MiR-15a/miR-16-1 expression inversely correlates with cyclin D1 levels in Men1 pituitary NETs
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterised by the combined occurrence of parathyroid, pituitary and pancreatic islet tumours, and is due to mutations of the MEN1 gene, which encodes the tumour suppressor protein menin. Menin has multiple roles in genom...
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| author | Lines, K Newey, P Yates, C Stevenson, M Dyar, R Walls, G Bowl, M Thakker, R |
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| description | Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterised by the combined occurrence of parathyroid, pituitary and pancreatic islet tumours, and is due to mutations of the MEN1 gene, which encodes the tumour suppressor protein menin. Menin has multiple roles in genome stability, transcription, cell division and proliferation, but its mechanistic roles in tumourigenesis remain to be fully elucidated. MicroRNAs (miRNA) are non-coding single stranded RNAs that post-transcriptionally regulate gene expression and have been associated with tumour development, although the contribution of miRNAs to MEN1-associated tumourigenesis and their relationship with menin expression are not fully understood. Alterations in miRNA expression, including downregulation of three putative ‘tumour suppressor’ miRNAs, miR-15a, miR-16-1 and let 7a, have been reported in several tumour types including non-MEN1 pituitary adenomas. We have therefore investigated the expression of miR-15a, miR-16-1 and let-7a in pituitary tumours that developed after 12 months of age in female mice with heterozygous knock out of the Men1 gene (Men1+/- 41 mice). The miRNAs miR-15a, miR-16-1 and let-7a were significantly downregulated in pituitary tumours (by 2.3-fold, p<0.05; 2.1-fold p<0.01 and 1.6-fold p<0.05, respectively) of Men1+/- 43 mice, compared to normal wild type pituitaries. MiR-15a and miR-16-1 expression inversely correlated with expression of cyclin D1, a known pro-tumourigenic target of these miRNAs, and knock down of menin in a human cancer cell line (HeLa), and AtT20 mouse pituitary cell line resulted in significantly decreased expression of miR-15a (p<0.05), indicating that the decrease in miR-15a may be a direct result of lost menin expression. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:4c18bd52-2d9e-4a10-b281-69652a8c96ce2022-03-26T15:47:26ZMiR-15a/miR-16-1 expression inversely correlates with cyclin D1 levels in Men1 pituitary NETsJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:4c18bd52-2d9e-4a10-b281-69652a8c96ceSymplectic Elements at OxfordBioScientifica2018Lines, KNewey, PYates, CStevenson, MDyar, RWalls, GBowl, MThakker, RMultiple Endocrine Neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterised by the combined occurrence of parathyroid, pituitary and pancreatic islet tumours, and is due to mutations of the MEN1 gene, which encodes the tumour suppressor protein menin. Menin has multiple roles in genome stability, transcription, cell division and proliferation, but its mechanistic roles in tumourigenesis remain to be fully elucidated. MicroRNAs (miRNA) are non-coding single stranded RNAs that post-transcriptionally regulate gene expression and have been associated with tumour development, although the contribution of miRNAs to MEN1-associated tumourigenesis and their relationship with menin expression are not fully understood. Alterations in miRNA expression, including downregulation of three putative ‘tumour suppressor’ miRNAs, miR-15a, miR-16-1 and let 7a, have been reported in several tumour types including non-MEN1 pituitary adenomas. We have therefore investigated the expression of miR-15a, miR-16-1 and let-7a in pituitary tumours that developed after 12 months of age in female mice with heterozygous knock out of the Men1 gene (Men1+/- 41 mice). The miRNAs miR-15a, miR-16-1 and let-7a were significantly downregulated in pituitary tumours (by 2.3-fold, p<0.05; 2.1-fold p<0.01 and 1.6-fold p<0.05, respectively) of Men1+/- 43 mice, compared to normal wild type pituitaries. MiR-15a and miR-16-1 expression inversely correlated with expression of cyclin D1, a known pro-tumourigenic target of these miRNAs, and knock down of menin in a human cancer cell line (HeLa), and AtT20 mouse pituitary cell line resulted in significantly decreased expression of miR-15a (p<0.05), indicating that the decrease in miR-15a may be a direct result of lost menin expression. |
| spellingShingle | Lines, K Newey, P Yates, C Stevenson, M Dyar, R Walls, G Bowl, M Thakker, R MiR-15a/miR-16-1 expression inversely correlates with cyclin D1 levels in Men1 pituitary NETs |
| title | MiR-15a/miR-16-1 expression inversely correlates with cyclin D1 levels in Men1 pituitary NETs |
| title_full | MiR-15a/miR-16-1 expression inversely correlates with cyclin D1 levels in Men1 pituitary NETs |
| title_fullStr | MiR-15a/miR-16-1 expression inversely correlates with cyclin D1 levels in Men1 pituitary NETs |
| title_full_unstemmed | MiR-15a/miR-16-1 expression inversely correlates with cyclin D1 levels in Men1 pituitary NETs |
| title_short | MiR-15a/miR-16-1 expression inversely correlates with cyclin D1 levels in Men1 pituitary NETs |
| title_sort | mir 15a mir 16 1 expression inversely correlates with cyclin d1 levels in men1 pituitary nets |
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