Title | Suppression of non-small cell lung tumor development by the let-7 microRNA family. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2008 |
Authors | Kumar, MS, Erkeland, SJ, Pester, RE, Chen, CY, Ebert, MS, Sharp, PA, Jacks, T |
Journal | Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A |
Volume | 105 |
Issue | 10 |
Pagination | 3903-8 |
Date Published | 2008 Mar 11 |
ISSN | 1091-6490 |
Keywords | Animals, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Cell Death, Cell Line, Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Proliferation, Disease Models, Animal, Humans, Lung Neoplasms, Male, Mice, MicroRNAs, Mutant Proteins, ras Proteins |
Abstract | Many microRNAs (miRNAs) target mRNAs involved in processes aberrant in tumorigenesis, such as proliferation, survival, and differentiation. In particular, the let-7 miRNA family has been proposed to function in tumor suppression, because reduced expression of let-7 family members is common in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Here, we show that let-7 functionally inhibits non-small cell tumor development. Ectopic expression of let-7g in K-Ras(G12D)-expressing murine lung cancer cells induced both cell cycle arrest and cell death. In tumor xenografts, we observed significant growth reduction of both murine and human non-small cell lung tumors when overexpression of let-7g was induced from lentiviral vectors. In let-7g expressing tumors, reductions in Ras family and HMGA2 protein levels were detected. Importantly, let-7g-mediated tumor suppression was more potent in lung cancer cell lines harboring oncogenic K-Ras mutations than in lines with other mutations. Ectopic expression of K-Ras(G12D) largely rescued let-7g mediated tumor suppression, whereas ectopic expression of HMGA2 was less effective. Finally, in an autochthonous model of NSCLC in the mouse, let-7g expression substantially reduced lung tumor burden. |
DOI | 10.1073/pnas.0712321105 |
Alternate Journal | Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. |
PubMed ID | 18308936 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC2268826 |
Grant List | 2-PO1-CA42063-21 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States P30-CA14051 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States R01-GM34277 / GM / NIGMS NIH HHS / United States U54 CA112967 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States / / Howard Hughes Medical Institute / United States |