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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-5-4
pubmed:abstractText
Prostate cancer is one of the most common malignant cancers in men. Recent studies have shown that microRNA-21 (miR-21) is overexpressed in various types of cancers including prostate cancer. Studies on glioma, colon cancer cells, hepatocellular cancer cells and breast cancer cells have indicated that miR-21 is involved in tumor growth, invasion and metastasis. However, the roles of miR-21 in prostate cancer are poorly understood. In this study, the effects of miR-21 on prostate cancer cell proliferation, apoptosis, and invasion were examined. In addition, the targets of miR-21 were identified by a reported RISC-coimmunoprecipitation-based biochemical method. Inactivation of miR-21 by antisense oligonucleotides in androgen-independent prostate cancer cell lines DU145 and PC-3 resulted in sensitivity to apoptosis and inhibition of cell motility and invasion, whereas cell proliferation were not affected. We identified myristoylated alanine-rich protein kinase c substrate (MARCKS), which plays key roles in cell motility, as a new target in prostate cancer cells. Our data suggested that miR-21 could promote apoptosis resistance, motility, and invasion in prostate cancer cells and these effects of miR-21 may be partly due to its regulation of PDCD4, TPM1, and MARCKS. Gene therapy using miR-21 inhibition strategy may therefore be useful as a prostate cancer therapy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1090-2104
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
5
pubmed:volume
383
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
280-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
MicroRNA-21 directly targets MARCKS and promotes apoptosis resistance and invasion in prostate cancer cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Urology, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't