Figure 5.

Mechanisms of PN miRNAs loss. (a) Examination of genomic copy number. Genomic copy numbers of the chromosomal regions surrounding candidate miRNAs from the PN cluster (grey highlight) were examined using bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) and oligonucleotide array comparative genomic hybridisation and are listed by genomic location. Normalised log₂ (copy numbers) of the two nearest clones on each array (names in square brackets) are reported unless unavailable due to the miRNA's proximity to the end of the chromosome. Gains are highlighted in orange; losses are highlighted in green. The mRNAs in whose introns the corresponding miRNAs reside are highlighted in yellow; where available, the log₂ (mRNA expression) is given as measured by beadchip arrays. ND, not determined. (b) Real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction examination of pre-miRNA levels. As units of expression are arbitrary, data were scaled to the highest-expressing sample for each miRNA and were not otherwise normalised. Experiments were performed twice in triplicate; bars indicate one standard deviation. PN miRNA, microRNA specifically expressed in PMC42 and Normal breast tissue.