期刊
ONCOGENE
卷 27, 期 31, 页码 4373-4379出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/onc.2008.72
关键词
miR-21; PDCD4; cell transformation; microRNA; tumor suppressor
资金
- NCI NIH HHS [R21-CA124811] Funding Source: Medline
- NIEHS NIH HHS [P30ES014443] Funding Source: Medline
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNA molecules that negatively control expression of target genes in animals and plants. The microRNA-21 gene (mir-21) has been identified as the only miRNA commonly over-expressed in solid tumors of the lung, breast, stomach, prostate, colon, brain, head and neck, esophagus and pancreas. We initiated a screen to identify miR-21 target genes using a reporter assay and identified a potential miR-21 target in the 30-UTR of the programmed cell death 4 (PDCD4) gene. We cloned the full-length 30-UTR of human PDCD4 downstream of a reporter and found that mir-21 downregulated, whereas a modified antisense RNA to miR-21 upregulated report er activity. Moreover, deletion of the putative miR-21-binding site (miRNA regulatory element, MRE) from the 30-UTR of PDCD4, or mutations in the MRE abolished the ability of miR-21 to inhibit reporter activity, indicating that this MRE is a critical regulatory region. Western blotting showed that Pdcd4 protein levels were reduced by miR-21 in human and mouse cells, whereas quantitative real-time PCR revealed little difference at the mRNA level, suggesting translational regulation. Finally, overexpression of mir-21 in MCF-7 human breast cancer cells and mouse epidermal JB6 cells promoted soft agar colony formation by downregulating Pdcd4 protein levels. The demonstration that miR-21 promotes cell transformation supports the concept that mir-21 functions as an oncogene by a mechanism that involves translational repression of the tumor suppressor Pdcd4.
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