title: A contrasting function for miR-137 in embryonic mammogenesis and adult breast carcinogenesis.
abstract: MicroRNAs are differentially expressed in breast cancer cells and have been implicated in cancer formation, tumour invasion and metastasis. We investigated the miRNA expression profiles in the developing mammary gland. MiR-137 was expressed prominently in the developing mammary gland. When the miR-137 was over-expressed in the embryo, the mammary epithelium became thickened. Moreover, genes associated with mammary gland formation such as Tbx3 and Lef1 were not expressed. This suggests that miR-137 induces gland formation and invasion. When miR-137 was over-expressed in MDA-MB-231 cells, their ability to form tumours in adult mice was significantly reduced. These data support miR-137 decides epithelial cell behavior in the human breast cancer. It also suggests that miR-137 is a potential therapeutic target for amelioration of breast cancer progression.
authors.affiliation: Division in Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Department of Oral Biology, Oral Science Research Center, BK21 PLUS Project, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jong-Min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyoung-Won
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Division in Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Department of Oral Biology, Oral Science Research Center, BK21 PLUS Project, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Eun-Jung
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Division in Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Department of Oral Biology, Oral Science Research Center, BK21 PLUS Project, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Qinghuang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Kye-Seong
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath, UK.
authors.forename: Cheryll
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tickle
authors.affiliation: Division in Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Department of Oral Biology, Oral Science Research Center, BK21 PLUS Project, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea.|Oral Biosciences, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR.
authors.forename: Han-Sung
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Jung
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D063646:Carcinogenesis; D005260:Female; D057809:HEK293 Cells; D064593:Heterografts; D006801:Humans; D008321:Mammary Glands, Animal / Q000196:embryology; D008325:Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008819:Mice, Nude; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: C545567:MIRN137 microRNA, human; C551799:MIRN137 microRNA, mouse; D035683:MicroRNAs
keywords: breast cancer; mammary gland development; miR-137; tachykinin-1; tumour suppressor