IDENTIFICATION AND FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF microRNAs WITH ALTERED EXPRESSION IN COLORECTAL CANCER TISSUE
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| Year of publication | 2012 |
| Type | Conference abstract |
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| Description | MicroRNAs (miRNAs) constitute a robust regulatory network with posttranscriptional regulatory efficiency for almost one half of human coding genes, including oncogenes and tumor suppressors. We determined the expression profile of 667 miRNAs in colorectal cancer (CRC) tissues and paired non-tumoral tissues and identified 42 differentially expressed miRNAs. We chose miR-215, miR-375, miR-378, miR-422a and miR-135b for further validation on an independent cohort of 125 clinically characterized CRC patients and for in vitro analyses. MiR-215, miR-375, miR-378 and miR-422a were significantly decreased, whereas miR-135b was increased in CRC tumor tissues. Levels of miR-215 and miR-422a correlated with clinical stage. MiR-135b was associated with higher preoperative serum levels of CEA and CA19-9. In vitro analyses showed that ectopic expression of miR-215 decreases viability and migration, increases apoptosis and promotes cell cycle arrest in DLD-1 and HCT-116 colon cancer cell lines. Similarly, over-expression of miR-375 and inhibition of miR-135b led to decreased viability. Finally, restoration of miR-378, miR-422a and miR-375 inhibited G1/S transition. These findings indicate that miR-378, miR-375, miR-422a and miR-215 play an important role in CRC as tumor suppressors, whereas miR-135b functions as an oncogene; both groups of miRNA contribute to CRC pathogenesis. |