Project description:Ras family oncogenes are mutated in approximately 30% of human cancers and cause resistance to multiple treatment modalities. While identifying methods to directly target mutant KRas have been challenging, targeting regulators of KRas may be beneficial. Using a systems approach of integrating a genome-wide miRNA screen with patient data of a phospho-proteomic signature of the KRas downstream pathway, we identified miR-193a-3p as a potent tumor suppressor capable of reversing KRas-related signaling, whereby the 3’UTR of KRas is directly targeted via two miR-193a-3p binding sites. Mechanistic studies revealed that miR-193a-3p inhibited the KRas protein signature, KRas downstream transcriptomic network, proliferation, induced a G1 arrest, and reduced colony formation in 3D cultures through direct targeting of KRas. An ex vivo lung cancer model showed that miR-193a-3p significantly reduced the viability of circulating tumor cells as well as decreased metastasis. In vivo studies revealed that miR-193a-3p significantly reduced tumor growth as well as metastasis of a KRas-mutant lung cancer xenograft model.
Project description:Background & Aims: Serum microRNAs (miRNAs) levels are known to change in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and may serve as useful biomarkers. This study aimed to profile miRNAs comprehensively at all NAFLD stages. Methods:We profiled 2,083 serum miRNAs in a discovery cohort (183 NAFLD cases representing the complete NAFLD spectrum and 10 population controls). MiRNA libraries generated by HTG EdgeSeq were sequenced by Illumina NextSeq. Selected serum miRNAs were profiled in 372 additional NAFLD cases and 15 population controls by quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. Results: Levels of 275 miRNAs differed between cases and population controls. Fewer differences were seen within individual NAFLD stages but miR-193a-5p consistently the showed increased levels in all comparisons. Relative to NAFL/NASH with mild fibrosis (stage 0/1), three miRNAs (miR-193a-5p, miR-378d and miR378d) were increased in cases with NASH and clinically significant fibrosis (stage 2-4), seven (miR193a-5p, miR-378d, miR-378e, miR-320b, c, d & e) increased in cases with NAFLD Activity Score (NAS) 5-8 compared with lower NAS, and three (miR-193a-5p, miR-378d, miR-378e) increased but one (miR-19b-3p) decreased in steatosis, activity, and fibrosis "activity" (SAF-A) score 2-4 compared with lower SAF-A. The significant findings for miR-193a-5p were replicated in the additional NAFLD cohort. Studies in Hep G2 cells showed that following palmitic acid treatment, miR-193a-5p expression decreased significantly. Gene targets for miR-193a-5p were investigated in liver RNAseq data for a case subgroup (n=80); liver GPX8 levels correlated positively with serum miR-193a-5p. Conclusions: Serum miR-193a-5p levels correlate strongly with NAFLD activity grade and fibrosis stage. MiR-193a-5p may have a role in the hepatic response to oxidative stress and is a potential clinically tractable circulating biomarker for progressive NAFLD.
Project description:iPSC-derived neurons were treated with mimics and inhibitors of the miRNAs miR-150-5p, hsa-mir-193a-3p and hsa-miR-19b-3p.
RNA-sequencing was then performed to examine the effects of miRNA up-regulation and inhibition.
Project description:Microglia were derived from iPSCs and treated with mimics and inhibitors of the miRNAs hsa-miR-150-5p, hsa-miR-193a-3p and hsa-miR-19b-3p. RNA-sequencing was then performed to examine the effects of up- and down-regulation of the respective miRNAs.
Project description:In order to identify the targets of miR-193a-5p in osteosarcoma U2OS cell line, we used a lentivirus-mediated expression system to overexpressing miR-193a precusor, miR-193a-5p target sequence and non-target sequence, respectively, in osteosarcoma cell line U2OS. A tandem mass tag (TMT)-based quantitative proteomic strategy was employed to identify the global profile of miR-193a-5p-regulated proteins. order to identify the targets of miR-193a-5p, we used a lentivirus-mediated expression system to overexpressing miR-193a precusor, miR-193a-5p target sequence and non-target sequence, respectively, in osteosarcoma cell line U2OS. A tandem mass tag (TMT)-based quantitative proteomic strategy was employed to identify the global profile of miR-193a-5p-regulated proteins.
