Myc-modulated miR-9 makes more metastases

Nat Cell Biol. 2010 Mar;12(3):209-11. doi: 10.1038/ncb0310-209. Epub 2010 Feb 21.

Abstract

The microRNA miR-9 is induced by Myc in breast cancer cells where it targets the major epithelial adherens junction protein, E-cadherin. This primes the cancer cells for epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and also stimulates angiogenesis in tumours.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antigens, CD
  • Breast Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology
  • Cadherins / genetics
  • Cadherins / metabolism
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Cell Transdifferentiation / genetics
  • Down-Regulation / genetics
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • MicroRNAs / antagonists & inhibitors
  • MicroRNAs / physiology*
  • Models, Biological
  • N-Myc Proto-Oncogene Protein
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness / genetics
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness / pathology
  • Neoplasm Metastasis / genetics*
  • Neoplasm Metastasis / pathology
  • Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Neoplasms / pathology
  • Neovascularization, Pathologic / metabolism
  • Neovascularization, Pathologic / pathology
  • Neuroblastoma / metabolism
  • Nuclear Proteins / genetics
  • Nuclear Proteins / metabolism
  • Oncogene Proteins / genetics
  • Oncogene Proteins / metabolism
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc / genetics
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc / metabolism*
  • Signal Transduction / physiology
  • Transplantation, Heterologous / pathology
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / blood
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / genetics
  • Vimentin / metabolism
  • beta Catenin / genetics
  • beta Catenin / metabolism

Substances

  • Antigens, CD
  • CDH1 protein, human
  • CTNNB1 protein, human
  • Cadherins
  • MIRN92 microRNA, human
  • MYCN protein, human
  • MicroRNAs
  • N-Myc Proto-Oncogene Protein
  • Nuclear Proteins
  • Oncogene Proteins
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc
  • VEGFA protein, human
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
  • Vimentin
  • beta Catenin