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JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 290, Issue 16, Pages 10555-10567Publisher
AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M114.624361
Keywords
Breast Cancer; Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor (HDAC Inhibitor) (HDI); MicroRNA (miRNA); Polycomb; Senescence; bmi1
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- National Institutes of Health from the NCI [RO1 CA094150]
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Background: Histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACi) inhibits expression of polycomb group proteins and can differentially regulate expression of miRNAs. Results: HDACi up-regulated expression of miR-31, which down-regulated BMI1 and induced cellular senescence. Conclusion: miR-31 is a novel target of HDACi, and is a novel regulator of cellular senescence. Significance: HDACi can be used to induce miR-31, which in turn can cause senescence in cancer cells. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have emerged as important regulators of tumorigenesis. Several miRNAs, which can function either as oncomiRs or tumor suppressive miRs are deregulated in cancer cells. The microRNA-31 (miR-31) has been shown to be overexpressed in metastatic breast cancer. It promotes multiple oncogenic phenotypes, including proliferation, motility, and invasion of cancer cells. Using a breast cancer-related miRNA array analysis, we identified miR-31 as a novel target of histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACi) in breast cancer cells. Specifically, we show that sodium butyrate (NaB) and panobinostat (LBH589), two broad-spectrum HDAC inhibitors up-regulate hsa-miR-31 (miR-31). The up-regulation of miR-31 was accompanied by repression of the polycomb group (PcG) protein BMI1 and induction of cellular senescence. We further show that inhibition of miR-31 overcomes the senescence-inducing effect of HDACi, and restores expression of the PcG protein BMI1. Interestingly, BMI1 also acts as a repressor of miR-31 transcription, suggesting a cross-negative feedback loop between the expression of miR-31 and BMI1. Our data suggest that miR-31 is an important physiological target of HDACi, and that it is an important regulator of senescence relevant to cancer. These studies further suggest that manipulation of miR-31 expression can be used to modulate senescence-related pathological conditions such as cancer, and the aging process.
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