MicroRNA-30e*promotes human glioma cell invasiveness in an orthotopic xenotransplantation model by disrupting the NF-κB/IκBα negative feedback loop
MicroRNA-30e*promotes human glioma cell invasiveness in an orthotopic xenotransplantation model by disrupting the NF-κB/IκBα negative feedback loop
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DOI:
10.1172/jci58849
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发表时间:
2012-01-01
影响因子:
15.9
通讯作者:
Li, Mengfeng
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作者:
Jiang, Lili;Lin, Chuyong;Li, Mengfeng
Constitutive activation of NF-kappa B is a frequent event in human cancers, playing important roles in cancer development and progression. In nontransformed cells, NF-kappa B activation is tightly controlled by I kappa Bs. I kappa Bs bind NF-kappa B in the cytoplasm, preventing it from translocating to the nucleus to modulate gene expression. Stimuli that activate NF-kappa B signaling trigger I kappa B degradation, enabling nuclear translocation of NF-kappa B. Among the genes regulated by NF-kappa B are those encoding the I kappa Bs, providing a negative feedback loop that limits NF-kappa B activity. How transformed cells override this NF-kappa B/I kappa B negative feedback loop remains unclear. Here, we report in human glioma cell lines that microRNA-30e* (miR-30e*) directly targets the I kappa B alpha 3'-UTR and suppresses I kappa B alpha expression. Overexpression of miR-30e* in human glioma cell lines led to hyperactivation of NF-kappa B and enhanced expression of NF-kappa B-regulated genes, which promoted glioma cell invasiveness in in vitro assays and in an orthotopic xenotransplantation model. These effects of miR-30e* were shown to be clinically relevant, as miR-30e* was found to be upregulated in primary human glioma cells and correlated with malignant progression and poor survival. Hence, miR-30e* provides an epigenetic mechanism that disrupts the NF-kappa B/I kappa B alpha loop and may represent a new therapeutic target and prognostic marker.