Project description:Purpose: Despite that androgen-deprivation therapy results in long-lasting responses, the disease inevitably progresses to metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. In this study, we identified miR-33b-3p as a suppressor of metastasis in prostate cancer. miR-33b-3p was significantly reduced in prostate cancer tissues, and the low expression of miR-33b-3p was correlated with poor overall survival of prostate cancer patients. Overexpression of miR-33b-3p inhibited both migration and invasion of highly metastatic prostate cancer cells whereas antagonizing miR-33b-3p promoted those processes in lowly metastatic cells. The in vivo results demonstrate that miR-33b-3p suppresses metastasis of tail vein inoculated prostate cancer cells to lung, liver, and lymph node in mice. DOCK4 was validated as the direct target of miR-33b-3p. miR-33b-3p decreased the expression of DOCK4 and restoration of DOCK4 could rescue miR-33b-3p inhibition on cell migration and invasion. Moreover, downregulation of miR-33b-3p was induced by bortezomib, the clinically used proteasome inhibitor, and overexpression of miR-33b-3p rescued the insufficient inhibition of bortezomib on migration and invasion in prostate cancer cells. Collectively, our findings demonstrate that miR-33b-3p suppresses metastasis by targeting DOCK4 in prostate cancer. Our results suggest that enhancing miR-33b-3p expression may provide a promising therapeutic strategy for overcoming that proteasome inhibitor’s poor efficacy against metastatic prostate cancer.
Project description:Oxaliplatin (oxPt) resistance in colorectal cancers (CRC) is a major unsolved problem. Consequently, predictive markers and a better understanding of resistance mechanisms are urgently needed. To investigate if the recently identified predictive miR-625-3p is functionally involved in oxPt resistance, stable and inducible models of miR-625-3p dysregulation were analyzed. Ectopic expression of miR-625-3p in CRC cells led to increased resistance towards oxPt. The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) kinase 6 (MAP2K6/MKK6) – an activator of p38 MAPK - was identified as a functional target of miR-625-3p, and, in agreement, was down-regulated in patients not responding to oxPt therapy. The miR-625-3p resistance phenotype could be reversed by anti-miR-625-3p treatment and by ectopic expression of a miR-625-3p insensitive MAP2K6 variant. Transcriptome, proteome and phosphoproteome profiles revealed inactivation of MAP2K6-p38 signaling as a possible driving force behind oxPt resistance. We conclude that miR-625-3p induces oxPt resistance by abrogating MAP2K6-p38 regulated apoptosis and cell cycle control networks.
Project description:Revealing Dominant Regulatory MicroRNA-495-3p that Governs Multiple Epigenetic Modifiers in Gastric Carcinogenesis In this study, we identified miR-495-3p targeting multiple epigenetic modifiers through comprehensive miRNA and mRNA profiling analysis with in silico target prediction in GC. Western blotting assay or quantitative real time PCR was performed to confirm the expression of miR-495-3p and targets of it. We applied miRNA mimics to ectopic overexpression in gastric cancer cells and observed tumor suppressive effects of miR-495-3p in the growth and metastasis of cancer. Also, we confirmed the status of CpG islands of miR-495-3p promoter using methylation specific PCR analysis.
Project description:Global expression profiling of miRNAs in liver tissue of HBV infected HCC and chronic hepatitis B (CHB) with no fibrosis was evaluated. A total of 40 differentially expressed miRNAs were identified in HCC. Top 10 miRNAs are validated in more numbers of HCC tisuues by qRT PCR. Finally six miRNAs (miR-15a, miR-16, miR-21,miR-29b-3p, miR-126, miR-142-3p, miR-193a-5p) showed similar expression pattern in both microarray and qRT PCR Differential expression analysis of microRNAs in HBV infected HCC (n=4) compared to CHB patients with no fibrosis (n=8) as control.
Project description:Global expression profiling of miRNAs in liver tissue of HBV infected HCC and chronic hepatitis B (CHB) with no fibrosis was evaluated. A total of 40 differentially expressed miRNAs were identified in HCC. Top 10 miRNAs are validated in more numbers of HCC tisuues by qRT PCR. Finally six miRNAs (miR-15a, miR-16, miR-21,miR-29b-3p, miR-126, miR-142-3p, miR-193a-5p) showed similar expression pattern in both microarray and qRT PCR