Deregulation of E2F1 activity and resistance to TGFb are hallmarks of gastric cancer. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs frequently misregulated in human malignancies. Here we provide evidence that the miR-106b-25 cluster, upregulated in a subset of human gastric tumors, is activated by E2F1 in parallel with its host gene, Mcm7. In turn, miR-106b and miR-93 regulate E2F1 expression, establishing a miRNAdirected negative feedback loop. Furthermore, upregulation of these miRNAs impairs the TGFb tumor suppressor pathway, interfering with the expression of CDKN1A (p21Waf1/Cip1) and BCL2L11 (Bim). Together, these results suggest that the miR-106b-25 cluster is involved in E2F1 posttranscriptional regulation and may play a key role in the development of TGFb resistance in gastric cancer.
E2F1-regulated microRNAs impair TGFbeta-dependent cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis in gastric cancer / Petrocca, F; Visone, R; Onelli, Mr; Shah, Mh; Nicoloso, Ms; De Martino, I; Iliopoulos, D; Pilozzi, Emanuela; Liu, Cg; Negrini, M; Cavazzini, L; Volinia, S; Alder, H; Ruco, Luigi; Baldassarre, G; Croce, Cm; Vecchione, Andrea. - In: CANCER CELL. - ISSN 1535-6108. - 13:(2008), pp. 272-286. [10.1016/j.ccr.2008.02.013]
E2F1-regulated microRNAs impair TGFbeta-dependent cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis in gastric cancer.
PILOZZI, Emanuela;RUCO, Luigi;VECCHIONE, ANDREA
2008
Abstract
Deregulation of E2F1 activity and resistance to TGFb are hallmarks of gastric cancer. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs frequently misregulated in human malignancies. Here we provide evidence that the miR-106b-25 cluster, upregulated in a subset of human gastric tumors, is activated by E2F1 in parallel with its host gene, Mcm7. In turn, miR-106b and miR-93 regulate E2F1 expression, establishing a miRNAdirected negative feedback loop. Furthermore, upregulation of these miRNAs impairs the TGFb tumor suppressor pathway, interfering with the expression of CDKN1A (p21Waf1/Cip1) and BCL2L11 (Bim). Together, these results suggest that the miR-106b-25 cluster is involved in E2F1 posttranscriptional regulation and may play a key role in the development of TGFb resistance in gastric cancer.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
