Inventors:
George Gorodeski - Beachwood OH, US
Judith Potashkin - gurnee IL, US
Bentley Cheatham - Durham NC, US
Assignee:
UNIVERSITY OF CLEVELAND - Cleveland OH
ROSILAND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIEN - North Chicago IL
RIBONOMICS, INC. - Durham NC
International Classification:
C12Q 1/68, C07H 21/02, G01N 33/567
Abstract:
A relationship between cancer and ribonucleic acid (RNA) regulation is described by determining intracellular levels of niRN A regulators. Generally, mRNA levels are decreased in cancer cells that may be a reflection of either reduced mRNA expression and/or increased mRNA degradation. miRNAs are identified that hybridize to an mRNA that are suspected to mediate intracellular mRNA steady state levels. Alternatively, ribonucleic acid binding protein (RBP) levels may also mediate intracellular mRNA steady state levels. In particular, this invention demonstrates an effective clinical management strategy for uterine cell cancers may be implemented by taking advantage of an exemplary relationship between P2XmRNA and miRNAs including, but not limited to, miR-186 and/or miR-150.