miR-1290 promotes lung adenocarcinoma cell proliferation and invasion by targeting SOCS4.

miR-1290 promotes lung adenocarcinoma cell proliferation and invasion by targeting SOCS4.
Oncotarget. 2018 Feb 23;9(15):11977-11988
Authors: Xiao X, Yang D, Gong X, Mo D, Pan S, Xu J
Abstract
miRNAs play important roles in lung adenocarcioma (LADC) progression. We previously found that miR-1290 expression was upregulated in LADC tissue and serum samples from patients with LADC, and correlated with prognosis. However, the biological role of miR-1290 in LADC and mechanism of such role are poorly understood. Here, we found that miR-1290 overexpression promoted LADC cell proliferation, cell cycle progression and invasion, while suppressing cell apoptosis in vitro. Furthermore, miR-1290 promoted tumor growth, invasion and metastasis in vivo. miR-1290 downregulated suppressor of cytokine signaling 4 (SOCS4) at both the mRNA and protein levels by targeting SOCS4. Reduced SOCS4 level reversed the inhibitory effect of miR-1290 downregulation on cell proliferation and invasion. miR-1290 activated the JAK/STAT3 and PI3K/AKT signaling pathways by targeting SOCS4. An inverse correlation was observed between miR-1290 and SOCS4 expression in LADC tissues. Clinicopathological characteristics analysis showed that SOCS4 expression was negatively associated with higher clinical stage and lymph node metastasis. These observations suggest that miR-1290 promotes LADC cell proliferation and invasion by targeting SOCS4.
PMID: 29552286 [PubMed]

Source: Oncotarget - March 20, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Oncotarget Source Type: research