title: A new module in neural differentiation control: two microRNAs upregulated by retinoic acid, miR-9 and -103, target the differentiation inhibitor ID2.
abstract: The transcription factor ID2 is an important repressor of neural differentiation strongly implicated in nervous system cancers. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are increasingly involved in differentiation control and cancer development. Here we show that two miRNAs upregulated on differentiation of neuroblastoma cells--miR-9 and miR-103--restrain ID2 expression by directly targeting the coding sequence and 3' untranslated region of the ID2 encoding messenger RNA, respectively. Notably, the two miRNAs show an inverse correlation with ID2 during neuroblastoma cell differentiation induced by retinoic acid. Overexpression of miR-9 and miR-103 in neuroblastoma cells reduces proliferation and promotes differentiation, as it was shown to occur upon ID2 inhibition. Conversely, an ID2 mutant that cannot be targeted by either miRNA prevents retinoic acid-induced differentiation more efficient than wild-type ID2. These findings reveal a new regulatory module involving two microRNAs upregulated during neural differentiation that directly target expression of the key differentiation inhibitor ID2, suggesting that its alteration may be involved in neural cancer development.
authors: Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche-Istituto di Biologia e Patologia Molecolari (CNR-IBPM), Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università Sapienza, Roma, Italia.
authors: Daniela
authors: D
authors: Annibali
authors: Ubaldo
authors: U
authors: Gioia
authors: Mauro
authors: M
authors: Savino
authors: Pietro
authors: P
authors: Laneve
authors: Elisa
authors: E
authors: Caffarelli
authors: Sergio
authors: S
authors: Nasi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002417:Cattle; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D051797:Inhibitor of Differentiation Protein 2 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D051379:Mice; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D051381:Rats; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; C497450:ID2 protein, human; D051797:Inhibitor of Differentiation Protein 2; C544749:MIRN103 microRNA, human; C541874:MIRN92 microRNA, human; D035683:MicroRNAs; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm; D014212:Tretinoin