miR-493 induction during carcinogenesis blocks metastatic settlement of colon cancer cells in liver
Open Access
- 28 February 2012
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in The EMBO Journal
- Vol. 31 (7), 1752-1763
- https://doi.org/10.1038/emboj.2012.25
Abstract
Liver metastasis is a major lethal complication associated with colon cancer, and post‐intravasation steps of the metastasis are important for its clinical intervention. In order to identify inhibitory microRNAs (miRNAs) for these steps, we performed ‘dropout’ screens of a miRNA library in a mouse model of liver metastasis. Functional analyses showed that miR‐493 and to a lesser extent miR‐493* were capable of inhibiting liver metastasis. miR‐493 inhibited retention of metastasized cells in liver parenchyma and induced their cell death. IGF1R was identified as a direct target of miR‐493, and its inhibition partially phenocopied the anti‐metastatic effects. High levels of miR‐493 and miR‐493*, but not pri‐miR‐493, in primary colon cancer were inversely related to the presence of liver metastasis, and attributed to an increase of miR‐493 expression during carcinogenesis. We propose that, in a subset of colon cancer, upregulation of miR‐493 during carcinogenesis prevents liver metastasis via the induction of cell death of metastasized cells.Keywords
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