This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE MicroRNA106a Regulates Matrix Metalloprotease 9 In a Sirtuin Dependent Mechanism † Lincy Edatt 1 , Ashutosh Kumar Maurya 1 , Grace Raji 1 , Haritha K. 1 and V.B. Sameer Kumar* 1 1 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,Central University of Kerala. *Author for correspondence. Dr.V.B. Sameer Kumar Assistant Professor Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Central University of Kerala Nileshwar,Kasargod, Kerala, India Ph No:+91-9447697893 E mail ID: sameerkumarvb@gmail.com, skumarvb@cukerala.ac.in Fax No: 04672285491 KEY WORDS  Matrix metalloprotease 9  SIRT1  miRNA 106a  Migration Contract grant sponsor: DST-SERB, India Contract grant number: SB/YS/LS-367/2013 † This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: [10.1002/jcp.25870] Additional Supporting Information may be found in the online version of this article. Received 30 October 2016; Revised 20 February 2017; Accepted 21 February 2017 Journal of Cellular Physiology This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved DOI 10.1002/jcp.25870