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- Title
Unique Haploinsufficient Role of the MicroRNA-Processing Molecule <i>Dicer1</i> in a Murine Colitis-Associated Tumorigenesis Model.
- Authors
Yoshikawa, Takeshi; Otsuka, Motoyuki; Kishikawa, Takahiro; Takata, Akemi; Ohno, Motoko; Shibata, Chikako; Kang, Young Jun; Yoshida, Haruhiko; Koike, Kazuhiko
- Abstract
A widespread downregulated expression of microRNAs (miRNAs) is commonly observed in human cancers. Similarly, deregulated expression of miRNA-processing pathway components, which results in the reduction of global miRNA expression, may also be associated with tumorigenesis. Here, we show that specific ablation of Dicer1 in intestinal epithelial cells accelerates intestinal inflammation-associated tumorigenesis. This effect was apparent only when a single copy of Dicer1 was deleted, but not with complete Dicer1 ablation. DICER expression and subsequent mature miRNA levels were inversely correlated with the number of intact Dicer1 alleles. Because the expression levels of DICER were retained in tumors and its surrounding tissues even after induction of colitis-associated tumors, the effects of Dicer1 deletion were cell-autonomous. Although the expression levels of representative oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes were in most cases inversely correlated with the expression levels of DICER, some genes were not affected by Dicer1 deletion. Thus, deregulating the delicate balance between the expression levels of tumor-promoting and -suppressive genes may be crucial for tumorigenesis in this unique haploinsufficient case.
- Subjects
NEOPLASTIC cell transformation; MICRORNA; DICEROS; COLITIS; GENE expression; GASTROINTESTINAL cancer; INFLAMMATORY bowel diseases
- Publication
PLoS ONE, 2013, Vol 8, Issue 9, p1
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0071969