Exosome-transmitted miRNA-335-5p promotes colorectal cancer invasion and metastasis by facilitating EMT via targeting RASA1

Autor: Lei Jiang, Weijian Zhu, Xuecheng Sun, Shuhan Li, Daoquan Fang, Wenqi Zhang, Feiyan Lin, Lifang Luo, Wenjing Sun
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Molecular Therapy: Nucleic Acids, Vol 24, Iss, Pp 164-174 (2021)
Molecular Therapy. Nucleic Acids
ISSN: 2162-2531
Popis: Exosomal microRNA (miRNA) secretion has been characterized as a vital factor in intercellular communication among cancer cells. However, little is known about cancer-secreted miRNAs specifically involved in metastasis of colorectal cancer (CRC). Here, we found that exosomes derived from metastatic CRC cell line SW620 promoted migration, invasion, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of CRC cells. The profiling of exosome miRNAs revealed that microRNA (miR)-335-5p was highly expressed in exosomes from metastatic SW620 cells compared to those derived from primary SW480 cells. miR-335-5p was transmitted from metastatic SW620 cells to CRC cells via exosomes and promoted migration, invasion, and EMT of CRC cells. Moreover, exosome-transmitted miRNA-335-5p promotes CRC cell invasion and metastasis by facilitating EMT via targeting RAS p21 protein activator 1 (RASA1). Overexpression of RASA1 abolished the promotive effects of exosomal miR-335-5p on CRC cell migration, invasion, and EMT. Collectively, our data revealed that exosomal miR-335-5p derived from metastatic CRC cells promotes CRC cell invasion and metastasis by facilitating EMT via targeting RASA1, which may serve as a potential therapeutic target for CRC metastasis.
Graphical Abstract
In this study, these data revealed that exosomal miR-335-5p derived from metastatic CRC cells promoted CRC cell invasion and metastasis by facilitating EMT via targeting RASA1, which may serve as a potential therapeutic target for CRC metastasis.
Databáze: OpenAIRE