RRC ID 37639
著者 Coulouarn C, Factor VM, Andersen JB, Durkin ME, Thorgeirsson SS.
タイトル Loss of miR-122 expression in liver cancer correlates with suppression of the hepatic phenotype and gain of metastatic properties.
ジャーナル Oncogene
Abstract Growing evidence indicates that microRNAs have a significant role in tumor development and may constitute robust biomarkers for cancer diagnosis and prognosis. In this study, we evaluated the clinical and functional relevance of microRNA-122 (miR-122) expression in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We report that miR-122 is specifically repressed in a subset of primary tumors that are characterized by poor prognosis. We further show that the loss of miR-122 expression in tumor cells segregates with specific gene expression profiles linked to cancer progression, namely the suppression of hepatic phenotype and the acquisition of invasive properties. We identify liver-enriched transcription factors as central regulatory molecules in the gene networks associated with loss of miR-122, and provide evidence suggesting that miR-122 is under the transcriptional control of HNF1A, HNF3A and HNF3B. We further show that loss of miR-122 results in an increase of cell migration and invasion and that restoration of miR-122 reverses this phenotype. In conclusion, miR-122 is a marker of hepatocyte-specific differentiation and an important determinant in the control of cell migration and invasion. From a clinical point of view, our study emphasizes miR-122 as a diagnostic and prognostic marker for HCC progression.
巻・号 28(40)
ページ 3526-36
公開日 2009-10-8
DOI 10.1038/onc.2009.211
PII onc2009211
PMID 19617899
PMC PMC3492882
MeSH Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / genetics* Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / mortality Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / pathology Cell Line, Tumor Gene Expression Profiling Humans Liver Neoplasms / genetics* Liver Neoplasms / mortality Liver Neoplasms / pathology MicroRNAs / analysis MicroRNAs / physiology* Neoplasm Invasiveness Neoplasm Metastasis Phenotype Prognosis
IF 7.971
引用数 482
WOS 分野 BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY ONCOLOGY GENETICS & HEREDITY CELL BIOLOGY
リソース情報
ヒト・動物細胞 HuH-6(RCB1367)