[HTML][HTML] Loss of tumor suppressive microRNA-31 enhances TRADD/NF-κB signaling in glioblastoma

R Rajbhandari, BC McFarland, A Patel, M Gerigk… - Oncotarget, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
R Rajbhandari, BC McFarland, A Patel, M Gerigk, GK Gray, SC Fehling, M Bredel…
Oncotarget, 2015ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Glioblastomas (GBMs) are deadly tumors of the central nervous system. Most GBM exhibit
homozygous deletions of the CDKN2A and CDKN2B tumor suppressors at 9p21. 3,
although loss of CDKN2A/B alone is insufficient to drive gliomagenesis. MIR31HG, which
encodes microRNA-31 (miR-31), is a novel non-coding tumor suppressor positioned
adjacent to CDKN2A/B at 9p21. 3. We have determined that miR-31 expression is
compromised in> 72% of all GBM, and for patients, this predicts significantly shortened …
Abstract
Glioblastomas (GBMs) are deadly tumors of the central nervous system. Most GBM exhibit homozygous deletions of the CDKN2A and CDKN2B tumor suppressors at 9p21. 3, although loss of CDKN2A/B alone is insufficient to drive gliomagenesis. MIR31HG, which encodes microRNA-31 (miR-31), is a novel non-coding tumor suppressor positioned adjacent to CDKN2A/B at 9p21. 3. We have determined that miR-31 expression is compromised in> 72% of all GBM, and for patients, this predicts significantly shortened survival times independent of CDKN2A/B status. We show that miR-31 inhibits NF-κB signaling by targeting TRADD, its upstream activator. Moreover, upon reintroduction, miR-31 significantly reduces tumor burden and lengthens survival times in animal models. As such, our work identifies loss of miR-31 as a novel non-coding tumor-driving event in GBM.
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