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Autoregulatory loop between TGF-?1/miR-411-5p/SPRY4 and MAPK pathway in rhabdomyosarcoma modulates proliferation and differentiation.

ABSTRACT: The origin of rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) remains controversial. However, specific microRNAs (miRNAs) are downregulated in RMS and it is possible that re-expression of these miRNAs may lead to differentiation. Transforming growth factor-?1 (TGF-?1) is known to block differentiation of RMS. We therefore analyzed miRNA microarrays of RMS cell lines with or without TGF-?1 knockdown and identified a novel anti-oncogene miR-411-5p. Re-expression of miR-411-5p inhibited RMS cell proliferation in vitro and tumorigenicity in vivo. Using a luciferase reporting system and sequence analysis, the potential target of miR-411-5p was identified as sprouty homolog 4 (SPRY4), which inhibits protein kinase C?-mediated activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs), especially p38MAPK phosphorylation. These results revealed an inverse correlation between TGF-?1/SPRY4 and miR-411-5p levels. SPRY4 small interfering RNA and miR-411-5p both activated p38MAPK phosphorylation and also promoted apoptosis and myogenic differentiation, indicated by increased caspase-3, myosin heavy chain, and myosin expression. SPRY4 and miR-411 mRNA levels correlated with TGF-?1 expression levels in RMS tissues, which was confirmed by immunohistochemical staining for TGF-?1, SPRY4, and phosphorylated p38MAPK proteins. Overall, these results indicate that miR-411-5p acts as an RMS differentiation-inducing miRNA prompting p38MAPK activation via directly downregulating SPRY4. These results establish an autoregulatory loop between TGF-?1/miR-411-5p/SPRY4 and MAPK in RMS, which governs the switch between proliferation and differentiation.

SUBMITTER: Sun M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4558514 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Autoregulatory loop between TGF-β1/miR-411-5p/SPRY4 and MAPK pathway in rhabdomyosarcoma modulates proliferation and differentiation.

Sun M M Huang F F Yu D D Zhang Y Y Xu H H Zhang L L Li L L Dong L L Guo L L Wang S S

Cell death & disease 20150820

The origin of rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) remains controversial. However, specific microRNAs (miRNAs) are downregulated in RMS and it is possible that re-expression of these miRNAs may lead to differentiation. Transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) is known to block differentiation of RMS. We therefore analyzed miRNA microarrays of RMS cell lines with or without TGF-β1 knockdown and identified a novel anti-oncogene miR-411-5p. Re-expression of miR-411-5p inhibited RMS cell proliferation in vitro and ...[more]

PMID: 26291313

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Autoregulatory loop between TGF-?1/miR-411-5p/SPRY4 and MAPK pathway in rhabdomyosarcoma modulates proliferation and differentiation.

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Autoregulatory loop between TGF-β1/miR-411-5p/SPRY4 and MAPK pathway in rhabdomyosarcoma modulates proliferation and differentiation.

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