster. MYCN mRNA expression itself is subjected to the control by miRNAs, most prominently the miR-17-92 cluster that balances MYCN expression by feed-back regulation. This homeostasis seems disturbed in neuroblastoma where MYCN upregulation coincides with severely increased expression of the miR-17-92 cluster. In the presented study, we applied high-throughput next generation sequencing to unravel the miRNome in a cohort of 97 neuroblastomas, representing all clinical stages. Aiming to reveal the MYCN-dependent miRNome, we evaluate miRNA expression in MYCN-amplified as well as none amplified tumor samples. In correlation with survival data analysis of differentially expressed miRNAs, we present various putative oncogenic as well as tumor suppressive miRNAs in neuroblastoma. Using microRNA trapping by RNA affinity purification, we provide a comprehensive view of MYCN-regulatory miRNAs in neuroblastoma-derived cells, confirming a pivotal role of the miR-17-92 cluster and moderate association by the let-7 miRNA family. Attempting to decipher how MYCN expression escapes elevated expression of inhibitory miRNAs, we present evidence that RNA-binding proteins like the IGF2 mRNA binding protein 1 reduce miRNA-directed downregulation of MYCN in neuroblastoma. Our findings emphasize the potency of post-transcriptional regulation of MYCN in neuroblastoma and unravel new avenues to pursue inhibition of this potent oncogene.

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MYCN in Neuroblastoma: "Old Wine into New Wineskins".

TL;DR: In this article, the role of BHLH Transcription factor (myCN) in neuroblastoma has been investigated from all possible mechanistic sites, including the references of myCN in the literature, the gene's anatomy along with its transcripts, the protein's anatomy, the epigenetic mechanisms regulating MYCN expression and function, as well as MYCN amplification.
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A New Player in Neuroblastoma: YAP and Its Role in the Neuroblastoma Microenvironment.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on the role of YAP in neuroblastoma and further describe its demonstrated and potential effects on the solid tumor microenvironment (TME) and discuss the therapeutic strategies for inhibiting YAP.
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MYCN Impact on High-Risk Neuroblastoma: From Diagnosis and Prognosis to Targeted Treatment

TL;DR: The aim of this review is to describe the current knowledge in the diagnosis, prognosis and therapeutic approaches of HR-NB, particularly in relation to MYCN, to highlight how MYCN influences the HR- NB scenario and the new therapeutic approaches that are currently proposed to target it.
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IGF2BP1 induces neuroblastoma via a druggable feedforward loop with MYCN promoting 17q oncogene expression

TL;DR: In this article , a druggable neuroblastoma oncogene circuit settling on strong, transcriptional/post-transcriptional synergy of MYCN and IGF2BP1 was investigated.
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Rapid identification of regulatory microRNAs by miTRAP (miRNA trapping by RNA in vitro affinity purification)

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe miTRAP (miRNA trapping by RNA in vitro affinity purification), an advanced protocol of previously reported MS2-tethering approaches that allows the rapid identification of miRNAs targeting an in vitro transcribed RNA in cell lysates.
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IGF2BP1 Harbors Prognostic Significance by Gene Gain and Diverse Expression in Neuroblastoma

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that IGF2BP1 is a potential oncogene and an independent negative prognostic factor in neuroblastoma and was associated with lower overall patient survival and MYCN abundance.
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Transcriptional Regulation of CRD-BP by c-myc: Implications for c-myc Functions.

TL;DR: It is shown that c- myc binds to CRD-BP promoter and induces its transcription, which contributes to the role of c-myc in the regulation of translation, increase in cell size, and acceleration of cell cycle progression via a mechanism involving upregulation of β-TrCP1 levels and activities and accelerated degradation of PDCD4.
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