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Transregulation of microRNA miR-21 promoter by AP-1 transcription factor in cervical cancer cells.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gene expression profiles have demonstrated that miR-21 expression is altered in almost all types of cancers and it has been classified as an oncogenic microRNA. Persistent HPV infection is the main etiologic agent in cervical cancer and induces genetic instability, including disruption of microRNA gene expression. In the present study, we analyzed the underlying mechanism of how AP-1 transcription factor can active miR-21 gene expression in cervical cancer cells.

Methods

To identify that c-Fos and c-Jun regulate the expression of miR-21 we performed RT-qPCR and western blot assays. We analyzed the interaction of AP-1 with miR-21 promoter by EMSA and ChIP assays and determined the mechanism of its regulation by reporter construct plasmids. We identified the nuclear translocation of c-Fos and c-Jun by immunofluorescence microscopy assays.

Results

We demonstrated that c-Fos and c-Jun proteins are expressed and regulate the expression of miR-21 in cervical cancer cells. DNA sequence analysis revealed the presence of AP-1 DNA-binding sites in the human miR-21 promoter region. EMSA analyses confirmed the interactions of the miR-21 upstream transcription factor AP-1. ChIP assays further showed the binding of c-Fos to AP-1 sequences from the miR-21 core promoter in vivo. Functional analysis of AP-1 sequences of miR-21 in reporter plasmids demonstrated that these sequences increase the miR-21 promoter activation.

Conclusions

Our findings suggest a physical interaction and functional cooperation between AP-1 transcription factor in the miR-21 promoter and may explain the effect of AP-1 on miR-21 gene expression in cervical cancer cells.

SUBMITTER: Del Mar Diaz-Gonzalez S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6694678 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Transregulation of microRNA miR-21 promoter by AP-1 transcription factor in cervical cancer cells.

Del Mar Díaz-González Sacnite S Rodríguez-Aguilar Eduardo Daniel ED Meneses-Acosta Angélica A Valadez-Graham Viviana V Deas Jessica J Gómez-Cerón Claudia C Tavira-Montalván Carlos Alberto CA Arizmendi-Heras Alitzel A Ramírez-Bello Julián J Zurita-Ortega Mario Enrique ME Illades-Aguiar Berenice B Leyva-Vázquez Marco Antonio MA Fernández-Tilapa Gloria G Bermúdez-Morales Víctor Hugo VH Madrid-Marina Vicente V Rodríguez-Dorantes Mauricio M Pérez-Plasencia Carlos C Peralta-Zaragoza Oscar O

Cancer cell international 20190815

<h4>Background</h4>Gene expression profiles have demonstrated that miR-21 expression is altered in almost all types of cancers and it has been classified as an oncogenic microRNA. Persistent HPV infection is the main etiologic agent in cervical cancer and induces genetic instability, including disruption of microRNA gene expression. In the present study, we analyzed the underlying mechanism of how AP-1 transcription factor can active miR-21 gene expression in cervical cancer cells.<h4>Methods</h ...[more]

PMID: 31427899

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Project description:BackgroundExpression of the microRNA miR-21 has been found to be altered in almost all types of cancers and it has been classified as an oncogenic microRNA or oncomir. Due to the critical functions of its target proteins in various signaling pathways, miR-21 is an attractive target for genetic and pharmacological modulation in various cancers. Cervical cancer is the second most common cause of death from cancer in women worldwide and persistent HPV infection is the main etiologic agent. This malignancy merits special attention for the development of new treatment strategies. In the present study we analyze the role of miR-21 in cervical cancer cells.MethodsTo identify the downstream cellular target genes of upstream miR-21, we silenced endogenous miR-21 expression in a cervical intraepithelial neoplasia-derived cell lines using siRNAs. The effect of miR-21 on gene expression was assessed in cervical cancer cells transfected with the siRNA expression plasmid pSIMIR21. We identified the tumor suppressor gene PTEN as a target of miR-21 and determined the mechanism of its regulation throughout reporter construct plasmids. Using this model, we analyzed the expression of miR-21 and PTEN as well as functional effects such as autophagy and apoptosis induction.ResultsIn SiHa cells, there was an inverse correlation between miR-21 expression and PTEN mRNA level as well as PTEN protein expression in cervical cancer cells. Transfection with the pSIMIR21 plasmid increased luciferase reporter activity in construct plasmids containing the PTEN-3'-UTR microRNA response elements MRE21-1 and MRE21-2. The role of miR-21 in cell proliferation was also analyzed in SiHa and HeLa cells transfected with the pSIMIR21 plasmid, and tumor cells exhibited markedly reduced cell proliferation along with autophagy and apoptosis induction.ConclusionsWe conclude that miR-21 post-transcriptionally down-regulates the expression of PTEN to promote cell proliferation and cervical cancer cell survival. Therefore, it may be a potential therapeutic target in gene therapy for cervical cancer.

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Transregulation of microRNA miR-21 promoter by AP-1 transcription factor in cervical cancer cells.

Background

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Transregulation of microRNA miR-21 promoter by AP-1 transcription factor in cervical cancer cells.

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