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KMID : 0620920190510010009
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Experimental & Molecular Medicine
2019 Volume.51 No. 1 p.9 ~ p.9
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MiR-34a and miR-34b/c have distinct effects on the suppression of lung adenocarcinomas
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Kim Jeong-Seon
Kim Eun-Ju
Lee Si-Eun
Tan Xiaochao
Liu Xin
Park Sang-Hui
Kang Keun-Soo
Yoon Jung-Sook
Ko Yoon-Ho
Kurie Jonathan M.
Ahn Young-Ho
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Abstract
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Three miR-34 family members (miR-34a, miR-34b, and miR-34c) are clustered on two different chromosomal loci, Mir34a and Mir34b/c. These miRNAs have identical seed sequences, which are predicted to target the same set of genes. However, miR-34a and miR-34c have different sets of negatively correlated genes in lung adenocarcinoma data from The Cancer Genome Atlas. Therefore, we hypothesized that the individual miR-34 family members, which are tumor suppressive miRNAs, would have varying effects on lung tumorigenesis. To show this, we overexpressed each miR-34 cluster in murine lung cancer cells. MiR-34b/c enhanced cancer cell attachment and suppressed cell growth and invasion compared with miR-34a. In a syngeneic mouse model, both miR-34a and miR-34b/c blocked lung metastasis. However, miR-34b/c suppressed tumor growth more than miR-34a. MiR-34b/c also decreased the expression of mesenchymal markers (Cdh2 and Fn1) and increased the expression of epithelial markers (Cldn3, Dsp, and miR-200) to a greater degree than miR-34a. These results imply that miR-34b and miR-34c inhibit epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition. Furthermore, knockout of all three miR-34 members promoted mutant Kras-driven lung tumor progression in mice. Similarly, lung adenocarcinoma patients with higher miR-34a/b/c levels had better survival rates than did those with lower levels. In summary, we suggest that miR-34b and miR-34c are more effective tumor suppressors than miR-34a.
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KEYWORD
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miRNAs, Non-small-cell lung cancer
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