Title | STAT3-mediated activation of microRNA cluster 17~92 promotes proliferation and survival of ALK-positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2014 |
Authors | Spaccarotella E, Pellegrino E, Ferracin M, Ferreri C, Cuccuru G, Liu C, Iqbal J, Cantarella D, Taulli R, Provero P, Di Cunto F, Medico E, Negrini M, Chan WC, Inghirami G, Piva R |
Journal | Haematologica |
Volume | 99 |
Issue | 1 |
Pagination | 116-24 |
Date Published | 2014 Jan |
ISSN | 1592-8721 |
Keywords | Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase, Cell Cycle, Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Proliferation, Cell Survival, Cluster Analysis, Gene Expression Profiling, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Gene Knockdown Techniques, Humans, Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic, MicroRNAs, Multigene Family, Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, RNA Interference, STAT3 Transcription Factor, Transcriptional Activation |
Abstract | Systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma is a category of T-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma which can be further subdivided into two distinct entities (ALK(+) and ALK(-)) based on the presence or absence of ALK gene rearrangements. Among several pathways triggered by ALK signaling, constitutive activation of STAT3 is strictly required for ALK-mediated transformation and survival. Here we performed genome-wide microRNA profiling and identified 48 microRNA concordantly modulated by the inducible knock-down of ALK and STAT3. To evaluate the functional role of differentially expressed miRNA, we forced their expression in ALK(+) anaplastic large cell lymphoma cells, and monitored their influence after STAT3 depletion. We found that the expression of the microRNA-17~92 cluster partially rescues STAT3 knock-down by sustaining proliferation and survival of ALK(+) cells. Experiments in a xenograft mouse model indicated that forced expression of microRNA-17~92 interferes with STAT3 knock-down in vivo. High expression levels of the microRNA-17~92 cluster resulted in down-regulation of BIM and TGFβRII proteins, suggesting that their targeting might mediate resistance to STAT3 knock-down in anaplastic large cell lymphoma cells. We speculate that the microRNA-17~92 cluster is involved in lymphomagenesis of STAT3(+) ALCL and that its inhibition might represent an alternative avenue to interfere with ALK signaling in anaplastic large cell lymphomas. |
DOI | 10.3324/haematol.2013.088286 |
Alternate Journal | Haematologica |
PubMed ID | 23975180 |
Related Faculty:
Giorgio Inghirami, M.D.