鉴定 miR-106b~25 微 RNA 簇为原癌基因 PTEN 靶向内含子,与宿主基因 MCM7 合作参与转化。

Identification of the miR-106b~25 microRNA cluster as a proto-oncogenic PTEN-targeting intron that cooperates with its host gene MCM7 in transformation.

机构信息

Cancer Genetics Program, Beth Israel Deaconess Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA.

出版信息

Sci Signal. 2010 Apr 13;3(117):ra29. doi: 10.1126/scisignal.2000594.

Abstract

PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10) is a tumor suppressor that antagonizes signaling through the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-Akt pathway. We have demonstrated that subtle decreases in PTEN abundance can have critical consequences for tumorigenesis. Here, we used a computational approach to identify miR-22, miR-25, and miR-302 as three PTEN-targeting microRNA (miRNA) families found within nine genomic loci. We showed that miR-22 and the miR-106b25 cluster are aberrantly overexpressed in human prostate cancer, correlate with abundance of the miRNA processing enzyme DICER, and potentiate cellular transformation both in vitro and in vivo. We demonstrated that the intronic miR-106b25 cluster cooperates with its host gene MCM7 in cellular transformation both in vitro and in vivo, so that the concomitant overexpression of MCM7 and the miRNA cluster triggers prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia in transgenic mice. Therefore, the MCM7 gene locus delivers two simultaneous oncogenic insults when amplified or overexpressed in human cancer. Thus, we have uncovered a proto-oncogenic miRNA-dependent network for PTEN regulation and defined the MCM7 locus as a critical factor in initiating prostate tumorigenesis.

摘要

PTEN(第 10 号染色体缺失的磷酸酶和张力蛋白同源物)是一种肿瘤抑制因子,可拮抗磷脂酰肌醇 3-激酶-Akt 通路的信号转导。我们已经证明,PTEN 丰度的微小降低可能对肿瘤发生具有关键影响。在这里,我们使用计算方法鉴定出 miR-22、miR-25 和 miR-302 作为三个位于九个基因组位点内的 PTEN 靶向 microRNA(miRNA)家族。我们表明,miR-22 和 miR-106b25 簇在人类前列腺癌中异常过表达,与 miRNA 加工酶 DICER 的丰度相关,并在体外和体内均增强细胞转化。我们证明,内含子 miR-106b25 簇在体外和体内与宿主基因 MCM7 共同促进细胞转化,因此 MCM7 基因和 miRNA 簇的同时过表达会引发转基因小鼠的前列腺上皮内瘤变。因此,当 MCM7 基因座在人类癌症中扩增或过表达时,会同时引发两种致癌侵袭。因此,我们揭示了一个依赖于 proto-oncogenic miRNA 的 PTEN 调节网络,并将 MCM7 基因座定义为启动前列腺肿瘤发生的关键因素。

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