MiR-27b is epigenetically downregulated in tamoxifen resistant breast cancer cells due to promoter methylation and regulates tamoxifen sensitivity by targeting HMGB3.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun
; 477(4): 768-773, 2016 09 02.
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MiR-27b downregulation is significantly associated with tamoxifen resistance in breast cancer cells. However, how it is downregulated in tamoxifen resistant (TamR) breast cancer cells and its downstream regulation were not clear. By performing MSP assay and QRT-PCR analysis with the use of 5-AZA-dC, a DNA methyltransferase inhibitor, we observed that TamR MCF-7 cells had significantly higher levels of methylation in the miR-27b promoter region than tamoxifen sensitive MCF-7 (TamS) cells and demethylation restored miR-27b expression. Re-expression of miR-27b sensitized TamR MCF-7 cells to tamoxifen, inhibited invasion and reversed epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT)-like properties. By using bioinformatics analysis and following dual luciferase and western blot analysis, this study confirmed a direct regulation of miR-27b on HMGB3 expression by binding to the 3'UTR. In addition, this study also found that silencing of HMGB3 indeed partially phenocopied the effects of miR-27b in reducing tamoxifen resistance and cell invasion and in reversing EMT-like properties. Therefore, we infer that HMGB3 is a functional target of miR-27b in modulation of tamoxifen resistance and EMT.
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Assunto principal:
Tamoxifeno
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Neoplasias da Mama
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Regiões Promotoras Genéticas
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Proteína HMGB3
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MicroRNAs
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Humans
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En
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Biochem Biophys Res Commun
Ano de publicação:
2016
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Article
País de afiliação:
China