Sahay, D., Leblanc, R., Grunewald, T.G.P. et al. (4 more authors) (2015) The LPA1/ZEB1/miR-21-activation pathway regulates metastasis in basal breast cancer. Oncotarget, 6 (24). pp. 20604-20620.
Abstract
Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is a bioactive lipid promoting cancer metastasis. LPA activates a series of six G protein-coupled receptors (LPA1-6). While blockage of LPA1 in vivo inhibits breast carcinoma metastasis, down-stream genes mediating LPA-induced metastasis have not been yet identified. Herein we showed by analyzing publicly available expression data from 1488 human primary breast tumors that the gene encoding the transcription factor ZEB1 was the most correlated with LPAR1 encoding LPA1. This correlation was most prominent in basal primary breast carcinomas and restricted to cell lines of basal subtypes. Functional experiments in three different basal cell lines revealed that LPA-induced ZEB1 expression was regulated by the LPA1/Phosphatidylinositol-3-Kinase (Pi3K) axis. DNA microarray and real-time PCR analyses further demonstrated that LPA up-regulated the oncomiR miR-21 through an LPA1/Pi3K/ZEB1-dependent mechanism. Strikingly, treatment with a mirVana miR-21 inhibitor, or silencing LPA1 or ZEB1 completely blocked LPA-induced cell migration in vitro, invasion and tumor cell bone colonization in vivo, which can be restored with a mirVana miR-21 mimic. Finally, high LPAR1 expression in basal breast tumors predicted worse lung-metastasis-free survival. Collectively, our results elucidate a new molecular pathway driving LPA-induced metastasis, thus underscoring the therapeutic potential of targeting LPA1 in patients with basal breast carcinomas.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 The Authors. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). |
Keywords: | lysophosphatidic acid; ZEB1; miR-21; breast cancer; metastasis |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > Department of Human Metabolism (Sheffield) The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > Department of Oncology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 19 Nov 2019 12:02 |
Last Modified: | 19 Nov 2019 12:02 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Impact Journals, LLC |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.18632/oncotarget.3774 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:152903 |
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