Gα12 overexpressed in hepatocellular carcinoma reduces microRNA-122 expression via HNF4α inactivation, which causes c-Met induction

MicroRNA-122 (miR-122) is implicated as a regulator of physiological and pathophysiological processes in the liver. Overexpression of Gα12 is associated with overall survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Array-based miRNA profiling was performed on Huh7 stably transfected with activated Gα12 to find miRNAs regulated by the Gα12 pathway; among them, miR-122 was most greatly repressed. miR-122 directly inhibits c-Met expression, playing a role in HCC progression. Gα12 destabilized HNF4α by accelerating ubiquitination, impeding constitutive expression of miR-122. miR-122 mimic transfection diminished the ability of Gα12 to increase c-Met and to activate ERK, STAT3, and Akt/mTOR, suppressing cell proliferation with augmented apoptosis. Consistently, miR-122 transfection prohibited tumor cell colony formation and endothelial tube formation. In a xenograft model, Gα12 knockdown attenuated c-Met expression by restoring HNF4α levels, and elicited tumor cell apoptosis but diminished Ki67 intensities. In human HCC samples, Gα12 levels correlated to c-Met and were inversely associated with miR-122. Both miR-122 and c-Met expression significantly changed in tumor node metastasis (TNM) stage II/III tumors. Moreover, changes in Gα12 and miR-122 levels discriminated recurrence-free and overall survival rates of HCC patients. Collectively, Gα12 overexpression in HCC inhibits MIR122 transactivation by inactivating HNF4α, which causes c-Met induction, contributing to cancer aggressiveness.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:6

Enthalten in:

Oncotarget - 6(2015), 22 vom: 07. Aug., Seite 19055-69

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yang, Yoon Mee [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Chan Gyu [VerfasserIn]
Koo, Ja Hyun [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Tae Hyun [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Jung Min [VerfasserIn]
An, Jihyun [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Kang Mo [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Sang Geon [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

C-Met
EC 2.7.10.1
EC 3.6.5.1
G protein
GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, G12-G13
HNF4A protein, human
Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4
Journal Article
Liver cancer
MIRN122 microRNA, human
MicroRNAs
Non-coding RNA
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-met
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 28.06.2016

Date Revised 13.11.2018

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM248932950