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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
20
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-10-15
pubmed:abstractText
Expression profiling has identified metastasis-associated microRNAs (miRNA) but technical limitations hinder the discovery of metastasis-suppressing miRNAs. In this study, we sought metastasis-suppressing miRNAs by functional screening. Individual miRNAs were lentivirally introduced into metastatic MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells and analyzed for effects on cell migration, a critical step in cancer metastasis. Among 486 miRNAs screened, 14 were identified that included all of the members of the miRNA-196 family (miR-196a1, miR-196a2, and miR-196b). Enforced expression of miR-196a1/2 or miR-196b abrogated in vitro invasion and in vivo spontaneous metastasis of breast cancer cells, indicating that members of the miR-196 family are potent metastasis suppressors. We found that miR-196 inhibited the expression of transcription factor HOXC8. Functional linkage was implied by small interfering RNA-mediated knockdown of HOXC8, which suppressed cell migration and metastasis, and by ectopic expression of HOXC8, which prevented the effects of miR-196 on cell migration and metastasis. Unlike other metastasis-associated miRNAs that have been described, the expressions of miR-196 were not correlated with breast cancer cell migration or the metastatic status of clinical breast tumor specimens. Instead, we detected an excellent correlation between the ratio of miR-196 to HOXC8 messages and the migratory behavior of breast cancer cell lines as well as the metastatic status of clinical samples. Our findings identify miRNA-196s as potent metastasis suppressors and reveal that the ratio of miR-196s to HOXC8 mRNA might be an indicator of the metastatic capability of breast tumors.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1538-7445
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
©2010 AACR.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
70
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
7894-904
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-10-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Ratio of miR-196s to HOXC8 messenger RNA correlates with breast cancer cell migration and metastasis.
pubmed:affiliation
Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology and Anatomy, and Cancer Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural