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Wu D, Huang C, Guan K. Mechanistic and therapeutic perspectives of miRNA-PTEN signaling axis in cancer therapy resistance. Biochem Pharmacol 2024; 226:116406. [PMID: 38969299 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2024.116406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2024] [Revised: 06/25/2024] [Accepted: 07/01/2024] [Indexed: 07/07/2024]
Abstract
Cancer, being one of the most lethal illnesses, presents an escalating clinical dilemma on a global scale. Despite significant efforts and advancements in cancer treatment over recent decades, the persistent challenge of resistance to traditional chemotherapeutic agents and/or emerging targeted drugs remains a prominent issue in the field of cancer therapies. Among the frequently inactivated tumor suppressor genes in cancer, phosphatase and Tensin Homolog (PTEN) stands out, and its decreased expression may contribute to the emergence of therapeutic resistance. MicroRNAs (miRNAs), characterized by their short length of 22 nucleotides, exert regulatory control over target mRNA expression by binding to complementary sequences. Recent findings indicate that microRNAs play varied regulatory roles, encompassing promotion, suppression, and dual functions on PTEN, and their aberration is implicated in heightened resistance to anticancer therapies. Significantly, recent research has revealed that competitive endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs) play a pivotal role in influencing PTEN expression, and the regulatory network involving circRNA/lncRNA-miRNA-PTEN is intricately linked to resistance in various cancer types to anticancer therapies. Finally, our findings showcase that diverse approaches, such as herbal medicine, small molecule inhibitors, low-intensity ultrasound, and engineered exosomes, can effectively overcome drug resistance in cancer by modulating the miRNA-PTEN axis.
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- Di Wu
- Institute of Reproductive Medicine, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- Institute of Reproductive Medicine, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China.
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- School of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
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Yang Z, Liu X, Xu H, Teschendorff AE, Xu L, Li J, Fu M, Liu J, Zhou H, Wang Y, Zhang L, He Y, Lv K, Yang H. Integrative analysis of genomic and epigenomic regulation reveals miRNA mediated tumor heterogeneity and immune evasion in lower grade glioma. Commun Biol 2024; 7:824. [PMID: 38971948 PMCID: PMC11227553 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-06488-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2024] [Accepted: 06/21/2024] [Indexed: 07/08/2024] Open
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The expression dysregulation of microRNAs (miRNA) has been widely reported during cancer development, however, the underling mechanism remains largely unanswered. In the present work, we performed a systematic integrative study for genome-wide DNA methylation, copy number variation and miRNA expression data to identify mechanisms underlying miRNA dysregulation in lower grade glioma. We identify 719 miRNAs whose expression was associated with alterations of copy number variation or promoter methylation. Integrative multi-omics analysis revealed four subtypes with differing prognoses. These glioma subtypes exhibited distinct immune-related characteristics as well as clinical and genetic features. By construction of a miRNA regulatory network, we identified candidate miRNAs associated with immune evasion and response to immunotherapy. Finally, eight prognosis related miRNAs were validated to promote cell migration, invasion and proliferation through in vitro experiments. Our study reveals the crosstalk among DNA methylation, copy number variation and miRNA expression for immune regulation in glioma, and could have important implications for patient stratification and development of biomarkers for immunotherapy approaches.
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- Zhen Yang
- Center for Medical Research and Innovation of Pudong Hospital, and Intelligent Medicine Institute, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, 131 Dongan Road, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College), Wuhu, 241001, Anhui, China
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Non-Coding RNA Basic and Clinical Transformation, Wuhu, 241001, Anhui, China
- Key Laboratory of Non-Coding RNA Transformation Research of Anhui Higher Education Institution, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, 241001, Anhui, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, China
- Neurosurgical Institute of Fudan University, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Brain Function Restoration and Neural Regeneration, Shanghai, 200040, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Computational Biology, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yue Yang Road, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- Emergency Department, West China Hospital, West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Medical Cosmetology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, 100070, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, China
- Neurosurgical Institute of Fudan University, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Brain Function Restoration and Neural Regeneration, Shanghai, 200040, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College), Wuhu, 241001, Anhui, China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Non-Coding RNA Basic and Clinical Transformation, Wuhu, 241001, Anhui, China
- Key Laboratory of Non-Coding RNA Transformation Research of Anhui Higher Education Institution, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, 241001, Anhui, China
- Central Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College), Wuhu, 241001, Anhui, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College), Wuhu, 241001, Anhui, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, China
- Neurosurgical Institute of Fudan University, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Brain Function Restoration and Neural Regeneration, Shanghai, 200040, China
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- Shanghai Fifth People's Hospital, and Intelligent Medicine Institute, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, 131 Dongan Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Non-Coding RNA Basic and Clinical Transformation, Wuhu, 241001, Anhui, China.
- Key Laboratory of Non-Coding RNA Transformation Research of Anhui Higher Education Institution, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, 241001, Anhui, China.
- Central Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College), Wuhu, 241001, Anhui, China.
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Non-Coding RNA Basic and Clinical Transformation, Wuhu, 241001, Anhui, China.
- Key Laboratory of Non-Coding RNA Transformation Research of Anhui Higher Education Institution, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, 241001, Anhui, China.
- Central Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College), Wuhu, 241001, Anhui, China.
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Jung AM, Furlong MA, Goodrich JM, Cardenas A, Beitel SC, Littau SR, Caban-Martinez AJ, Gulotta JJ, Wallentine DD, Urwin D, Gabriel J, Hughes J, Graber JM, Grant C, Burgess JL. Associations Between Epigenetic Age Acceleration and microRNA Expression Among U.S. Firefighters. Epigenet Insights 2023; 16:25168657231206301. [PMID: 37953967 PMCID: PMC10634256 DOI: 10.1177/25168657231206301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023] Open
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Epigenetic changes may be biomarkers of health. Epigenetic age acceleration (EAA), the discrepancy between epigenetic age measured via epigenetic clocks and chronological age, is associated with morbidity and mortality. However, the intersection of epigenetic clocks with microRNAs (miRNAs) and corresponding miRNA-based health implications have not been evaluated. We analyzed DNA methylation and miRNA profiles from blood sampled among 332 individuals enrolled across 2 U.S.-based firefighter occupational studies (2015-2018 and 2018-2020). We considered 7 measures of EAA in leukocytes (PhenoAge, GrimAge, Horvath, skin-blood, and Hannum epigenetic clocks, and extrinsic and intrinsic epigenetic age acceleration). We identified miRNAs associated with EAA using individual linear regression models, adjusted for sex, race/ethnicity, chronological age, and cell type estimates, and investigated downstream effects of associated miRNAs with miRNA enrichment analyses and genomic annotations. On average, participants were 38 years old, 88% male, and 75% non-Hispanic white. We identified 183 of 798 miRNAs associated with EAA (FDR q < 0.05); 126 with PhenoAge, 59 with GrimAge, 1 with Horvath, and 1 with the skin-blood clock. Among miRNAs associated with Horvath and GrimAge, there were 61 significantly enriched disease annotations including age-related metabolic and cardiovascular conditions and several cancers. Enriched pathways included those related to proteins and protein modification. We identified miRNAs associated with EAA of multiple epigenetic clocks. PhenoAge had more associations with individual miRNAs, but GrimAge and Horvath had greater implications for miRNA-associated pathways. Understanding the relationship between these epigenetic markers could contribute to our understanding of the molecular underpinnings of aging and aging-related diseases.
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- Alesia M Jung
- Department of Community, Environment & Policy, Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, College of Public Health, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Community, Environment & Policy, Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Community, Environment & Policy, Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Community, Environment & Policy, Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Los Angeles County Fire Department, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Division of Health Safety and Medicine, International Association of Fire Fighters, Washington, DC, USA
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- Los Angeles County Fire Department, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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- Fire Protection Research Foundation, Quincy, MA, USA
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- Department of Community, Environment & Policy, Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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Park MN. The Therapeutic Potential of a Strategy to Prevent Acute Myeloid Leukemia Stem Cell Reprogramming in Older Patients. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:12037. [PMID: 37569414 PMCID: PMC10418941 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241512037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Revised: 07/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most common and incurable leukemia subtype. Despite extensive research into the disease's intricate molecular mechanisms, effective treatments or expanded diagnostic or prognostic markers for AML have not yet been identified. The morphological, immunophenotypic, cytogenetic, biomolecular, and clinical characteristics of AML patients are extensive and complex. Leukemia stem cells (LSCs) consist of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and cancer cells transformed by a complex, finely-tuned interaction that causes the complexity of AML. Microenvironmental regulation of LSCs dormancy and the diagnostic and therapeutic implications for identifying and targeting LSCs due to their significance in the pathogenesis of AML are discussed in this review. It is essential to perceive the relationship between the niche for LSCs and HSCs, which together cause the progression of AML. Notably, methylation is a well-known epigenetic change that is significant in AML, and our data also reveal that microRNAs are a unique factor for LSCs. Multiple-targeted approaches to reduce the risk of epigenetic factors, such as the administration of natural compounds for the elimination of local LSCs, may prevent potentially fatal relapses. Furthermore, the survival analysis of overlapping genes revealed that specific targets had significant effects on the survival and prognosis of patients. We predict that the multiple-targeted effects of herbal products on epigenetic modification are governed by different mechanisms in AML and could prevent potentially fatal relapses. Thus, these strategies can facilitate the incorporation of herbal medicine and natural compounds into the advanced drug discovery and development processes achievable with Network Pharmacology research.
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- Moon Nyeo Park
- Department of Pathology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Hoegidong Dongdaemungu, Seoul 05253, Republic of Korea
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Systematic approach to identify therapeutic targets and functional pathways for the cervical cancer. J Genet Eng Biotechnol 2023; 21:10. [PMID: 36723760 PMCID: PMC9892376 DOI: 10.1186/s43141-023-00469-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND In today's society, cancer has become a big concern. The most common cancers in women are breast cancer (BC), endometrial cancer (EC), ovarian cancer (OC), and cervical cancer (CC). CC is a type of cervix cancer that is the fourth most common cancer in women and the fourth major cause of death. RESULTS This research uses a network approach to discover genetic connections, functional enrichment, pathways analysis, microRNAs transcription factors (miRNA-TF) co-regulatory network, gene-disease associations, and therapeutic targets for CC. Three datasets from the NCBI's GEO collection were considered for this investigation. Then, using a comparison approach between the datasets, 315 common DEGs were discovered. The PPI network was built using a variety of combinatorial statistical approaches and bioinformatics tools, and the PPI network was then utilized to identify hub genes and critical modules. CONCLUSION Furthermore, we discovered that CC has specific similar links with the progression of different tumors using Gene Ontology terminology and pathway analysis. Transcription factors-gene linkages, gene-disease correlations, and the miRNA-TF co-regulatory network were revealed to have functional enrichments. We believe the candidate drugs identified in this study could be effective for advanced CC treatment.
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Chow CN, Yang CW, Chang WC. Databases and prospects of dynamic gene regulation in eukaryotes: A mini review. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2023; 21:2147-2159. [PMID: 37013004 PMCID: PMC10066511 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2023.03.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Revised: 03/18/2023] [Accepted: 03/19/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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In eukaryotes, dynamic regulation enables DNA polymerases to catalyze a variety of RNA products in spatial and temporal patterns. Dynamic gene expression is regulated by transcription factors (TFs) and epigenetics (DNA methylation and histone modification). The applications of biochemical technology and high-throughput sequencing enhance the understanding of mechanisms of these regulations and affected genomic regions. To provide a searchable platform for retrieving such metadata, numerous databases have been developed based on the integration of genome-wide maps (e.g., ChIP-seq, whole-genome bisulfite sequencing, RNA-seq, ATAC-seq, DNase-seq, and MNase-seq data) and functionally genomic annotation. In this mini review, we summarize the main functions of TF-related databases and outline the prevalent approaches used in inferring epigenetic regulations, their associated genes, and functions. We review the literature on crosstalk between TF and epigenetic regulation and the properties of non-coding RNA regulation, which are challenging topics that promise to pave the way for advances in database development.
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Jia DD, Jiang H, Zhang YF, Zhang Y, Qian LL, Zhang YF. The regulatory function of piRNA/PIWI complex in cancer and other human diseases: The role of DNA methylation. Int J Biol Sci 2022; 18:3358-3373. [PMID: 35637965 PMCID: PMC9134905 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.68221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are a class of short chain noncoding RNAs that are constituted by 26-30 nucleotides (nt) and can couple with PIWI protein family. piRNAs were initially described in germline cells and are believed to be critical regulators of the maintenance of reproductive line. Increasing evidence has extended our perspectives on the biological significance of piRNAs and indicated that they could still affect somatic gene expression through DNA methylation, chromatin modification and transposon silencing, etc. Many studies have revealed that the dysregulation of piRNAs might contribute to diverse diseases through epigenetic changes represented by DNA methylation and chromatin modification. In this review, we summarized piRNA/PIWI protein-mediated DNA methylation regulation mechanisms and methylation changes caused by piRNA/PIWI proteins in different diseases, especially cancers. Since DNA methylation and inhibitory chromatin marks represented by histone H3 lysine 9 (H3K9) methylation frequently cooperate to silence genomic regions, we also included methylation in chromatin modification within this discussion. Furthermore, we discussed the potential clinical applications of piRNAs as a new type promising biomarkers for cancer diagnosis, as well as the significance of piRNA/PIWI protein-associated methylation changes in treatment, providing disparate insights into the potential applications of them.
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- Dong-Dong Jia
- Institute for Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, College of Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266021, China
- Department of Vascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat - Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, College of Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266021, China
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, College of Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266021, China
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, College of Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266021, China
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, College of Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266021, China
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Rasheed M, Asghar R, Firdoos S, Ahmad N, Nazir A, Ullah KM, Li N, Zhuang F, Chen Z, Deng Y. A Systematic Review of Circulatory microRNAs in Major Depressive Disorder: Potential Biomarkers for Disease Prognosis. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:1294. [PMID: 35163214 PMCID: PMC8835958 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23031294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a neuropsychiatric disorder, which remains challenging to diagnose and manage due to its complex endophenotype. In this aspect, circulatory microRNAs (cimiRNAs) offer great potential as biomarkers and may provide new insights for MDD diagnosis. Therefore, we systemically reviewed the literature to explore various cimiRNAs contributing to MDD diagnosis and underlying molecular pathways. A comprehensive literature survey was conducted, employing four databases from 2012 to January 2021. Out of 1004 records, 157 reports were accessed for eligibility criteria, and 32 reports meeting our inclusion criteria were considered for in-silico analysis. This study identified 99 dysregulated cimiRNAs in MDD patients, out of which 20 cimiRNAs found in multiple reports were selected for in-silico analysis. KEGG pathway analysis indicated activation of ALS, MAPK, p53, and P13K-Akt signaling pathways, while gene ontology analysis demonstrated that most protein targets were associated with transcription. In addition, chromosomal location analysis showed clustering of dysregulated cimiRNAs at proximity 3p22-p21, 9q22.32, and 17q11.2, proposing their coregulation with specific transcription factors primarily involved in MDD physiology. Further analysis of transcription factor sites revealed the existence of HIF-1, REST, and TAL1 in most cimiRNAs. These transcription factors are proposed to target genes linked with MDD, hypothesizing that first-wave cimiRNA dysregulation may trigger the second wave of transcription-wide changes, altering the protein expressions of MDD-affected cells. Overall, this systematic review presented a list of dysregulated cimiRNAs in MDD, notably miR-24-3p, let 7a-5p, miR-26a-5p, miR135a, miR-425-3p, miR-132, miR-124 and miR-16-5p as the most prominent cimiRNAs. However, various constraints did not permit us to make firm conclusions on the clinical significance of these cimiRNAs, suggesting the need for more research on single blood compartment to identify the biomarker potential of consistently dysregulated cimiRNAs in MDD, as well as the therapeutic implications of these in-silico insights.
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- Madiha Rasheed
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Separation and Analysis in Biomedicine and Pharmaceuticals, School of Life Sciences, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China; (M.R.); (R.A.); (S.F.); (K.M.U.); (N.L.)
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Separation and Analysis in Biomedicine and Pharmaceuticals, School of Life Sciences, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China; (M.R.); (R.A.); (S.F.); (K.M.U.); (N.L.)
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Separation and Analysis in Biomedicine and Pharmaceuticals, School of Life Sciences, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China; (M.R.); (R.A.); (S.F.); (K.M.U.); (N.L.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, Abbottabad Campus, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan;
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- Institute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan Industry North Road 202, Jinan 250100, China;
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Separation and Analysis in Biomedicine and Pharmaceuticals, School of Life Sciences, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China; (M.R.); (R.A.); (S.F.); (K.M.U.); (N.L.)
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Separation and Analysis in Biomedicine and Pharmaceuticals, School of Life Sciences, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China; (M.R.); (R.A.); (S.F.); (K.M.U.); (N.L.)
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- School of Biology and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China;
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Separation and Analysis in Biomedicine and Pharmaceuticals, School of Life Sciences, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China; (M.R.); (R.A.); (S.F.); (K.M.U.); (N.L.)
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Separation and Analysis in Biomedicine and Pharmaceuticals, School of Life Sciences, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China; (M.R.); (R.A.); (S.F.); (K.M.U.); (N.L.)
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El-Osaily HH, Ibrahim IH, Essawi ML, Salem SM. Impact of miRNAs expression modulation on the methylation status of breast cancer stem cell-related genes. Clin Transl Oncol 2021; 23:1440-1451. [PMID: 33433838 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-020-02542-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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PURPOSE Altered miRNAs play a crucial role in the emergence of the breast cancer stem cell (BCSC) phenotype. The interplay between miRNAs and methylation enzymes has been documented. One of the most aggressive breast cancer cell lines, MDA-MB-231, has expressed much more DNMT3B than DNMT3A. This study aims to evaluate the ability of miR-203 restoration and miR-150 inhibition to regulate DNMT3B and DNMT3A to modify the methylation level of BCSC-associated genes. METHODS MDA-MB-231 cells were transfected with miR-203 mimic or miR-150 inhibitor or DNMT3B siRNA, and downstream analysis was performed by flow cytometry, real-time PCR and Western blotting. RESULTS DNMT3A and DNMT3B are regulated both by miR-203a-3p and miR-150-5p. Transfection with miR-203 mimic and miR-150 inhibitor significantly reduced the CD44+CD24- subpopulation and down-regulated the expression of CD44 mRNA by increasing promoter methylation levels. SiRNA knockdown of DNMT3B increased the CD44+CD24- subpopulation and the expression of CD44 and ALDH1A3 by decreasing methylation density. The inhibition of miR-150 down-regulated OCT3/4 and SOX2 expression without affecting methylation levels, while miR-203 restoration and miR-150 inhibition down-regulated NANOG expression by elevating the methylation level. A positive-feedback loop was found between miR-203 and its target DNMT3B, as restoring miR-203 suppressed DNMT3B, while knocking down DNMT3B up-regulated miR-203. The restoration of miR-203 and knockdown of DNMT3B decreased methylation levels and increased the expression of miR-141 and miR-200c. CONCLUSIONS The study concluded that miR-203 and miR-150 play a role in the regulation of genes involved in BCSC methylation, including other miRNAs, by targeting DNMT3B and DNMT3A.
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- H H El-Osaily
- Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ahram Canadian University, 4th industrial region, 6th of October City, 12585, Giza, Egypt.
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- Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy for Girls, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, 11651, Egypt
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- Medical Molecular Genetics Department, National Research Centre, Giza, 12622, Egypt
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- Molecular Genetics and Enzymology Department, National Research Centre, Giza, 12622, Egypt
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Sun Y, Zong C, Liu J, Zeng L, Li Q, Liu Z, Li Y, Zhu J, Li L, Zhang C, Zhang W. C-myc promotes miR-92a-2-5p transcription in rat ovarian granulosa cells after cadmium exposure. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2021; 421:115536. [PMID: 33865896 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2021.115536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2021] [Revised: 04/03/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Cadmium (Cd) can induce ovarian injury by microRNAs (miRNAs), however, the molecular mechanism of miRNAs after Cd exposure have not known. In this study, 56-day-old adult female Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were injection with PMSG, after 48 h, ovarian granulosa cells (GCs) were extracted and cultured for 24 h, then treated with 0, 2.5, 5, 10 and 20 μM Cd for 24 h. The results showed that expression levels of miR-92a-2-5p (upregulated) and Bcl2 (downregulated) changed significantly after Cd exposure. The messenger RNA (mRNA) and protein expression levels of DNMT1, DNMT3A, and DNMT3B had changed, but no obvious differences were found in miR-92a-2-5p single site methylation. The transcription factors C-MYC (upregulated), E2F1 (downregulated), and SP1 (downregulated), which target miRNAs significantly changed after exposure to Cd. The human ovarian GC tumor line (COV434) was used to knocked down C-myc, and the expression of miR-92a-2-5p was downregulated in the COV434-C-myc + 10 μM Cd group compared with COV434 cells. The N6-methyladenosine (m6A) methylation modification levels of long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) MT1JP and lncRNA CDKN2B-AS, which regulate miR-92a-2-5p were detected. In the 10 μM Cd group, m6A methylation levels at MT1JP-84, CDKN2B-AS-257, and CDKN2B-AS-329 were reduced. In summary, after Cd exposure, expression of miR-92a-2-5p, which targets the antiapoptotic gene Bcl2, was upregulated, which may be primarily related to upregulation of C-myc. MiR-92a-2-5p promoter DNA methylation may has no obvious effect on miR-92a-2-5p. Otherwise, the role of m6A methylation modified lncRNA MT1JP and lncRNA CDKN2B-AS in the regulation of miR-92a-2-5p needs further study.
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- Yi Sun
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment Factors and Cancer, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment Factors and Cancer, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China; School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment Factors and Cancer, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment Factors and Cancer, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China; School Key Discipline of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Public Health School, Changsha Medical University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment Factors and Cancer, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment Factors and Cancer, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment Factors and Cancer, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment Factors and Cancer, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment Factors and Cancer, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Health Law and Policy, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment Factors and Cancer, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
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Wahiduzzaman M, Ota A, Hosokawa Y. Novel Mechanistic Insights into the Anti-cancer Mode of Arsenic Trioxide. Curr Cancer Drug Targets 2021; 20:115-129. [PMID: 31736446 DOI: 10.2174/1568009619666191021122006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Revised: 08/23/2019] [Accepted: 09/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Arsenic, a naturally-occurring toxic element, and a traditionally-used drug, has received a great deal of attention worldwide due to its curative anti-cancer properties in patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia. Among the arsenicals, arsenic trioxide has been most widely used as an anti-cancer drug. Recent advances in cancer therapeutics have led to a paradigm shift away from traditional cytotoxic drugs towards the targeting of proteins closely associated with driving the cancer phenotype. Due to the diverse anti-cancer effects of ATO on different types of malignancies, numerous studies have made efforts to uncover the mechanisms of ATO-induced tumor suppression. From in vitro cellular models to studies in clinical settings, ATO has been extensively studied. The outcomes of these studies have opened doors to establishing improved molecular-targeted therapies for cancer treatment. The efficacy of ATO has been augmented by combination with other drugs. In this review, we discuss recent arsenic-based cancer therapies and summarize the novel underlying molecular mechanisms of the anti-cancer effects of ATO.
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- Md Wahiduzzaman
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi 480-1195, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi 480-1195, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi 480-1195, Japan
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Aure MR, Fleischer T, Bjørklund S, Ankill J, Castro-Mondragon JA, Børresen-Dale AL, Tost J, Sahlberg KK, Mathelier A, Tekpli X, Kristensen VN. Crosstalk between microRNA expression and DNA methylation drives the hormone-dependent phenotype of breast cancer. Genome Med 2021; 13:72. [PMID: 33926515 PMCID: PMC8086068 DOI: 10.1186/s13073-021-00880-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Abnormal DNA methylation is observed as an early event in breast carcinogenesis. However, how such alterations arise is still poorly understood. microRNAs (miRNAs) regulate gene expression at the post-transcriptional level and play key roles in various biological processes. Here, we integrate miRNA expression and DNA methylation at CpGs to study how miRNAs may affect the breast cancer methylome and how DNA methylation may regulate miRNA expression. METHODS miRNA expression and DNA methylation data from two breast cancer cohorts, Oslo2 (n = 297) and The Cancer Genome Atlas (n = 439), were integrated through a correlation approach that we term miRNA-methylation Quantitative Trait Loci (mimQTL) analysis. Hierarchical clustering was used to identify clusters of miRNAs and CpGs that were further characterized through analysis of mRNA/protein expression, clinicopathological features, in silico deconvolution, chromatin state and accessibility, transcription factor binding, and long-range interaction data. RESULTS Clustering of the significant mimQTLs identified distinct groups of miRNAs and CpGs that reflect important biological processes associated with breast cancer pathogenesis. Notably, two major miRNA clusters were related to immune or fibroblast infiltration, hence identifying miRNAs associated with cells of the tumor microenvironment, while another large cluster was related to estrogen receptor (ER) signaling. Studying the chromatin landscape surrounding CpGs associated with the estrogen signaling cluster, we found that miRNAs from this cluster are likely to be regulated through DNA methylation of enhancers bound by FOXA1, GATA2, and ER-alpha. Further, at the hub of the estrogen cluster, we identified hsa-miR-29c-5p as negatively correlated with the mRNA and protein expression of DNA methyltransferase DNMT3A, a key enzyme regulating DNA methylation. We found deregulation of hsa-miR-29c-5p already present in pre-invasive breast lesions and postulate that hsa-miR-29c-5p may trigger early event abnormal DNA methylation in ER-positive breast cancer. CONCLUSIONS We describe how miRNA expression and DNA methylation interact and associate with distinct breast cancer phenotypes.
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- Miriam Ragle Aure
- Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Cancer Genetics, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, 0310 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Cancer Genetics, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, 0310 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Cancer Genetics, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, 0310 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Cancer Genetics, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, 0310 Oslo, Norway
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- Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway (NCMM), Nordic EMBL Partnership, University of Oslo, 0318 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Cancer Genetics, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, 0310 Oslo, Norway
- Institute for Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Laboratory for Epigenetics and Environment, Centre National de Recherche en Génomique Humaine, CEA–Institut de Biologie François Jacob, University Paris-Saclay, Evry, France
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- Department of Cancer Genetics, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, 0310 Oslo, Norway
- Department of Research, Vestre Viken Hospital Trust, Drammen, Norway
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Cancer Genetics, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, 0310 Oslo, Norway
- Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway (NCMM), Nordic EMBL Partnership, University of Oslo, 0318 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Cancer Genetics, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, 0310 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Cancer Genetics, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, 0310 Oslo, Norway
- Department of Clinical Molecular Biology and Laboratory Science (EpiGen), Division of Medicine, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway
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Gregorova J, Vychytilova-Faltejskova P, Sevcikova S. Epigenetic Regulation of MicroRNA Clusters and Families during Tumor Development. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:1333. [PMID: 33809566 PMCID: PMC8002357 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13061333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Revised: 03/13/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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MicroRNAs are small non-coding single-stranded RNA molecules regulating gene expression on a post-transcriptional level based on the seed sequence similarity. They are frequently clustered; thus, they are either simultaneously transcribed into a single polycistronic transcript or they may be transcribed independently. Importantly, microRNA families that contain the same seed region and thus target related signaling proteins, may be localized in one or more clusters, which are in a close relationship. MicroRNAs are involved in basic physiological processes, and their deregulation is associated with the origin of various pathologies, including solid tumors or hematologic malignancies. Recently, the interplay between the expression of microRNA clusters and families and epigenetic machinery was described, indicating aberrant DNA methylation or histone modifications as major mechanisms responsible for microRNA deregulation during cancerogenesis. In this review, the most studied microRNA clusters and families affected by hyper- or hypomethylation as well as by histone modifications are presented with the focus on particular mechanisms. Finally, the diagnostic and prognostic potential of microRNA clusters and families is discussed together with technologies currently used for epigenetic-based cancer therapies.
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- Jana Gregorova
- Babak Myeloma Group, Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic;
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC), Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic;
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- Babak Myeloma Group, Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic;
- Department of Clinical Hematology, University Hospital Brno, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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Huang HY, Li J, Tang Y, Huang YX, Chen YG, Xie YY, Zhou ZY, Chen XY, Ding SY, Luo MF, Jin CN, Zhao LS, Xu JT, Zhou Y, Lin YCD, Hong HC, Zuo HL, Hu SY, Xu PY, Li X, Huang HD. MethHC 2.0: information repository of DNA methylation and gene expression in human cancer. Nucleic Acids Res 2021; 49:D1268-D1275. [PMID: 33270889 PMCID: PMC7779066 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkaa1104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Revised: 10/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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DNA methylation is an important epigenetic regulator in gene expression and has several roles in cancer and disease progression. MethHC version 2.0 (MethHC 2.0) is an integrated and web-based resource focusing on the aberrant methylomes of human diseases, specifically cancer. This paper presents an updated implementation of MethHC 2.0 by incorporating additional DNA methylomes and transcriptomes from several public repositories, including 33 human cancers, over 50 118 microarray and RNA sequencing data from TCGA and GEO, and accumulating up to 3586 manually curated data from >7000 collected published literature with experimental evidence. MethHC 2.0 has also been equipped with enhanced data annotation functionality and a user-friendly web interface for data presentation, search, and visualization. Provided features include clinical-pathological data, mutation and copy number variation, multiplicity of information (gene regions, enhancer regions, and CGI regions), and circulating tumor DNA methylation profiles, available for research such as biomarker panel design, cancer comparison, diagnosis, prognosis, therapy study and identifying potential epigenetic biomarkers. MethHC 2.0 is now available at http://awi.cuhk.edu.cn/∼MethHC.
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- Hsi-Yuan Huang
- School of Life and Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518172, China
- Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518172, China
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518172, China
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518172, China
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518172, China
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518172, China
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518172, China
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- School of Data Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518172, China
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518172, China
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518172, China
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518172, China
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518172, China
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518172, China
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518172, China
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518172, China
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518172, China
- Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518172, China
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518172, China
- Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518172, China
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518172, China
- Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518172, China
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518172, China
- Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518172, China
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518172, China
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518172, China
- Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518172, China
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518172, China
- Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518172, China
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Zhan Y, Guo Z, Zheng F, Zhang Z, Li K, Wang Q, Wang L, Cai Z, Chen N, Wu S, Li H. Reactive oxygen species regulate miR-17-5p expression via DNA methylation in paraquat-induced nerve cell damage. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 2020; 35:1364-1373. [PMID: 32691990 DOI: 10.1002/tox.23001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2020] [Revised: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
There is emerging evidence suggesting that oxidative stress and DNA methylation can alter miRNA expression. However, little is known on the mechanism of miR-17-5p expression changes in paraquat (PQ)-induced nerve cell damage. In the present study, neuro-2a cells were pretreated with antioxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC) or DNA methylation inhibitor decitabine (DAC), then exposed to different concentrations of PQ, while the expression levels of miR-17-5p were detected by qRT-PCR. Here, it is showed that PQ downregulated the expression of miR-17-5p dose-dependently in neuro-2a cells. The DNA methylation level was upregulated after PQ exposure, while downregulated with the pretreatment of NAC in the above content, detected by 5-mC immunofluorescence technique. The interaction effect of NAC and PQ in alternating DNA methylation level was further confirmed by flow cytometry. NAC and DAC individually had an interaction effect in PQ-induced nerve cell damage. After using NAC, PQ-induced ROS elevation and DNA methylation are reduced, thereby preventing the proapoptotic effect of miR-17-5p. Above all, PQ can induce DNA methylation variations through ROS production, leading to the downregulation of miR-17-5p expression in PQ-induced nerve cell damage.
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- Yanting Zhan
- Department of Health Management, Fujian Health College, Fuzhou, China
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment Factors and Cancer, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment Factors and Cancer, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Universities and Colleges in Fujian, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment Factors and Cancer, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Universities and Colleges in Fujian, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian Provincial Center for Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring, Fujian Provincial Food and Drug Administration, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment Factors and Cancer, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment Factors and Cancer, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment Factors and Cancer, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment Factors and Cancer, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment Factors and Cancer, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Universities and Colleges in Fujian, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Cancer, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment Factors and Cancer, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Universities and Colleges in Fujian, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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Wang Y, Liu L, Li M, Lin L, Su P, Tang H, Fan X, Li X. Chicken cecal DNA methylome alteration in the response to Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis inoculation. BMC Genomics 2020; 21:814. [PMID: 33225883 PMCID: PMC7681971 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-020-07174-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (SE) is one of the pathogenic bacteria, which affects poultry production and poses a severe threat to public health. Chicken meat and eggs are the main sources of human salmonellosis. DNA methylation is involved in regulatory processes including gene expression, chromatin structure and genomic imprinting. To understand the methylation regulation in the response to SE inoculation in chicken, the genome-wide DNA methylation profile following SE inoculation was analyzed through whole-genome bisulfite sequencing in the current study. RESULTS There were 185,362,463 clean reads and 126,098,724 unique reads in the control group, and 180,530,750 clean reads and 126,782,896 unique reads in the inoculated group. The methylation density in the gene body was higher than that in the upstream and downstream regions of the gene. There were 8946 differentially methylated genes (3639 hypo-methylated genes, 5307 hyper-methylated genes) obtained between inoculated and control groups. Methylated genes were mainly enriched in immune-related Gene Ontology (GO) terms and metabolic process terms. Cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction, TGF-beta signaling pathway, FoxO signaling pathway, Wnt signaling pathway and several metabolism-related pathways were significantly enriched. The density of differentially methylated cytosines in miRNAs was the highest. HOX genes were widely methylated. CONCLUSIONS The genome-wide DNA methylation profile in the response to SE inoculation in chicken was analyzed. SE inoculation promoted the DNA methylation in the chicken cecum and caused methylation alteration in immune- and metabolic- related genes. Wnt signal pathway, miRNAs and HOX gene family may play crucial roles in the methylation regulation of SE inoculation in chicken. The findings herein will deepen the understanding of epigenetic regulation in the response to SE inoculation in chicken.
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- Yuanmei Wang
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, 271018 Shandong China
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- College of Life Science, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, 271018 Shandong China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, 271018 Shandong China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, 271018 Shandong China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, 271018 Shandong China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, 271018 Shandong China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, 271018 Shandong China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, 271018 Shandong China
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Surapaneni SK, Bhat ZR, Tikoo K. MicroRNA-941 regulates the proliferation of breast cancer cells by altering histone H3 Ser 10 phosphorylation. Sci Rep 2020; 10:17954. [PMID: 33087811 PMCID: PMC7578795 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-74847-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Breast cancer including triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) represents an important clinical challenge, as these tumours often develop resistance to conventional chemotherapeutics. MicroRNAs play a crucial role in cell-cycle regulation, differentiation, apoptosis, and migration. Herein, we performed Affymetrix Gene Chip miRNA 4.0 microarray and observed differential regulation of miRNAs (75 upregulated and 199 downregulated) in metastatic MDA-MB-231 cells as compared to immortalized human non-tumorigenic breast epithelial (MCF-10A) cells. MicroRNA-941 was significantly upregulated in MDA-MB-231 cells (almost nine-fold increase) in comparison to MCF-10A cells. Transfection of MiRNA-941 inhibitor significantly decreased the proliferation and migration of MDA-MB-231 cells by altering the expressions of p21, Cyclin D1, PP2B-B1, E-cadherin and MMP-13. Interestingly, we provide first evidence that inhibiting miR-941 prevents cell proliferation and phosphorylation of histone H3 at Ser10 residue. Xenograft model of breast cancer was developed by subcutaneous injection of MDA-MB-231 cells into the mammary fat pad of female athymic nude mice (Crl:NU-Foxn1nu). The tumours were allowed to grow to around 60 mm3, thereafter which we divided the animals into seven groups (n = 5). Notably, intratumoral injection of miR-941 inhibitor significantly abolished the tumour growth in MDA-MB-231 xenograft model. 5-Fluorouracil (10 mg/kg, i.p.) was used as positive control in our study. To the best of our knowledge, we report for the first time that targeting miR-941 improves the sensitivity of MDA-MB-231 cells to 5-fluorouracil. This can be of profound clinical significance, as it provides novel therapeutic approach for treating variety of cancers (overexpressing miRNA-941) in general and breast cancers in particular.
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- Sunil Kumar Surapaneni
- Laboratory of Epigenetics and Diseases, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) S.A.S. Nagar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, India
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- Laboratory of Epigenetics and Diseases, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) S.A.S. Nagar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, India
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- Laboratory of Epigenetics and Diseases, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) S.A.S. Nagar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, India.
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Kandettu A, Radhakrishnan R, Chakrabarty S, Sriharikrishnaa S, Kabekkodu SP. The emerging role of miRNA clusters in breast cancer progression. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2020; 1874:188413. [PMID: 32827583 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2020.188413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2020] [Revised: 08/01/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Micro RNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that are essential for regulation of gene expression of the target genes. Large number of miRNAs are organized into defined units known as miRNA clusters (MCs). The MCs consist of two or more than two miRNA encoding genes driven by a single promoter, transcribed together in the same orientation, that are not separated from each other by a transcription unit. Aberrant miRNA clusters expression is reported in breast cancer (BC), exhibiting both pro-tumorogenic and anti-tumorigenic role. Altered MCs expression facilitates to breast carcinogenesis by promoting the breast cells to acquire the various hallmarks of the cancer. Since miRNA clusters contain multiple miRNA encoding genes, targeting cluster may be more attractive than targeting individual miRNAs. Besides targeting dysregulated miRNA clusters in BC, studies have focused on the mechanism of action, and its contribution to the progression of the BC. The present review provides a comprehensive overview of dysregulated miRNA clusters and its role in the acquisition of cancer hallmarks in BC. More specifically, we have presented the regulation, differential expression, classification, targets, mechanism of action, and signaling pathways of miRNA clusters in BC. Additionally, we have also discussed the potential utility of the miRNA cluster as a diagnostic and prognostic indicator in BC.
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- Amoolya Kandettu
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Manipal School of Life Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka 576106, India
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- Department of Oral Pathology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Manipal School of Life Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka 576106, India; Center for DNA Repair and Genome Stability (CDRGS), Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Manipal School of Life Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka 576106, India
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Manipal School of Life Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka 576106, India; Center for DNA Repair and Genome Stability (CDRGS), Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India.
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Gossing W, Frohme M, Radke L. Biomarkers for Liquid Biopsies of Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumors. Biomedicines 2020; 8:biomedicines8060148. [PMID: 32498309 PMCID: PMC7344901 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines8060148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Revised: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 05/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (PitNET) do not only belong to the most common intracranial neoplasms but seem to be generally more common than has been thought. Minimally invasive liquid biopsies have the potential to improve their early screening efficiency as well as monitor prognosis by facilitating the diagnostic procedures. This review aims to assess the potential of using liquid biopsies of different kinds of biomarker species that have only been obtained from solid pituitary tissues so far. Numerous molecules have been associated with the development of a PitNET, suggesting that it often develops from the cumulative effects of many smaller genetic or epigenetic changes. These minor changes eventually pile up to switch critical molecules into tumor-promoting states, which may be the key regulatory nodes representing the most potent marker substances for a diagnostic test. Drugs targeting these nodes may be superior for the therapeutic outcome and therefore the identification of such pituitary-specific cellular key nodes will help to accelerate their application in medicine. The ongoing genetic degeneration in pituitary adenomas suggests that repeated tumor profiling via liquid biopsies will be necessary for personalized and effective treatment solutions.
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Triclosan induces zebrafish neurotoxicity by abnormal expression of miR-219 targeting oligodendrocyte differentiation of central nervous system. Arch Toxicol 2020; 94:857-871. [PMID: 32060586 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-020-02661-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 02/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Triclosan (TCS) is ubiquitous in a wide range of personal care and consumer products, and it is acute/chronic exposure may result in several nervous system disorders. Previous studies demonstrated TCS-induced abnormal expression of miRNAs, but no investigations focused on upstream changes of miRNAs and associated molecular mechanisms. Herein, phenotype observation and behavioral analysis confirmed that TCS exposure (0, 62.5, 125, 250 μg/L) led to developmental neurotoxicity in zebrafish larvae, especially for oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs). High-throughput sequencing demonstrated the critical role of miR-219 in the differentiation of OPCs. Larvae with miR-219 depletion showed the same phenotype caused by TCS. Functional tests with miR-219 knock-down and over-expression showed that miR-219 promoted differentiation of OPCs by acting on myelination inhibitors. The miR-219 also protected against TCS-induced inhibition of cell differentiation. Several epigenetic features were identified to reveal potential upstream regulatory mechanisms of miR-219. In particular, five CpG islands hyper-methylated with increasing TCS concentrations in the promoter region of miR-219. TCS inhibited OPC differentiation by influencing epigenetic effects on miR-219-related pathways, contributing to severe neurotoxicity. These findings enhance our understanding of epigenetic mechanisms affecting demyelination diseases due to TCS exposure, and also provide theoretical guidance for early intervention and gene therapy of environmentally induced diseases.
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van der Kwast RV, Quax PH, Nossent AY. An Emerging Role for isomiRs and the microRNA Epitranscriptome in Neovascularization. Cells 2019; 9:cells9010061. [PMID: 31881725 PMCID: PMC7017316 DOI: 10.3390/cells9010061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2019] [Revised: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 12/21/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Therapeutic neovascularization can facilitate blood flow recovery in patients with ischemic cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death worldwide. Neovascularization encompasses both angiogenesis, the sprouting of new capillaries from existing vessels, and arteriogenesis, the maturation of preexisting collateral arterioles into fully functional arteries. Both angiogenesis and arteriogenesis are highly multifactorial processes that require a multifactorial regulator to be stimulated simultaneously. MicroRNAs can regulate both angiogenesis and arteriogenesis due to their ability to modulate expression of many genes simultaneously. Recent studies have revealed that many microRNAs have variants with altered terminal sequences, known as isomiRs. Additionally, endogenous microRNAs have been identified that carry biochemically modified nucleotides, revealing a dynamic microRNA epitranscriptome. Both types of microRNA alterations were shown to be dynamically regulated in response to ischemia and are able to influence neovascularization by affecting the microRNA’s biogenesis, or even its silencing activity. Therefore, these novel regulatory layers influence microRNA functioning and could provide new opportunities to stimulate neovascularization. In this review we will highlight the formation and function of isomiRs and various forms of microRNA modifications, and discuss recent findings that demonstrate that both isomiRs and microRNA modifications directly affect neovascularization and vascular remodeling.
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- Reginald V.C.T. van der Kwast
- Department of Surgery and Einthoven Laboratory for Experimental Vascular Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery and Einthoven Laboratory for Experimental Vascular Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery and Einthoven Laboratory for Experimental Vascular Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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Yamashita S, Nanjo S, Rehnberg E, Iida N, Takeshima H, Ando T, Maekita T, Sugiyama T, Ushijima T. Distinct DNA methylation targets by aging and chronic inflammation: a pilot study using gastric mucosa infected with Helicobacter pylori. Clin Epigenetics 2019; 11:191. [PMID: 31829249 PMCID: PMC6907118 DOI: 10.1186/s13148-019-0789-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background Aberrant DNA methylation is induced by aging and chronic inflammation in normal tissues. The induction by inflammation is widely recognized as acceleration of age-related methylation. However, few studies addressed target genomic regions and the responsible factors in a genome-wide manner. Here, we analyzed methylation targets by aging and inflammation, taking advantage of the potent methylation induction in human gastric mucosa by Helicobacter pylori infection-triggered inflammation. Results DNA methylation microarray analysis of 482,421 CpG probes, grouped into 270,249 genomic blocks, revealed that high levels of methylation were induced in 44,461 (16.5%) genomic blocks by inflammation, even after correction of the influence of leukocyte infiltration. A total of 61.8% of the hypermethylation was acceleration of age-related methylation while 21.6% was specific to inflammation. Regions with H3K27me3 were frequently hypermethylated both by aging and inflammation. Basal methylation levels were essential for age-related hypermethylation while even regions with little basal methylation were hypermethylated by inflammation. When limited to promoter CpG islands, being a microRNA gene and high basal methylation levels strongly enhanced hypermethylation while H3K27me3 strongly enhanced inflammation-induced hypermethylation. Inflammation was capable of overriding active transcription. In young gastric mucosae, genes with high expression and frequent mutations in gastric cancers were more frequently methylated than in old ones. Conclusions Methylation by inflammation was not simple acceleration of age-related methylation. Targets of aberrant DNA methylation were different between young and old gastric mucosae, and driver genes were preferentially methylated in young gastric mucosa.
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- Satoshi Yamashita
- Division of Epigenomics, National Cancer Center Research Institute, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan
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- Division of Epigenomics, National Cancer Center Research Institute, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan.,Third Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Division of Epigenomics, National Cancer Center Research Institute, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan
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- Division of Epigenomics, National Cancer Center Research Institute, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan
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- Division of Epigenomics, National Cancer Center Research Institute, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan
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- Third Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
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- Third Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Division of Epigenomics, National Cancer Center Research Institute, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan.
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Braga EA, Filippova EA, Loginov VI, Pronina IV, Burdennyi AM, Kazubskaya TP, Fridman MV, Khodyrev DS, Kushlinskii NE. Marker Systems Based on MicroRNA Gene Methylation for the Diagnosis of Stage I-II Breast Cancer. Bull Exp Biol Med 2019; 168:280-284. [PMID: 31782000 DOI: 10.1007/s10517-019-04691-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Groups of microRNA genes, methylation of which is associated with the initial (I-II) stages of breast cancer, are determined, and new markers and marker systems for the disease diagnosis were created on the basis of these data. A total of 14 genes in which methylation was associated with breast cancer were identified with the use of methyl-specific PCR on a representative sample of 70 tumor specimens. Analysis of 46 specimens from patients with clinical stages I and II detected 9 genes (MIR-124-1, MIR-124-3, MIR-125b-1, MIR-129-2, MIR-132, MIR-148a, MIR-193a, MIR-34b/c, and MIR-9-3), in which methylation was associated with the initial stages of the disease. Using ROC analysis, we formed two systems including 6 markers each and detecting breast cancer at stages I-II with high sensitivity (89 and 91%) and specificity (88%) at AUC=0.92-0.93. These sets were validated on the total sample of 70 specimens including all disease stages; they showed 93 and 94% sensitivities, 88% specificity, and AUC=0.95. Highly sensitive systems of markers, based on microRNA gene methylation, were created for the diagnosis of breast cancer at stages I-II.
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- E A Braga
- Research Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology, Moscow, Russia. .,Medical Genetic Research Center, Moscow, Russia.
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- Research Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology, Moscow, Russia
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- Research Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology, Moscow, Russia.,Medical Genetic Research Center, Moscow, Russia
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- Research Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology, Moscow, Russia
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- Research Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology, Moscow, Russia
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- N. N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- N. I. Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Federal Research Clinical Center of Specialized Types of Medical Care and Medical Technologies, Federal Biomedical Agency of Russia, Moscow, Russia
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- N. N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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Filippova EA, Loginov VI, Pronina IV, Khodyrev DS, Burdennyy AM, Kazubskaya TP, Braga EA. A Group of Hypermethylated miRNA Genes in Breast Cancer and Their Diagnostic Potential. Mol Biol 2019. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026893319030051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Tarasov VA, Naboka AV, Makhotkin MA, Chikunov IE, Tyutyakina MG, Chebotarev DA, Cherkasova EN, Kogan MI, Chibichyan MB, Matishov DG. The Influence of microRNAs in Regulation of Hormone Dependence in Prostate Cancer Cells. RUSS J GENET+ 2019. [DOI: 10.1134/s1022795419050132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Waly AA, El-Ekiaby N, Assal RA, Abdelrahman MM, Hosny KA, El Tayebi HM, Esmat G, Breuhahn K, Abdelaziz AI. Methylation in MIRLET7A3 Gene Induces the Expression of IGF-II and Its mRNA Binding Proteins IGF2BP-2 and 3 in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Front Physiol 2019; 9:1918. [PMID: 30733684 PMCID: PMC6353855 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2018] [Accepted: 12/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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miR-let-7a is a tumor suppressor miRNA with reduced expression in most cancers. Methylation of MIRLET7A3 gene was reported to be the cause of this suppression in several cancers; however, it was not explicitly investigated in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We aimed at investigating miR-let-7a expression and molecular mode in HCC, identifying drug-targetable networks, which might be affected by its abundance. Our results illustrated a significant repression of miR-let-7a, which correlated with hypermethylation of its gene of origin MIRLRT7A3. This was further supported by the induction of miR-let-7a expression upon treatment of HCC cells with a DNA-methyltransferase inhibitor. Using a computational approach, insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-II and IGF-2 mRNA binding proteins (IGF2BP)-2/-3 were identified as potential targets for miR-let-7a that was further confirmed experimentally. Indeed, miR-let-7a mimics diminished IGF-II as well as IGF2BP-2/-3 expression. Direct binding of miR-let-7a to each respective transcript was confirmed using a luciferase reporter assay. In conclusion, this study suggests that DNA hypermethylation leads to epigenetic repression of miR-let-7a in HCC cells, which induces the oncogenic IGF-signaling pathway.
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- Amr A Waly
- The Molecular Pathology Research Group, German University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
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- The Molecular Pathology Research Group, German University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- The Molecular Pathology Research Group, German University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Endemic Medicine and Hepatology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Molecular Hepatopathology, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- The Molecular Pathology Research Group, German University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt.,School of Medicine, Newgiza University, Cairo, Egypt
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Loginov VI, Burdennyy AM, Filippova EA, Pronina IV, Kazubskaya TP, Kushlinsky DN, Ermilova VD, Rykov SV, Khodyrev DS, Braga EA. Hypermethylation of miR-107, miR-130b, miR-203a, miR-1258 Genes Associated with Ovarian Cancer Development and Metastasis. Mol Biol 2018. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026893318050102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Nanda N, Mahmood S, Bhatia A, Mahmood A, Dhawan DK. Chemopreventive role of olive oil in colon carcinogenesis by targeting noncoding RNAs and methylation machinery. Int J Cancer 2018; 144:1180-1194. [PMID: 30155989 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.31837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2018] [Revised: 07/02/2018] [Accepted: 08/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Epigenetic therapy induced by dietary components has become a strong interest in the field of cancer prevention. Olive oil, a potent dietary chemopreventive agent, control colon cancer, however, its role in epigenetic therapy remains unclear. Thus, we aimed to investigate the effect of olive oil in a preclinical model of colon cancer by targeting genetic and epigenetic mechanisms. DMH was used to induce colon cancer in rats; while olive oil was given to separate group of rats along with DMH treatment. Tumor burden and incidence in DMH and DMH + olive oil-treated rats was observed by macroscopic examination and histoarchitectural studies. Potent anti-inflammatory, anti-angiogenic and pro-apoptotic activity of olive oil was explored by gene expression and immunohistochemical studies. The effect of olive oil on epigenetic alterations was examined by detecting promoter methylation with MS-HRM and dysregulation of miRNA by TaqMan MicroRNA Assay. We observed that olive oil administration lowered tumor incidence and inhibited the development of tumors in DMH-treated rats. Olive oil markedly decreased the expression of inflammatory and angiogenic markers and restored the expression of pro-apoptotic markers in DMH-treated rats. Furthermore, the inverse relationship between gene expression and DNA methylation, deviant miRNA pattern and miRNA silencing mediated by aberrant DNA methylation was also seen in DMH-treated rats, which was potentially reversible upon olive oil treatment. Our study concludes that olive oil may play a role in the epigenetic therapy by altering NF-κB and apoptotic pathways via targeting noncoding RNAs and methylation machinery that affecting epigenome to prevent colon carcinogenesis.
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- Neha Nanda
- Department of Pathology, Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,Department of Experimental Medicine and Biotechnology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.,Department of Biophysics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Experimental Medicine and Biotechnology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Experimental Medicine and Biotechnology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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Lu Q, Lu M, Li D, Zhang S. MicroRNA‑34b promotes proliferation, migration and invasion of Ewing's sarcoma cells by downregulating Notch1. Mol Med Rep 2018; 18:3577-3588. [PMID: 30106161 PMCID: PMC6131584 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2018.9365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2017] [Accepted: 04/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Ewing's sarcoma is the second most frequent bone and soft tissue sarcoma, which is commonly driven by the Ewing's sarcoma breakpoint region 1-friend leukemia integration 1 transcription factor (EWS-FLI1) fusion gene. Since microRNAs (miRs) can act as either oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes in human cancer, and miR-34b has been reported to act as a tumor suppressor, the role of miR-34b in Ewing's sarcoma was investigated in the present study. The results demonstrated that miR-34b expression levels were higher in tumor samples compared within normal tissue samples. Notably, miR-34b expression levels were significantly higher in EWS-FLI1-positive samples compared within EWS-FLI1-negative samples. The effects of miR-34b expression on cell proliferation, migration and invasion were also examined. miR-34b expression was inhibited using small interfering (si)RNA targeting the fusion gene. Transfection of a miR-34b precursor sequence into siRNA-treated tumor cells resulted in a significant increase in cell growth, migration and invasion compared within the control group. In addition, the adhesive ability was increased in the Ewing's sarcoma cell line RD-ES, but not A673, following miR-34b upregulation. Conversely, downregulation of miR-34b expression led to a significant decrease in cell growth, migration and invasion. Notch has previously been reported to serve either oncogenic or tumor suppressive roles in human cancer. The results indicated that Notch1 and its target genes, Hes family BHLH transcription factor 1 and Hes-related family BHLH transcription factor with YRPW motif 1, were suppressed by miR-34b directly In conclusion, EWS-FLI1 may modulate miR-34b expression directly or indirectly, and miR-34b potentially has an oncogenic role in Ewing's sarcoma by downregulating Notch1.
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- Qunshan Lu
- Department of Orthopedics, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, P.R. China
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are post-transcriptional regulators of gene expression, involved in the silencing of messenger RNA (mRNA) translation. The importance of miRNA signatures in disease screening, prognosis, and progression of different tumor types and subtypes is increasing. miRNA expression levels change depending on numerous factors. In this review, we are describing the circumstances under which miRNA levels can change, these are named 'levels' of heterogeneity of miRNAs. miRNAs can have oncogenic, tumor suppressive, or both roles depending on tumor type and target mRNA whose translation they silence. The expression levels of a single miRNA may vary across different cancer types and subtypes, indicating that a miRNA signature may be tissue specific. miRNA levels of expression also vary during disease formation and propagation, indicating the presence of a time profile for their expression. The complexity of the miRNA-mRNA interference network mirrors different genetic and epigenetic changes that influence miRNA and mRNA availability to each other, and hence, their binding ability. The potential role of miRNAs as biomarkers is two-fold; first, for monitoring of the phases of cancer pathogenesis, and second, to characterize the particular type/subtype of cancer. It is important that a particular miRNA should be characterized by examining as many types and subtypes of cancers as are available, as well as being extracted from different types of samples, in order to obtain a complete picture of its behavior and importance in the disease pathology.
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- Nina Petrovic
- Department for Radiobiology and Molecular Genetics, Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, Mike Alasa 12-14, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia. .,Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia, Pasterova 14, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia.
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- Ulubey Vocational Higher School, Ordu University, 52850, Ordu, Turkey
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- Department for Radiobiology and Molecular Genetics, Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, Mike Alasa 12-14, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia.,Faculty of Stomatology, Pancevo, University Business Academy, Novi Sad, Serbia
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Loginov VI, Filippova EA, Kurevlev SV, Fridman MV, Burdennyy AM, Braga EA. Suppressive and Hypermethylated MicroRNAs in the Pathogenesis of Breast Cancer. RUSS J GENET+ 2018. [DOI: 10.1134/s1022795418070086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Novel miRNA genes deregulated by aberrant methylation in ovarian carcinoma are involved in metastasis. Gene 2018; 662:28-36. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2018.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2017] [Revised: 03/28/2018] [Accepted: 04/04/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Xu N, Yang W, Liu Y, Yan F, Yu Z. MicroRNA-411 promoted the osteosarcoma progression by suppressing MTSS1 expression. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:12064-12071. [PMID: 29453719 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-1331-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2017] [Accepted: 01/18/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play crucial roles in the progression of different tumors. In our study, we investigated the expression and roles of miR-411 in human osteosarcoma. In this study, we first confirmed that the miR-411 expression was higher in the serum of patients with osteosarcoma than in the serum of healthy volunteers. In addition, we found that the miR-411 expression was upregulated in the osteosarcoma tissues compared to that in the matched normal bone tissues. We also demonstrated that the miR-411 expression was upregulated in the four osteosarcoma cell lines. Elevated expression of miR-411 promoted osteosarcoma cell proliferation and migration. Moreover, we identified that metastasis suppressor protein 1 (MTSS1) was a direct target gene of miR-411 in the osteosarcoma cell. We also demonstrated that the MTSS1 expression was downregulated in the osteosarcoma tissues compared to that in the matched normal bone tissues. In addition, MTSS1 expression level was inversely correlated with miR-411 expression in the osteosarcoma tissues. Furthermore, elevated expression of miR-411 enhanced the osteosarcoma cell proliferation and migration through inhibiting the MTSS1 expression. These data suggested that miR-411 played as oncogene in the osteosarcoma partly by inhibiting the MTSS1 expression.
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- Ning Xu
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 23, Youzheng St, Nangang, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 23, Youzheng St, Nangang, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 23, Youzheng St, Nangang, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 23, Youzheng St, Nangang, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 23, Youzheng St, Nangang, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.
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Vrba L, Futscher BW. A suite of DNA methylation markers that can detect most common human cancers. Epigenetics 2018; 13:61-72. [PMID: 29212414 DOI: 10.1080/15592294.2017.1412907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Cancer-specific DNA methylation from the tumor derived fraction of cell free DNA found in blood samples could be used for minimally invasive detection and monitoring of cancer. The knowledge of marker regions with cancer-specific DNA methylation is necessary to the success of such a process. We analyzed the largest cancer DNA methylation dataset available-TCGA Illumina HumanMethylation450 data with over 8,500 tumors-in order to find cancer-specific DNA methylation markers for most common human cancers. First, we identified differentially methylated regions for individual cancer types and those were further filtered against data from normal tissues to obtain marker regions with cancer-specific methylation, resulting in a total of 1,250 hypermethylated and 584 hypomethylated marker CpGs. From hypermethylated markers, optimal sets of six markers for each TCGA cancer type were chosen that could identify most tumors with high specificity and sensitivity [area under the curve (AUC): 0.969-1.000] and a universal 12 marker set that can detect tumors of all 33 TCGA cancer types (AUC >0.84). In addition to hundreds of new DNA methylation markers, our approach also identified markers that are in current clinical use, SEPT9 and GSTP1, indicating the validity of our approach and a significant potential utility for the newly discovered markers. The hypermethylated markers are linked to polycomb associated loci and a significant fraction of the discovered markers is within noncoding RNA genes; one of the best markers is MIR129-2. Future clinical testing of herein discovered markers will confirm new markers that will improve minimally invasive diagnosis and monitoring for multiple cancers.
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- Lukas Vrba
- a The University of Arizona Cancer Center , Tucson , AZ 85724 , USA
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- a The University of Arizona Cancer Center , Tucson , AZ 85724 , USA.,b Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Pharmacy , The University of Arizona , Tucson , AZ 85724 , USA
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Wilting SM, Miok V, Jaspers A, Boon D, Sørgård H, Lando M, Snoek BC, van Wieringen WN, Meijer CJLM, Lyng H, Snijders PJF, Steenbergen RDM. Aberrant methylation-mediated silencing of microRNAs contributes to HPV-induced anchorage independence. Oncotarget 2018; 7:43805-43819. [PMID: 27270309 PMCID: PMC5190061 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.9698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2016] [Accepted: 05/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Cervical cancer and a subset of anogenital and head-and-neck carcinomas are caused by high-risk types of the human papillomavirus (hrHPV). During hrHPV-induced malignant transformation keratinocytes become able to grow anchorage independently, a tumorigenic trait at least partly associated with inactivation of tumor suppressor genes. We used hrHPV-containing keratinocytes to investigate the role of DNA methylation-mediated silencing of microRNAs (miRNAs) in the acquisition of anchorage independence. Anchorage dependent (n=11) and independent passages (n=19) of 4 hrHPV-immortalized keratinocyte cell lines were treated with 2′-deoxy-5-azacytidine (DAC). Genome-wide miRNA expression profiles before and after treatment were compared to identify miRNAs silenced by methylation. Bisulfite sequencing and methylation-specific PCR showed increased methylation of hsa-mir-129-2/-137/-935/-3663/-3665 and -4281 in anchorage independent HPV-transformed keratinocytes and cervical cancer cell lines. Mature miRNAs derived from hsa-mir-129-2/-137/-3663 and -3665 showed functional relevance as they decreased anchorage independence in cervical cancer cell lines. Cervical (pre)cancerous lesions demonstrated increased methylation of hsa-mir-129-2/-935/-3663/-3665 and -4281, underlining the clinical relevance of our findings. In conclusion, methylation-mediated silencing of tumor suppressive miRNAs contributes to acquisition of an anchorage independent phenotype. This study further substantiates the importance of miRNAs during early stages of carcinogenesis and underlines their potential as both disease markers and therapeutic targets.
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- Saskia M Wilting
- Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Biology, Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Biology, Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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microRNA Expression in Ethnic Specific Early Stage Breast Cancer: an Integration and Comparative Analysis. Sci Rep 2017; 7:16829. [PMID: 29203780 PMCID: PMC5715135 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-16978-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2017] [Accepted: 11/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Breast cancer (BC) has a higher incidence in young Lebanese woman as compared to the West. We assessed the microRNA (miRNA) microarray profile of tissues derived from Lebanese patients with early BC and performed mRNA-miRNA integration analysis. 173 miRNAs were significantly dysregulated in 45 BC versus 17 normal adjacent breast tissues, including 74 with a fold change more than two of which 17 were never reported before in cancer. Integration analysis of mRNA-miRNA microarray data revealed a potential role of 51 dysregulated miRNA regulating 719 tumor suppressive or oncogenic mRNA associated with increased proliferation and decreased migration and invasion. We then performed a comparative miRNA microarray profile analysis of BC tissue between these 45 Lebanese and 197 matched American BC patients. Notably, Lebanese BC patients had 21 exclusively dysregulated miRNA (e.g. miR-31, 362-3p, and 663) and 4 miRNA with different expression manner compared to American patients (e.g. miR-1288-star and 324-3p). Some of these differences could reflect variation in patient age at diagnosis or ethnic variation affecting miRNA epigenetic regulation or sequence of miRNA precursors. Our data provide a basis for genetic/epigenetic investigations to explore the role of miRNA in early stage BC in young women, including ethnic specific differences.
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Romagnolo DF, Daniels KD, Grunwald JT, Ramos SA, Propper CR, Selmin OI. Epigenetics of breast cancer: Modifying role of environmental and bioactive food compounds. Mol Nutr Food Res 2017; 60:1310-29. [PMID: 27144894 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201501063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2015] [Revised: 04/24/2016] [Accepted: 04/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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SCOPE Reduced expression of tumor suppressor genes (TSG) increases the susceptibility to breast cancer. However, only a small percentage of breast tumors is related to family history and mutational inactivation of TSG. Epigenetics refers to non-mutational events that alter gene expression. Endocrine disruptors found in foods and drinking water may disrupt epigenetically hormonal regulation and increase breast cancer risk. This review centers on the working hypothesis that agonists of the aromatic hydrocarbon receptor (AHR), bisphenol A (BPA), and arsenic compounds, induce in TSG epigenetic signatures that mirror those often seen in sporadic breast tumors. Conversely, it is hypothesized that bioactive food components that target epigenetic mechanisms protect against sporadic breast cancer induced by these disruptors. METHODS AND RESULTS This review highlights (i) overlaps between epigenetic signatures placed in TSG by AHR-ligands, BPA, and arsenic with epigenetic alterations associated with sporadic breast tumorigenesis; and (ii) potential opportunities for the prevention of sporadic breast cancer with food components that target the epigenetic machinery. CONCLUSIONS Characterizing the overlap between epigenetic signatures elicited in TSG by endocrine disruptors with those observed in sporadic breast tumors may afford new strategies for breast cancer prevention with specific bioactive food components or diet.
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- Donato F Romagnolo
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.,The University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.,The University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ, USA
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Daniunaite K, Dubikaityte M, Gibas P, Bakavicius A, Rimantas Lazutka J, Ulys A, Jankevicius F, Jarmalaite S. Clinical significance of miRNA host gene promoter methylation in prostate cancer. Hum Mol Genet 2017; 26:2451-2461. [PMID: 28398479 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddx138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2016] [Accepted: 04/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Only a part of prostate cancer (PCa) patients has aggressive malignancy requiring adjuvant treatment after radical prostatectomy (RP). Biomarkers capable to predict biochemical PCa recurrence (BCR) after RP would significantly improve preoperative risk stratification and treatment decisions. MicroRNA (miRNA) deregulation has recently emerged as an important phenomenon in tumor development and progression, however, the mechanisms remain largely unstudied. In the present study, based on microarray profiling of DNA methylation in 9 pairs of PCa and noncancerous prostate tissues (NPT), host genes of miR-155-5p, miR-152-3p, miR-137, miR-31-5p, and miR-642a, -b were analyzed for promoter methylation in 129 PCa, 35 NPT, and 17 benign prostatic hyperplasia samples (BPH) and compared to the expression of mature miRNAs and their selected targets (DNMT1, KDM1A, and KDM5B). The Cancer Genome Atlas dataset was utilized for validation. Methylation of mir-155, mir-152, and mir-137 host genes was PCa-specific, and downregulation of miR-155-5p significantly correlated with promoter methylation. Higher KDM5B expression was observed in samples with methylated mir-155 or mir-137 promoters, whereas upregulation of KDM1A and DNMT1 was associated with mir-155 and mir-152 methylation status, respectively. Promoter methylation of mir-155, mir-152, and mir-31 was predictive of BCR-free survival in various Cox models and increased the prognostic value of clinicopathologic factors. In conclusion, methylated mir-155, mir-152, mir-137, and mir-31 host genes are promising diagnostic and/or prognostic biomarkers of PCa. Methylation status of particular miRNA host genes as independent variables or in combinations might assist physicians in identifying poor prognosis PCa patients preoperatively.
