Transregulation of microRNA miR-21 promoter by AP-1 transcription factor in cervical cancer cells.

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2019
Gene expression profiles have demonstrated that miR-21 expression is altered in almost all types of cancers and it has been classified as an oncogenic microRNA. Persistent HPV infection is the main etiologic agent in cervical cancer and induces genetic instability, including disruption of microRNA gene expression. In the present study, we analyzed the underlying mechanism of how AP-1 transcription factor can active miR-21 gene expression in cervical cancer cells.To identify that c-Fos and c-Jun regulate the expression of miR-21 we performed RT-qPCR and western blot assays. We analyzed the interaction of AP-1 with miR-21 promoter by EMSA and ChIP assays and determined the mechanism of its regulation by reporter construct plasmids. We identified the nuclear translocation of c-Fos and c-Jun by immunofluorescence microscopy assays.We demonstrated that c-Fos and c-Jun proteins are expressed and regulate the expression of miR-21 in cervical cancer cells. DNA sequence analysis revealed the presence of AP-1 DNA-binding sites in the human miR-21 promoter region. EMSA analyses confirmed the interactions of the miR-21 upstream transcription factor AP-1. ChIP assays further showed the binding of c-Fos to AP-1 sequences from the miR-21 core promoter in vivo. Functional analysis of AP-1 sequences of miR-21 in reporter plasmids demonstrated that these sequences increase the miR-21 promoter activation.Our findings suggest a physical interaction and functional cooperation between AP-1 transcription factor in the miR-21 promoter and may explain the effect of AP-1 on miR-21 gene expression in cervical cancer cells.
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Authors Del Mar Díaz-González, Sacnite;Rodríguez-Aguilar, Eduardo Daniel;Meneses-Acosta, Angélica;Valadez-Graham, Viviana;Deas, Jessica;Gómez-Cerón, Claudia;Tavira-Montalván, Carlos Alberto;Arizmendi-Heras, Alitzel;Ramírez-Bello, Julián;Zurita-Ortega, Mario Enrique;Illades-Aguiar, Berenice;Leyva-Vázquez, Marco Antonio;Fernández-Tilapa, Gloria;Bermúdez-Morales, Víctor Hugo;Madrid-Marina, Vicente;Rodríguez-Dorantes, Mauricio;Pérez-Plasencia, Carlos;Peralta-Zaragoza, Oscar;
Journal cancer cell international
Year 2019
DOI 10.1186/s12935-019-0931-x
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