Wu Q, Yang Z, An Y, Hu H, Yin J, Zhang P, Nie Y, Wu K, Shi Y, Fan D
State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Cell Death Dis. 2014 Mar 27;5(3):e1144. doi: 10.1038/cddis.2014.110.
The microRNAs 19a and 19b, hereafter collectively referred to as miR-19a/b, were recognised to be the most important miRNAs in the oncomiRs-miR-17-92 cluster. However, the exact roles of miR-19a/b in cancers have not been elucidated. In the present study, miR-19a/b was found to be over-expressed in gastric cancer tissues and significantly associated with the patients' metastasis of gastric cancer. Using gain or loss-of-function in in vitro and in vivo experiments, a pro-metastatic function of miR-19a/b was observed in gastric cancer. Furthermore, reporter gene assay and western blot showed that MXD1 is a direct target of miR-19a/b. Functional assays showed that not only MXD1 had an opposite effect to miR-19a/b in the regulation of gastric cancer cells, but also overexpression of MXD1 reduced both miR-19a/b and c-Myc levels, indicating a potential positive feedback loop among miR-19a/b, MXD1 and c-Myc. In conclusion, miR-17-92 cluster members miR-19a/b facilitated gastric cancer cell migration, invasion and metastasis through targeting the antagonist of c-Myc -- MXD1, implicating a novel mechanism for the malignant phenotypes of gastric cancer.
微小RNA 19a和19b(以下统称为miR-19a/b)被认为是致癌微小RNA-miR-17-92簇中最重要的微小RNA。然而,miR-19a/b在癌症中的确切作用尚未阐明。在本研究中,发现miR-19a/b在胃癌组织中过表达,且与胃癌患者的转移显著相关。通过体外和体内实验中的功能获得或功能丧失研究,观察到miR-19a/b在胃癌中具有促转移功能。此外,报告基因检测和蛋白质印迹表明MXD1是miR-19a/b的直接靶标。功能分析表明,不仅MXD1在调节胃癌细胞方面与miR-19a/b具有相反的作用,而且MXD1的过表达还降低了miR-19a/b和c-Myc的水平,表明在miR-19a/b、MXD1和c-Myc之间存在潜在的正反馈环。总之,miR-17-92簇成员miR-19a/b通过靶向c-Myc的拮抗剂MXD1促进胃癌细胞迁移、侵袭和转移,这为胃癌的恶性表型提供了一种新机制。