E2F1-Regulated MicroRNAs Impair TGFb-Dependent Cell-Cycle Arrest and Apoptosis in Gastric Cancer

• Published in: Cancer cell Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 272 - 286
• Main Authors: Petrocca, F, Visone, R, Onelli, M R, Shah, M H, Nicoloso, MS, de Martino, I, Iliopoulos, D, Pilozzi, E, Liu, C G, Negrini, M, Cavazzini, L, Volinia, S, Alder, H, Ruco, L P, Baldassarre, G, Croce, C M, Vecchione, A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 11.03.2008
• ISSN: 1535-6108
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2008.02.013

Deregulation of E2F1 activity and resistance to TGFb are hallmarks of gastric cancer. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs frequently misregulated in human malignancies. Here we provide evidence that the miR-106b-25 cluster, upregulated in a subset of human gastric tumors, is activated by E2F1 in parallel with its host gene, Mcm7. In turn, miR-106b and miR-93 regulate E2F1 expression, establishing a miRNA-directed negative feedback loop. Furthermore, upregulation of these miRNAs impairs the TGFb tumor suppressor pathway, interfering with the expression of CDKN1A (p21 super(W) super(a) super(f) super(1) super(/) super(C) super(i) super(p) super(1)) and BCL2L11 (Bim). Together, these results suggest that the miR-106b-25 cluster is involved in E2F1 posttranscriptional regulation and may play a key role in the development of TGFb resistance in gastric cancer.