Functional Role of miR20b, miR451, miR29c, miR125b in Pathogenesis of Gastric and Colorectal Cancer

• Funding source: Research Council of Lithuania
• Grant agreement number: MIP-007/2014
• Date: January 2014 – December 2016
• Description: The functional role of gastrointestinal tract cancer associated microRNAs (miR-20b, miR-451, miR-29c and miR-125b) in gastric and colorectal cancer pathogenesis will be determined. Project implementation progress will be bundled with the determination of microRNAs functions and molecular mechanism of action, i.e. the quest of microRNAs regulating target-genes. The results of the project will foster theoretical as well as practical knowledge and will contribute to the further development of biomedical research and drug discovery.