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Hepatitis B virus X protein represses miRNA-148a to enhance tumorigenesis.

ABSTRACT: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been shown to be dysregulated in virus-related cancers; however, miRNA regulation of virus-related cancer development and progression remains poorly understood. Here, we report that miR-148a is repressed by hepatitis B virus (HBV) X protein (HBx) to promote cancer growth and metastasis in a mouse model of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Hematopoietic pre-B cell leukemia transcription factor-interacting protein (HPIP) is an important regulator of cancer cell growth. We used miRNA target prediction programs to identify miR-148a as a regulator of HPIP. Expression of miR-148a in hepatoma cells reduced HPIP expression, leading to repression of AKT and ERK and subsequent inhibition of mTOR through the AKT/ERK/FOXO4/ATF5 pathway. HBx has been shown to play a critical role in the molecular pathogenesis of HBV-related HCC. We found that HBx suppressed p53-mediated activation of miR-148a. Moreover, expression of miR-148a was downregulated in patients with HBV-related liver cancer and negatively correlated with HPIP, which was upregulated in patients with liver cancer. In cultured cells and a mouse xenograft model, miR-148a reduced the growth, epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition, invasion, and metastasis of HBx-expressing hepatocarcinoma cells through inhibition of HPIP-mediated mTOR signaling. Thus, miR-148a activation or HPIP inhibition may be a useful strategy for cancer treatment.

SUBMITTER: Xu X

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3561812 | biostudies-other | 2013 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Hepatitis B virus X protein represses miRNA-148a to enhance tumorigenesis.

Xu Xiaojie X Fan Zhongyi Z Kang Lei L Han Juqiang J Jiang Chengying C Zheng Xiaofei X Zhu Ziman Z Jiao Huabo H Lin Jing J Jiang Kai K Ding Lihua L Zhang Hao H Cheng Long L Fu Hanjiang H Song Yi Y Jiang Ying Y Liu Jiahong J Wang Rongfu R Du Nan N Ye Qinong Q

The Journal of clinical investigation 20130116 2

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been shown to be dysregulated in virus-related cancers; however, miRNA regulation of virus-related cancer development and progression remains poorly understood. Here, we report that miR-148a is repressed by hepatitis B virus (HBV) X protein (HBx) to promote cancer growth and metastasis in a mouse model of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Hematopoietic pre-B cell leukemia transcription factor-interacting protein (HPIP) is an important regulator of cancer cell growth. We use ...[more]

PMID: 23321675

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