miR-206 is down-regulated in breast cancer and inhibits cell proliferation through the up-regulation of cyclinD2
- Department of Oncology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu (China)
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui (China)
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu (China)
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu (China)
- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu (China)
Highlights: ► miR-206 was downexpressed in tumor samples compared with matched normal samples. ► Enhanced expression of miR-206 could inhibit breast cancer growth in vitro. ► Luciferase confirmed miR-206 functions as an anti-oncogene by targeting cyclinD2. ► A reverse correlation between miR-206 and cyclinD2 in breast cancer was found. -- Abstract: MicroRNAs act as important gene regulators in human genomes, and their aberrant expression is linked to many malignancies. Aberrant expression of miR-206 has been frequently reported in cancer studies; however, the role and mechanism of its function in breast cancer remains unclear. Quantitative real-time PCR was performed to detect the relative expression levels of miR-206 in breast cancer and normal breast tissues. Lower expression of miR-206 in breast cancer tissues was associated with larger tumour size and a more advanced clinical stage. Further in vitro observations showed that the enforced expression of miR-206 in MCF-7 breast cancer cells inhibited cell growth by blocking the G1/S transition and suppressed cell proliferation and colony formation, implying that miR-206 functions as a tumour suppressor in the progression of breast cancer. Interestingly, Luciferase assays first revealed that miR-206 inhibited cyclinD2 expression by targeting two binding sites in the 3′-untranslated region of cyclinD2 mRNA. qRT-PCR and Western blot assays verified that miR-206 reduced cyclinD2 expression at both the mRNA and protein levels. A reverse correlation between miR-206 and cyclinD2 expression was noted in breast cancer tissues. Altogether, our results identify a crucial tumour suppressive role of miR-206 in the progression of breast cancer, at least partly via up-regulation of the expression of cyclinD2, and suggest that miR-206 might be a candidate prognostic predictor or an anticancer therapeutic target for breast cancer patients.
- OSTI ID:
- 22239534
- Journal Information:
- Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Vol. 433, Issue 2; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2013 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0006-291X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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