Melanoma

Disease name Melanoma
Classfication Cancer
Related Enzyme(s)
EFO EFO:0000756
DOID 1909
OMIM
NCI
Definition A cell type cancer that has material basis in abnormally proliferating cells derived from melanocytes which are found in skin, the bowel and the eye.

Gene symbol Disease Enzyme Editing Sites Editing Type miRBase PMID Description
hsa-miR-455-5p ADAR1 2 A-to-I MI0003513 miR-455-5p has two A-to-I RNA editing sites, one at mature position 2 and one at mature position 17 The biological function of edited miR-455-5p is different from the unedited form as it recognizes a different set of genes. miR-455-5p promotes melanoma metastasis via inhibition of the tumor suppressor gene CPEB1. Moreover, miR-455 enhances melanoma growth and metastasis in vivo while the edited form inhibits these features.
hsa-miR-378a-3p ADAR1 1 A-to-I MIMAT0000732 The edited form of miR-378a-3p preferentially binds to the 3'UTR of the PARVA oncogene and inhibits its expression, thus preventing the progression of melanoma towards the malignant phenotype.
has-mir-200b ADAR1 1 A-to-G
According to TCGA data, the tumor suppressor miR-200b is overedited in thyroid tumors, and its levels of editing correlate with a worse progression-free survival and disease stage
has-mir-149 ADAR1 1 A-to-G
ADAR1p150 can promote the biosynthesis and function of miRNA-149* in melanoma cells which makes it be considered as both a bio-marker and a therapeutic target for treatment of melanoma.

Enzyme Full Name Location Ensembl Targets Related Diseases Aliases
ADAR1 Adenosine deaminase, RNA specific Chr1:154582057..154631560
  • AGS6
  • DRADA
  • DSH
  • DSRAD
  • G1P1
  • IFI-4
  • IFI4
  • K88DSRBP
  • P136