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Microarray-based Identification of Individual HERV Loci Expression: Application to Biomarker Discovery in Prostate Cancer
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Are We Eating Our Way to Prostate Cancer-A Hypothesis Based on the Evolution, Bioaccumulation, and Interspecific

Venkatesh Vaidyanathan1, Vetrivhel Krishnamoorthy2, Nishi Karunasinghe3

  • 1Discipline of Nutrition and Dietetics, FM & HS, University of Auckland, Auckland 1023, New Zealand. v.vaidyanathan@auckland.ac.nz.

Non-Coding RNA
|April 17, 2018
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are epigenetic modifiers. This review hypothesizes that miR-150 may serve as a promising diagnostic biomarker for prostate cancer due to evolutionary transfer and bio-accumulation.

Area of Science:

  • Epigenetics
  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Biomarker Discovery

Background:

  • MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are key epigenetic regulators.
  • Research is actively exploring the evolutionary transfer of miRNAs between species.
  • Understanding miRNA evolution is crucial for biomarker development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a hypothesis for miR-150's potential as a prostate cancer diagnostic biomarker.
  • To explore the roles of evolutionary theories, bio-accumulation, and interspecific miRNA transfer in this context.

Main Methods:

  • Hypothesis-driven review.
  • Integration of evolutionary biology principles.
  • Analysis of miRNA bio-accumulation and interspecific transfer mechanisms.

Main Results:

  • miR-150 is identified as a potential candidate biomarker.
  • Evolutionary transfer and bio-accumulation are proposed as mechanisms influencing miR-150 levels.
  • The study provides a theoretical framework for miR-150's diagnostic utility.

Conclusions:

  • miR-150 shows promise as a non-invasive biomarker for prostate cancer.
  • Further research into miRNA evolutionary dynamics can uncover novel diagnostic tools.
  • This hypothesis lays the groundwork for experimental validation.
Keywords:
bioaccumulationevolutionmiR-150nutrigenomicsprostate cancer

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