| mir-625 | |
|---|---|
| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | mir-625 |
| Rfam | RF01017 |
| miRBase family | MIPF0000534 |
| Other data | |
| RNA type | microRNA |
| Domain(s) | Eukaryota; |
| PDB structures | PDBe |
In molecular biology mir-625 microRNA is a short RNA molecule. MicroRNAs function to regulate the expression levels of other genes by several mechanisms. Many microRNAs play important roles in cancer development and progression.
mir-625 has been shown to be down regulated in gastric cancers. This is important, as mir-625 is responsible for the regulation of metastasis in gastric tumour cells, and therefore downregulation of mir-625 results in increased metastasis.[1] mir-625 is thought to act by inhibiting the ILK protein.[1]