Transforming growth factor-β promotes prostate bone metastasis through induction of microRNA-96 and activation of the mTOR pathway
- 22 December 2014
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Oncogene
- Vol. 34 (36), 4767-4776
- https://doi.org/10.1038/onc.2014.414
Abstract
Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF beta) is enriched in the bone matrix and serves as a key factor in promoting bone metastasis in cancer. In addition, TGF beta signaling activates mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) functions, which is important for the malignant progression. Here, we demonstrate that TGF beta regulates the level of microRNA-96 (miR-96) through Smad-dependent transcription and that miR-96 promotes the bone metastasis in prostate cancer. The enhanced effects in cellular growth and invasiveness suggest that miR-96 functions as an oncomir/and metastamir. Supporting this idea, we identified a downstream target of the TGF beta-miR-96 signaling pathway to be AKT1S1 mRNA, whose translated protein is a negative regulator of mTOR kinase. Our findings provide a novel mechanism accounting for the TGF beta signaling and bone metastasis.This publication has 37 references indexed in Scilit:
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