A-to-I miR-378a-3p editing can prevent melanoma progression via regulation of PARVA expression

Autor: Cristina Ivan, A. Gordon Robertson, Victoria K. Xie, Gabriel Lopez-Berenstein, Guermarie Velazquez-Torres, Li Huang, Einav Shoshan, Anil K. Sood, Harrison Paret, George A. Calin, Menashe Bar-Eli, Sun Jin Kim, Steven J.M. Jones, Enrique Fuentes-Mattei, Cristian Rodriguez-Aguayo, Denise Brooks
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Nature Communications
Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2018)
ISSN: 2041-1723
Popis: Previously we have reported that metastatic melanoma cell lines and tumor specimens have reduced expression of ADAR1 and consequently are impaired in their ability to perform A-to-I microRNA (miRNA) editing. The effects of A-to-I miRNAs editing on melanoma growth and metastasis are yet to be determined. Here we report that miR-378a–3p is undergoing A-to-I editing only in the non-metastatic but not in metastatic melanoma cells. The function of the edited form is different from its wild-type counterpart. The edited form of miR-378a-3p preferentially binds to the 3′-UTR of the PARVA oncogene and inhibits its expression, thus preventing the progression of melanoma towards the malignant phenotype. Indeed, edited miR-378a-3p but not its WT form inhibits melanoma metastasis in vivo. These results further emphasize the role of RNA editing in melanoma progression.
In melanoma, reduced ADAR1 impairs A-to-I microRNA editing. Here, the authors show that miR-378a-3p undergoes this editing in non-metastatic cells and the edited form of miR-378a-3p binds to the PARVA oncogene, inhibiting its expression and preventing melanoma progression and metastasis.
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