Upregulation of BMI1-suppressor miRNAs (miR-200c, miR-203) during terminal differentiation of colon epithelial cells

Autor: Shigeo Hisamori, Junko Mukohyama, Sanjay Koul, Takanori Hayashi, Michael Evan Rothenberg, Masao Maeda, Taichi Isobe, Luis Enrique Valencia Salazar, Xin Qian, Darius Michael Johnston, Dalong Qian, Kaiqin Lao, Naoya Asai, Yoshihiro Kakeji, Vincenzo Alessandro Gennarino, Debashis Sahoo, Piero Dalerba, Yohei Shimono
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: J Gastroenterol
ISSN: 1435-5922
0944-1174
DOI: 10.1007/s00535-022-01865-9
Popis: BACKGROUND: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are key regulators of stem cell functions, including self-renewal and differentiation. In this study, we aimed to identify miRNAs that are up-regulated during terminal differentiation in the human colon epithelium, and elucidate their role in the mechanistic control of stem cell properties. METHODS: “Bottom-of-the-crypt” (EPCAM(+)/CD44(+)/CD66a(low)) and “top-of-the-crypt” (EPCAM(+)/CD44(neg)/CD66a(high)) epithelial cells from 8 primary colon specimens (6 human, 2 murine) were purified by flow cytometry and analyzed for differential expression of 335 miRNAs. The miRNAs displaying the highest up-regulation in “top-of-the-crypt” (terminally differentiated) epithelial cells were tested for positive correlation and association with survival outcomes in a colon cancer RNA-seq database (n=439 patients). The two miRNAs with the strongest “top-of-the-crypt” expression profile were evaluated for capacity to down-regulate self-renewal effectors and inhibit in vitro proliferation of colon cancer cells, in vitro organoid formation by normal colon epithelial cells and in vivo tumorigenicity by patient-derived xenografts (PDX). RESULTS: Six miRNAs (miR-200a, miR-200b, miR-200c, miR-203, miR-210, miR-345) were upregulated in “top-of-the-crypt” cells and positively correlated in expression among colon carcinomas. Overexpression of the three miRNAs with the highest inter-correlation coefficients (miR-200a, miR-200b, miR-200c) associated with improved survival. The top two overexpressed miRNAs (miR-200c, miR-203) cooperated synergistically in suppressing expression of BMI1, a key regulator of self-renewal in stem cell populations, and in inhibiting proliferation, organoid-formation and tumorigenicity of colon epithelial cells. CONCLUSION: In the colon epithelium, terminal differentiation associates with the coordinated up-regulation of miR-200c and miR-203, which cooperate to suppress BMI1 and disable the expansion capacity of epithelial cells.
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