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- Kristina Daniunaite
- Institute of Biosciences, Life Sciences Centre, Vilnius University, Vilnius LT-10257, Lithuania
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- Institute of Biosciences, Life Sciences Centre, Vilnius University, Vilnius LT-10257, Lithuania
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- Department of Biological DNA Modification, Institute of Biotechnology, Life Sciences Centre, Vilnius University, Vilnius LT-10257, Lithuania
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- National Cancer Institute, Vilnius LT-08660.,Urology Centre, Vilnius University, Vilnius LT-08661, Lithuania
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- Institute of Biosciences, Life Sciences Centre, Vilnius University, Vilnius LT-10257, Lithuania
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- National Cancer Institute, Vilnius LT-08660.,Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius LT-03101, Lithuania
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- Institute of Biosciences, Life Sciences Centre, Vilnius University, Vilnius LT-10257, Lithuania.,National Cancer Institute, Vilnius LT-08660
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Zare M, Bastami M, Solali S, Alivand MR. Aberrant miRNA promoter methylation and EMT‐involving miRNAs in breast cancer metastasis: Diagnosis and therapeutic implications. J Cell Physiol 2017; 233:3729-3744. [DOI: 10.1002/jcp.26116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2017] [Accepted: 08/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Maryam Zare
- Department of BiologyPayame Noor UniversityTehranIran
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- Drug Applied Research CenterTabriz University of Medical SciencesTabrizIran
- Department of Medical GeneticsFaculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical SciencesTabrizIran
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- Department of HematologyFaculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical SciencesTabrizIran
- Immunology Research CenterTabriz University of Medical SciencesTabrizIran
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- Drug Applied Research CenterTabriz University of Medical SciencesTabrizIran
- Department of Medical GeneticsFaculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical SciencesTabrizIran
- Stem Cell Research CenterTabriz University of Medical SciencesTabrizIran
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microRNAs (miRNAs) are a small RNA species without protein-coding potential. However, they are key modulators of protein translation. Many studies have linked miRNAs with cancer initiation, progression, diagnosis, and prognosis, and recent studies have also linked them with cancer etiology and susceptibility, especially through single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). This review discusses some of the recent advances in miRNA-SNP literature-including SNPs in miRNA genes, miRNA target sites, and the processing machinery. In addition, we highlight some emerging areas of interest, including isomiRs and non-3'UTR focused miRNA-binding mechanisms that could provide further novel insight into the relationship between miR-SNPs and cancer. Finally, we note that additional epidemiological and experimental research is needed to close the gap in our understanding of the genotype-phenotype relationship between miRNA-SNPs and cancer.
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- Bríd M Ryan
- Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, United States.
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Xu F, Zhou W, Cao J, Xu Q, Jiang D, Chen Y. A Combination of DNA-peptide Probes and Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS): A Quasi-Targeted Proteomics Approach for Multiplexed MicroRNA Quantification. Theranostics 2017; 7:2849-2862. [PMID: 28824720 PMCID: PMC5562220 DOI: 10.7150/thno.19113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2017] [Accepted: 05/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The distorted and unique expression of microRNAs (miRNAs) in cancer makes them an attractive source of biomarker. There is much evidence indicating that a panel of miRNAs, termed "miRNA fingerprints", is more specific and informative than an individual miRNA as biomarker. Thus, multiplex assays for simultaneous quantification of multiple miRNAs could be more potent in clinical practice. However, current available assays normally require pre-enrichment, amplification and labeling steps, and most of them are semi-quantitative or lack of multiplexing capability. In this study, we developed a quasi-targeted proteomics assay for multiplexed miRNA quantification by a combination of DNA-peptide probes and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Specifically, the signal of target miRNAs (i.e., miR-21, miR-let7a, miR-200c, miR-125a and miR-15b) was converted into the mass response of reporter peptides by hybridization of miRNAs with DNA-peptide probes and subsequent tryptic digestion to release the peptides. After a careful optimization of conditions related to binding, conjugation, hybridization and multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) detection, the assay was validated for each miRNA and the limit of quantification (LOQ) for all the miRNAs can achieve 1 pM. Moreover, crosstalk between DNA-peptide probes in multiplex assay was sophisticatedly evaluated. Using this quasi-targeted proteomics assay, the level of target miRNAs was determined in 3 human breast cell lines and 36 matched pairs of breast tissue samples. Finally, simplex assay and qRT-PCR were also performed for a comparison. This approach grafts the strategy of targeted proteomics into miRNA quantification and may offer a new way for multiplexed miRNA profiling.
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- Feifei Xu
- Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China
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- Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China
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- Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China
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- Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China
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miR-137 downregulates c-kit expression in acute myeloid leukemia. Leuk Res 2017; 57:72-77. [DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2017.01.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2016] [Revised: 01/18/2017] [Accepted: 01/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Sha HH, Wang DD, Chen D, Liu SW, Wang Z, Yan DL, Dong SC, Feng JF. MiR-138: A promising therapeutic target for cancer. Tumour Biol 2017; 39:1010428317697575. [PMID: 28378633 DOI: 10.1177/1010428317697575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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MicroRNAs are small noncoding RNAs which regulate gene expressions at post-transcriptional level by binding to the 3'-untranslated region of target messenger RNAs. Growing evidences highlight their pivotal roles in various biological processes of human cancers. Among them, miR-138, generating from two primary transcripts, pri-miR-138-1 and pri-miR-138-2, expresses aberrantly in different cancers and is extensively studied in cancer network. Importantly, studies have shown that miR-138 acts as a tumor suppressor by targeting many target genes, which are related to proliferation, apoptosis, invasion, and migration. Additionally, some researches also discover that miR-138 can sensitize tumors to chemotherapies. In this review, we summarize the expression of miR-138 on regulatory mechanisms and tumor biological processes, which will establish molecular basis on the usage of miR-138 in clinical applications in the future.
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- Huan-Huan Sha
- 1 Department of Chemotherapy, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- 2 The First Clinical School of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- 3 Research Center of Clinical Oncology, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- 1 Department of Chemotherapy, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- 2 The First Clinical School of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- 1 Department of Chemotherapy, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- 1 Department of Chemotherapy, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- 1 Department of Chemotherapy, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Pronina IV, Loginov VI, Burdennyy AM, Fridman MV, Senchenko VN, Kazubskaya TP, Kushlinskii NE, Dmitriev AA, Braga EA. DNA methylation contributes to deregulation of 12 cancer-associated microRNAs and breast cancer progression. Gene 2017; 604:1-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2016.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2016] [Revised: 11/11/2016] [Accepted: 12/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Luo LJ, Yang F, Ding JJ, Yan DL, Wang DD, Yang SJ, Ding L, Li J, Chen D, Ma R, Wu JZ, Tang JH. MiR-31 inhibits migration and invasion by targeting SATB2 in triple negative breast cancer. Gene 2016; 594:47-58. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2016.08.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2016] [Revised: 08/28/2016] [Accepted: 08/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Khandelwal A, Malhotra A, Jain M, Vasquez KM, Jain A. The emerging role of long non-coding RNA in gallbladder cancer pathogenesis. Biochimie 2016; 132:152-160. [PMID: 27894946 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2016.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2016] [Accepted: 11/24/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is the most common and aggressive form of biliary tract carcinoma with an alarmingly low 5-year survival rate. Despite its high mortality rate, the underlying mechanisms of GBC pathogenesis are not completely understood. Recently, from a growing volume of literature, long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have emerged as key regulators of gene expression and appear to play vital roles in many human cancers. To date, a number of lncRNAs have been implicated in GBC, but their potential roles in GBC have not been systematically examined. Thus, in this review, we critically discuss the emerging roles of lncRNAs in GBC, and the pathways involved. Specifically, we note that some lncRNAs show greater expression in T1 and T2 tumor stages compared to T3 and T4 tumor stages and that their dysregulation leads to alterations in cell cycle progression and can cause an increase in GBC cell proliferation or apoptosis. In addition, some lncRNAs control the epithelial-mesenchymal transition process, while others take part in the regulation of ERK/MAPK and Ras cancer-associated signaling pathways. We also present their potential utility in diagnosis, prognosis, and/or treatment of GBC. The overall goal of this review is to stimulate interest in the role of lncRNAs in GBC, which may open new avenues in the determination of GBC pathogenesis and may lead to the development of new preventive and therapeutic strategies for GBC.
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- Akanksha Khandelwal
- Centre for Animal Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab, India; Centre for Biochemistry and Microbial Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab, India
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat, Solan, HP, India
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- Centre for Biochemistry and Microbial Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab, India
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- Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, Dell Pediatric Research Institute, 1400 Barbara Jordan Blvd, Austin, TX, 78723, USA
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- Centre for Animal Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab, India.
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Loginov VI, Burdennyy AM, Pronina IV, Khokonova VV, Kurevljov SV, Kazubskaya TP, Kushlinskii NE, Braga EA. Novel miRNA genes hypermethylated in breast cancer. Mol Biol 2016. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026893316050101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Desiderio A, Spinelli R, Ciccarelli M, Nigro C, Miele C, Beguinot F, Raciti GA. Epigenetics: spotlight on type 2 diabetes and obesity. J Endocrinol Invest 2016; 39:1095-103. [PMID: 27180180 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-016-0473-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2016] [Accepted: 04/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity are the major public health problems. Substantial efforts have been made to define loci and variants contributing to the individual risk of these disorders. However, the overall risk explained by genetic variation is very modest. Epigenetics is one of the fastest growing research areas in biomedicine as changes in the epigenome are involved in many biological processes, impact on the risk for several complex diseases including diabetes and may explain susceptibility. In this review, we focus on the role of DNA methylation in contributing to the risk of T2D and obesity.
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- A Desiderio
- URT of the Institute of Experimental Endocrinology and Oncology "G. Salvatore", National Council of Research, Naples, Italy
- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- URT of the Institute of Experimental Endocrinology and Oncology "G. Salvatore", National Council of Research, Naples, Italy
- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- URT of the Institute of Experimental Endocrinology and Oncology "G. Salvatore", National Council of Research, Naples, Italy
- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- URT of the Institute of Experimental Endocrinology and Oncology "G. Salvatore", National Council of Research, Naples, Italy
- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- URT of the Institute of Experimental Endocrinology and Oncology "G. Salvatore", National Council of Research, Naples, Italy
- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- URT of the Institute of Experimental Endocrinology and Oncology "G. Salvatore", National Council of Research, Naples, Italy.
- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy.
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- URT of the Institute of Experimental Endocrinology and Oncology "G. Salvatore", National Council of Research, Naples, Italy
- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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Co-localized genomic regulation of miRNA and mRNA via DNA methylation affects survival in multiple tumor types. Cancer Genet 2016; 209:463-473. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergen.2016.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2016] [Revised: 07/23/2016] [Accepted: 09/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Piletič K, Kunej T. MicroRNA epigenetic signatures in human disease. Arch Toxicol 2016; 90:2405-19. [DOI: 10.1007/s00204-016-1815-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2016] [Accepted: 08/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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