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

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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 upregulated 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+/CD66alow) and "top-of-the-crypt" (EPCAM+/CD44neg/CD66ahigh) 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 upregulation 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 downregulate 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 over-expressed 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 upregulation of miR-200c and miR-203, which cooperate to suppress BMI1 and disable the expansion capacity of epithelial cells.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:57

Enthalten in:

Journal of gastroenterology - 57(2022), 6 vom: 08. Juni, Seite 407-422

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hisamori, Shigeo [VerfasserIn]
Mukohyama, Junko [VerfasserIn]
Koul, Sanjay [VerfasserIn]
Hayashi, Takanori [VerfasserIn]
Rothenberg, Michael Evan [VerfasserIn]
Maeda, Masao [VerfasserIn]
Isobe, Taichi [VerfasserIn]
Valencia Salazar, Luis Enrique [VerfasserIn]
Qian, Xin [VerfasserIn]
Johnston, Darius Michael [VerfasserIn]
Qian, Dalong [VerfasserIn]
Lao, Kaiqin [VerfasserIn]
Asai, Naoya [VerfasserIn]
Kakeji, Yoshihiro [VerfasserIn]
Gennarino, Vincenzo Alessandro [VerfasserIn]
Sahoo, Debashis [VerfasserIn]
Dalerba, Piero [VerfasserIn]
Shimono, Yohei [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

BMI1
BMI1 protein, human
Bmi1 protein, mouse
Cell differentiation
Colon
EC 2.3.2.27
Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule
Journal Article
MIRN203 microRNA, human
MiRNA
MicroRNAs
Polycomb Repressive Complex 1
Proto-Oncogene Proteins
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Tumor-suppressor

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Date Completed 27.05.2022

Date Revised 13.04.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00535-022-01865-9

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM337758751