MiR137 is an androgen regulated repressor of an extended network of transcriptional coregulators.

TitleMiR137 is an androgen regulated repressor of an extended network of transcriptional coregulators.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2015
AuthorsNilsson EM, Laursen KB, Whitchurch J, McWilliam A, Ă˜dum N, Persson JL, Heery DM, Gudas LJ, Mongan NP
JournalOncotarget
Volume6
Issue34
Pagination35710-25
Date Published2015 Nov 03
ISSN1949-2553
KeywordsAndrogens, Carcinoma, Cell Line, Tumor, Epigenetic Repression, Epithelial Cells, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Gene Regulatory Networks, Histone Demethylases, Humans, Kallikreins, Male, MicroRNAs, Neovascularization, Pathologic, Prostate-Specific Antigen, Prostatic Neoplasms, Receptors, Androgen, RNA, Small Interfering, Transcription Factors, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
Abstract

Androgens and the androgen receptor (AR) play crucial roles in male development and the pathogenesis and progression of prostate cancer (PCa). The AR functions as a ligand dependent transcription factor which recruits multiple enzymatically distinct epigenetic coregulators to facilitate transcriptional regulation in response to androgens. Over-expression of AR coregulators is implicated in cancer. We have shown that over-expression of KDM1A, an AR coregulator, contributes to PCa recurrence by promoting VEGFA expression. However the mechanism(s) whereby AR coregulators are increased in PCa remain poorly understood. In this study we show that the microRNA hsa-miR-137 (miR137) tumor suppressor regulates expression of an extended network of transcriptional coregulators including KDM1A/LSD1/AOF1, KDM2A/JHDM1A/FBXL11, KDM4A/JMJD2A, KDM5B JARID1B/PLU1, KDM7A/JHDM1D/PHF8, MED1/TRAP220/DRIP205 and NCoA2/SRC2/TIF2. We show that expression of miR137 is increased by androgen in LnCaP androgen PCa responsive cells and that the miR137 locus is epigenetically silenced in androgen LnCaP:C4-2 and PC3 independent PCa cells. In addition, we found that restoration of miR137 expression down-regulates expression of VEGFA, an AR target gene, which suggests a role of miR137 loss also in cancer angiogenesis. Finally we show functional inhibition of miR137 function enhanced androgen induction of PSA/KLK3 expression. Our data indicate that miR137 functions as an androgen regulated suppressor of androgen signaling by modulating expression of an extended network of transcriptional coregulators. Therefore, we propose that epigenetic silencing of miR137 is an important event in promoting androgen signaling during prostate carcinogenesis and progression.

DOI10.18632/oncotarget.5958
Alternate JournalOncotarget
PubMed ID26461474
PubMed Central IDPMC4742136
Grant List11643 / / Cancer Research UK / United Kingdom
BB/J014508/1 / / Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council / United Kingdom
R01 CA043796 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States
R01CA043796 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States