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miR-23b regulates cytoskeletal remodeling, motility and metastasis by directly targeting multiple transcripts
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posted on 2023-06-09, 13:47 authored by Loredana Pellegrino, Justin Stebbing, Vania M Braga, Adam E Frampton, Jimmy Jacob, Lakjaya Buluwela, Long R Jiao, Manikandan Periyasamy, Chris D Madsen, Matthew P Caley, Silvia Ottaviani, Laura Roca-Alonso, Mona El-Bahrawy, R Charles Coombes, Jonathan Krell, Leandro CastellanoLeandro CastellanoUncontrolled cell proliferation and cytoskeletal remodeling are responsible for tumor development and ultimately metastasis. A number of studies have implicated microRNAs in the regulation of cancer cell invasion and migration. Here, we show that miR-23b regulates focal adhesion, cell spreading, cell-cell junctions and the formation of lamellipodia in breast cancer (BC), implicating a central role for it in cytoskeletal dynamics. Inhibition of miR-23b, using a specific sponge construct, leads to an increase of cell migration and metastatic spread in vivo, indicating it as a metastatic suppressor microRNA. Clinically, low miR-23b expression correlates with the development of metastases in BC patients. Mechanistically, miR-23b is able to directly inhibit a number of genes implicated in cytoskeletal remodeling in BC cells. Through intracellular signal transduction, growth factors activate the transcription factor AP-1, and we show that this in turn reduces miR-23b levels by direct binding to its promoter, releasing the pro-invasive genes from translational inhibition. In aggregate, miR-23b expression invokes a sophisticated interaction network that co-ordinates a wide range of cellular responses required to alter the cytoskeleton during cancer cell motility.
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Nucleic Acids ResearchISSN
1362-4962Publisher
Oxford University PressExternal DOI
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10Volume
41Page range
5400-5412Department affiliated with
- Biochemistry Publications
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2018-06-15First Open Access (FOA) Date
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2018-06-15Usage metrics
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