ΔNp63α suppresses cells invasion by downregulating PKCγ/Rac1 signaling through miR-320a
ΔNp63α suppresses cells invasion by downregulating PKCγ/Rac1 signaling through miR-320a
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DOI:
10.1038/s41419-019-1921-6
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发表时间:
2019-09-12
影响因子:
9
通讯作者:
Kadakia, Madhavi P.
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作者:
Aljagthmi, Amjad A.;Hill, Natasha T.;Kadakia, Madhavi P.
Delta Np63 alpha, a member of the p53 family of transcription factors, is overexpressed in a number of cancers and plays a role in proliferation, differentiation, migration, and invasion. Delta Np63 alpha has been shown to regulate several microRNAs that are involved in development and cancer. We identified miRNA miR-320a as a positively regulated target of Delta Np63 alpha. Previous studies have shown that miR-320a is downregulated in colorectal cancer and targets the small GTPase Rac1, leading to a reduction in noncanonical WNT signaling and EMT, thereby inhibiting tumor metastasis and invasion. We showed that miR-320a is a direct target of Delta Np63 alpha. Knockdown of Delta Np63 alpha in HaCaT and A431 cells downregulates miR-320a levels and leads to a corresponding elevation in PKC. transcript and protein levels. Rac1 phosphorylation at Ser71 was increased in the absence of Delta Np63 alpha, whereas overexpression of Delta Np63 alpha reversed S71 phosphorylation of Rac1. Moreover, increased PKC. levels, Rac1 phosphorylation and cell invasion observed upon knockdown of Delta Np63 alpha was reversed by either overexpressing miR-320a mimic or Rac1 silencing. Finally, silencing PKC. or treatment with the PKC inhibitor Go6976 reversed increased Rac1 phosphorylation and cell invasion observed upon silencing Delta Np63 alpha. Taken together, our data suggest that Delta Np63 alpha positively regulates miR-320a, thereby inhibiting PKC. expression, Rac1 phosphorylation, and cancer invasion.