title: MicroRNA-30a suppresses breast tumor growth and metastasis by targeting metadherin.
abstract: Accumulating data have shown the involvement of microRNAs in cancerous processes as either oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes. Here, we established miR-30a as a tumor suppressor gene in breast cancer development and metastasis. Ectopic expression of miR-30a in breast cancer cell lines resulted in the suppression of cell growth and metastasis in vitro. Consistently, the xenograft mouse model also unveiled the suppressive effects of miR-30a on tumor growth and distal pulmonary metastasis. With dual luciferase reporter assay, we revealed that miR-30a could bind to the 3'-untranslated region of metadherin (MTDH) gene, thus exerting inhibitory effect on MTDH. Furthermore, we demonstrated that silence of MTDH could recapitulate the effects of miR-30a overexpression, while overexpression of MTDH could partially abrogate miR-30a-mediated suppression. Of significance, expression level of miR-30a was found to be significantly lower in primary breast cancer tissues than in the paired normal tissues. Further evaluation verified that miR-30a was negatively correlated with the extent of lymph node and lung metastasis in patients with breast cancer. Taken together, our findings indicated miR-30a inhibits breast cancer proliferation and metastasis by directly targeting MTDH, and miR-30a can serve as a prognostic marker for breast cancer. Manipulation of miR-30a may provide a promising therapeutic strategy for breast cancer treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Breast Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Breast Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Breast Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Huo
authors.affiliation: Department of Breast Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Department of Breast Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cell Biology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, China.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: The Key Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Health Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: 1] Department of Breast Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China [2] Key Laboratory of Experimental Teratology, Ministry of Education and Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, China.
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D020413:3' Untranslated Regions / Q000235:genetics; D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D015153:Blotting, Western; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000556:secondary; D018275:Carcinoma, Lobular / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000556:secondary; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000235:genetics; D002465:Cell Movement; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000737:chemistry; D005260:Female; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D016147:Genes, Tumor Suppressor; D006801:Humans; D008156:Luciferases / Q000378:metabolism; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000556:secondary; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008819:Mice, Nude; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000235:genetics*; D008875:Middle Aged; D060787:Neoplasm Grading; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D023041:Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
chemical_list: D020413:3' Untranslated Regions; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D017931:DNA Primers; C546086:MIRN30b microRNA, human; C483039:MTDH protein, human; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D035683:MicroRNAs; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; D008156:Luciferases