MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are single-stranded, 18- to 23-nt RNA molecules that function as regulators of gene expression. Previous studies have shown that microRNAs play important roles in human cancers, including gliomas. Here, we found that expression levels of miR-181b were decreased in gliomas, and we identified IGF-1R as a novel direct target of miR-181b. MiR-181b overexpression inhibited cell proliferation, migration, invasion, and tumorigenesis by targeting IGF-1R and its downstream signaling pathways, PI3K/AKT and MAPK/ERK1/2. Overexpression of IGF-1R rescued the inhibitory effects of miR-181b. In clinical specimens, IGF-1R was overexpressed, and its protein levels were inversely correlated with miR-181b expression. Taken together, our results indicate that miR-181b functions in gliomas to suppress growth by targeting the IGF-1R oncogene and that miR-181b may serve as a novel therapeutic target for gliomas.
基金:
China Natural Science FoundationNational Natural Science Foundation of China [81072078, 81101901, 81172389, 91229121]; Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu ProvinceJiangsu Planned Projects for Postdoctoral Research FundsNatural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province [201123808, 2010580]; Jiangsu Province's Key Provincial Talents Program [RC2011051]; Jiangsu Province's Key Discipline of Medicine [XK201117]; Program for Development of Innovative Research Team in the First Affiliated Hospital of NJMU; Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions; National High Technology Research and Development Program 863National High Technology Research and Development Program of China [2012AA02A508]
第一作者机构:[1]Nanjing Med Univ, Dept Neurosurg, Affiliated Hosp 1, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu, Peoples R China;
通讯作者:
通讯机构:[1]Nanjing Med Univ, Dept Neurosurg, Affiliated Hosp 1, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu, Peoples R China;
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Shi Zhu-mei,Wang Xie-feng,Qian Xu,et al.MiRNA-181b suppresses IGF-1R and functions as a tumor suppressor gene in gliomas[J].RNA.2013,19(4):552-560.doi:10.1261/rna.035972.112.
APA:
Shi, Zhu-mei,Wang, Xie-feng,Qian, Xu,Tao, Tao,Wang, Lin...&You, Yong-ping.(2013).MiRNA-181b suppresses IGF-1R and functions as a tumor suppressor gene in gliomas.RNA,19,(4)
MLA:
Shi, Zhu-mei,et al."MiRNA-181b suppresses IGF-1R and functions as a tumor suppressor gene in gliomas".RNA 19..4(2013):552-560