Table I.

Key players of AMD and their link to miRNA


Links to AMD
Links to miRNA
Major references
AUBPs    
    AUF-1/ hnRNP D Various effects on ARE mRNA stability;     associates with exosome components  Chen et al. (2001); Barreau et al. (2005)  
    BRF1 Destabilizes ARE mRNA; associates     with many degradation enzymes  Lykke-Andersen and Wagner (2005)  
    HuR Stabilizes ARE mRNA Rescues miR122 translationally     repressed ARE mRNA from PBs Brennan and Steitz (2001);     Bhattacharyya et al. (2006)  
    KSRP Destabilizes ARE mRNA; associates     with many degradation enzymes  Chen et al. (2001); Chou et al. (2006)  
    TTP Destabilizes ARE mRNA; associates     with many degradation enzymes Binds miR16 and AGO2 Lai et al. (1999); Chen et al. (2001);     Fenger-Grøn et al. (2005); Jing et al. (2005) ; Lykke-Andersen and Wagner (2005); Hau et al. (2007)  
Degradation machineries    
    AGO2 Associates with TTP miRNA processing and many     other roles Jing et al. (2005) ;     Filipowicz et al. (2008)  
    CCR4 Associates with TTP and BRF1 Required for miRNA-mediated     decay Lykke-Andersen and Wagner (2005);     Behm-Ansmant et al. (2006)  
    Decapping components Associates with TTP and BRF1;     required for AMD Required for miRNA-mediated     decay Lykke-Andersen and Wagner (2005);     Rehwinkel et al. (2005) ; Stoecklin et al. (2006); Behm-Ansmant et al. (2006) ; Lin et al. (2007)  
    Exosome Certain subunits have been shown     to associate with AREs directly     and several subunits also bind     to AUBPs; required for AMD  Chen et al. (2001); Mukherjee et al. (2002); Lykke-Andersen and Wagner (2005); Anderson et al. (2006);     Lin et al. (2007)  
    GW182  Required for miRNA-mediated     decay Rehwinkel et al. (2005) ;     Filipowicz et al. (2008)  
    PARN Associates with KSRP and is activated     by TTP; required for AMD  Lai et al. (2003); Chou et al. (2006);     Lin et al. (2007)  
    Xrn1 Associates with TTP and BRF1;     required for AMD  Lykke-Andersen and Wagner (2005);     Stoecklin et al. (2006); Lin et al. (2007)  

Links to AMD
Links to miRNA
Major references
AUBPs    
    AUF-1/ hnRNP D Various effects on ARE mRNA stability;     associates with exosome components  Chen et al. (2001); Barreau et al. (2005)  
    BRF1 Destabilizes ARE mRNA; associates     with many degradation enzymes  Lykke-Andersen and Wagner (2005)  
    HuR Stabilizes ARE mRNA Rescues miR122 translationally     repressed ARE mRNA from PBs Brennan and Steitz (2001);     Bhattacharyya et al. (2006)  
    KSRP Destabilizes ARE mRNA; associates     with many degradation enzymes  Chen et al. (2001); Chou et al. (2006)  
    TTP Destabilizes ARE mRNA; associates     with many degradation enzymes Binds miR16 and AGO2 Lai et al. (1999); Chen et al. (2001);     Fenger-Grøn et al. (2005); Jing et al. (2005) ; Lykke-Andersen and Wagner (2005); Hau et al. (2007)  
Degradation machineries    
    AGO2 Associates with TTP miRNA processing and many     other roles Jing et al. (2005) ;     Filipowicz et al. (2008)  
    CCR4 Associates with TTP and BRF1 Required for miRNA-mediated     decay Lykke-Andersen and Wagner (2005);     Behm-Ansmant et al. (2006)  
    Decapping components Associates with TTP and BRF1;     required for AMD Required for miRNA-mediated     decay Lykke-Andersen and Wagner (2005);     Rehwinkel et al. (2005) ; Stoecklin et al. (2006); Behm-Ansmant et al. (2006) ; Lin et al. (2007)  
    Exosome Certain subunits have been shown     to associate with AREs directly     and several subunits also bind     to AUBPs; required for AMD  Chen et al. (2001); Mukherjee et al. (2002); Lykke-Andersen and Wagner (2005); Anderson et al. (2006);     Lin et al. (2007)  
    GW182  Required for miRNA-mediated     decay Rehwinkel et al. (2005) ;     Filipowicz et al. (2008)  
    PARN Associates with KSRP and is activated     by TTP; required for AMD  Lai et al. (2003); Chou et al. (2006);     Lin et al. (2007)  
    Xrn1 Associates with TTP and BRF1;     required for AMD  Lykke-Andersen and Wagner (2005);     Stoecklin et al. (2006); Lin et al. (2007)  

This table lists the AUBPs (for a more thorough listing of the stabilizing and destabilizing roles of AUBPs, see Barreau et al. [2005]) and degradation enzymes that have been implicated in AMD. The links that these proteins have to AMD, as well as to miRNA-based processes, are highlighted, with select references (those underlined are in relation to miRNA and those not underlined are in relation to AMD).

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