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Erschienen in: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 1/2010

01.11.2010 | Preclinical study

The role of microRNA-128a in regulating TGFbeta signaling in letrozole-resistant breast cancer cells

verfasst von: Selma Masri, Zheng Liu, Sheryl Phung, Emily Wang, Yate-Ching Yuan, Shiuan Chen

Erschienen in: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment | Ausgabe 1/2010

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Abstract

Resistance to endocrine therapy agents has presented a clinical obstacle in the treatment of hormone-dependent breast cancer. Our laboratory has initiated a study of microRNA regulation of signaling pathways that may result in breast cancer progression on aromatase inhibitors (AI). Microarray analysis of hormone refractory cell lines identified 115 differentially regulated microRNAs, of which 49 microRNAs were believed to be hormone-responsive. A group of microRNAs were inversely expressed in the AI-resistant lines versus LTEDaro and tamoxifen-resistant. We focused our work on hsa-miR-128a which was hormone-responsive and selectively up-regulated in the letrozole-resistant cell lines. Human miR-128a was predicted to target the TGFβ signaling pathway and indeed sensitivity to TGFβ was compromised in the letrozole-resistant cells, as compared to parental MCF-7aro. Human miR-128a was shown to negatively target TGFβRI protein expression by binding to the 3′UTR region of the gene. Inhibition of endogenous miR-128a resulted in resensitization of the letrozole-resistant lines to TGFβ growth inhibitory effects. These data suggest that the hormone-responsive miR-128a can modulate TGFβ signaling and survival of the letrozole-resistant cell lines. To our knowledge, this is the first study to address the role of microRNA regulation as well as TGFβ signaling in AI-resistant breast cancer cell lines. We believe that in addition to estrogen-modulation of gene expression, hormone-regulated microRNAs may provide an additional level of post-transcriptional regulation of signaling pathways critically involved in breast cancer progression and AI-resistance.
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Metadaten
Titel
The role of microRNA-128a in regulating TGFbeta signaling in letrozole-resistant breast cancer cells
verfasst von
Selma Masri
Zheng Liu
Sheryl Phung
Emily Wang
Yate-Ching Yuan
Shiuan Chen
Publikationsdatum
01.11.2010
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment / Ausgabe 1/2010
Print ISSN: 0167-6806
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-7217
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-009-0716-3

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