TGF-β induces miR-100 and miR-125b but blocks let-7a through LIN28B controlling PDAC progression

oleh: Silvia Ottaviani, Justin Stebbing, Adam E. Frampton, Sladjana Zagorac, Jonathan Krell, Alexander de Giorgio, Sara M. Trabulo, Van T. M. Nguyen, Luca Magnani, Hugang Feng, Elisa Giovannetti, Niccola Funel, Thomas M. Gress, Long R. Jiao, Ylenia Lombardo, Nicholas R. Lemoine, Christopher Heeschen, Leandro Castellano

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2018-05-01

Deskripsi

In pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, TGF-β/Activin induce epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and stemness. Here, the authors show that TGF-β induces pro-tumourigenic miR-100 and miR-125b, but blocks anti-tumourigenic let-7a maturation via LIN28B, regulating pathways to promote stemness, EMT and tumourigenesis.