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MiR-21 Plays a Dual Role in Tumor Formation and Cytotoxic Response in Breast Tumors.

ABSTRACT: Breast cancer (BrCa) relies on specific microRNAs to drive disease progression. Oncogenic miR-21 is upregulated in many cancers, including BrCa, and is associated with poor survival and treatment resistance. We sought to determine the role of miR-21 in BrCa tumor initiation, progression and treatment response. In a triple-negative BrCa model, radiation exposure increased miR-21 in both primary tumor and metastases. In vitro, miR-21 knockdown decreased survival in all BrCa subtypes in the presence of radiation. The role of miR-21 in BrCa initiation was evaluated by implanting wild-type miR-21 BrCa cells into genetically engineered mouse models where miR-21 was intact, heterozygous or globally ablated. Tumors were unable to grow in the mammary fat pads of miR-21^-/- mice, and grew in ~50% of miR-21^+/- and 100% in miR-21^+/+ mice. The contribution of miR-21 to progression and metastases was tested by crossing miR-21^-/- mice with mice that spontaneously develop BrCa. The global ablation of miR-21 significantly decreased the tumorigenesis and metastases of BrCa, while sensitizing tumors to radio- and chemotherapeutic agents via Fas/FasL-dependent apoptosis. Therefore, targeting miR-21 alone or in combination with various radio or cytotoxic therapies may represent novel and efficacious therapeutic modalities for the future treatment of BrCa patients.

SUBMITTER: Dan T

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7924198 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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miR-21 Plays a Dual Role in Tumor Formation and Cytotoxic Response in Breast Tumors.

Dan Tu T Shastri Anuradha A AA Palagani Ajay A Buraschi Simone S Neill Thomas T Savage Jason E JE Kapoor Aastha A DeAngelis Tiziana T Addya Sankar S Camphausen Kevin K Iozzo Renato V RV Simone Nicole L NL

Cancers 20210220 4

Breast cancer (BrCa) relies on specific microRNAs to drive disease progression. Oncogenic miR-21 is upregulated in many cancers, including BrCa, and is associated with poor survival and treatment resistance. We sought to determine the role of miR-21 in BrCa tumor initiation, progression and treatment response. In a triple-negative BrCa model, radiation exposure increased miR-21 in both primary tumor and metastases. In vitro, miR-21 knockdown decreased survival in all BrCa subtypes in the presenc ...[more]

PMID: 33672628

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MiR-21 Plays a Dual Role in Tumor Formation and Cytotoxic Response in Breast Tumors.

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miR-21 Plays a Dual Role in Tumor Formation and Cytotoxic Response in Breast Tumors.

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