Identification and functional screening of microRNAs highly deregulated in colorectal cancer

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Petra Faltejskova²  Marek Svoboda²  Klara Srutova⁵  Jitka Mlcochova⁵  Andrej Besse²  Jana Nekvindova⁴  Lenka Radova¹  Pavel Fabian³  Katerina Slaba²  Igor Kiss²  Rostislav Vyzula² 

[1] Laboratory of Experimental Medicine, Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic;Department of Comprehensive Cancer Care, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute (MMCI), Brno, Czech Republic;Department of Oncological and Experimental Pathology, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute (MMCI), Brno, Czech Republic;Institute of Clinical Biochemistry and Diagnostics, Faculty of Medicine and Faculty Hospital in Hradec Kralove, Charles University, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic;Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC), Brno, Czech Republic

关键词: colorectal cancer;    microRNA;    expression profiling;    apoptosis;    migration;   

DOI  :  10.1111/j.1582-4934.2012.01579.x

来源: Wiley

【 摘 要 】

Abstract

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) constitute a robust regulatory network with post-transcriptional regulatory efficiency for almost one half of human coding genes, including oncogenes and tumour suppressors. We determined the expression profile of 667 miRNAs in colorectal cancer (CRC) tissues and paired non-tumoural tissues and identified 42 differentially expressed miRNAs. We chose miR-215, miR-375, miR-378, miR-422a and miR-135b for further validation on an independent cohort of 125 clinically characterized CRC patients and for in vitro analyses. MiR-215, miR-375, miR-378 and miR-422a were significantly decreased, whereas miR-135b was increased in CRC tumour tissues. Levels of miR-215 and miR-422a correlated with clinical stage. MiR-135b was associated with higher pre-operative serum levels of CEA and CA19-9. In vitro analyses showed that ectopic expression of miR-215 decreases viability and migration, increases apoptosis and promotes cell cycle arrest in DLD-1 and HCT-116 colon cancer cell lines. Similarly, overexpression of miR-375 and inhibition of miR-135b led to decreased viability. Finally, restoration of miR-378, miR-422a and miR-375 inhibited G1/S transition. These findings indicate that miR-378, miR-375, miR-422a and miR-215 play an important role in CRC as tumour suppressors, whereas miR-135b functions as an oncogene; both groups of miRNA contribute to CRC pathogenesis.

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