MIR135A2 is a microRNA implicated in the modulation of midbrain development through the repression of the gene Lmx1b [PMC3861205]. Research involving luciferase assays in HEK293 cells demonstrated that MIR135A2 could repress a reporter construct containing a segment of the Lmx1b 3′ untranslated region (UTR) [PMC3861205]. However, this repression did not occur when mutations were introduced into the MIR135A2 binding sites within the Lmx1b 3′UTR, underscoring the specificity of MIR135A2's interaction with its target [PMC3861205]. These findings suggest that MIR135A2 has a functional role in midbrain development by directly targeting and regulating Lmx1b expression [PMC3861205].
 
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| Disease | Description | Category | PubMed ID | 
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| Accession | MIMAT0000428 | 
| Description | Homo sapiens hsa-miR-135a-5p mature miRNA | 
| Sequence | 23 - UAUGGCUUUUUAUUCCUAUGUGA - 45 | 
| Evidence | experimental cloned [2-3] | 
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| Accession | MIMAT0037309 | 
| Description | Homo sapiens hsa-miR-135a-2-3p mature miRNA | 
| Sequence | 61 - AUGUAGGGAUGGAAGCCAUGAA - 82 | 
| Evidence | not_experimental | 
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