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ArticleCell death and differentiation2016

MAP3K11 is a tumor suppressor targeted by the oncomiR miR-125b in early B cells.

U Knackmuss, S E Lindner, T Aneichyk, B Kotkamp, Z Knust, A Villunger, S Herzog

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Article in Cell death and differentiation, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

U KnackmussCentre for Biological Signalling Studies (bioss), Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
S E LindnerDivision of Developmental Immunology, Biocenter Innsbruck, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
T AneichykDivision of Molecular Pathophysiology, Biocenter Innsbruck, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
B KotkampCentre for Biological Signalling Studies (bioss), Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Z KnustCentre for Biological Signalling Studies (bioss), Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
A VillungerDivision of Developmental Immunology, Biocenter Innsbruck, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
S HerzogCentre for Biological Signalling Studies (bioss), Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Innsbruck Medical University · ATUniversity of Freiburg · DEUniversität Innsbruck · AT

Funding

Austrian Science Fund FWF W 1101
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small, non-coding RNAs that posttranscriptionally regulate gene expression and thereby control most, if not all, biological processes. Aberrant miRNA expression has been linked to a variety of human diseases including cancer, but the underlying molecular mechanism often remains unclear. Here we have screened a miRNA expression library in a growth factor-dependent mouse pre-B-cell system to identify miRNAs with oncogenic activity. We show that miR-125b is sufficient to render pre-B cells growth factor independent and demonstrate that continuous expression of miR-125b is necessary to keep these cells in a transformed state. Mechanistically, we find that the expression of miR-125b protects against apoptosis induced by growth factor withdrawal, and that it blocks the differentiation of pre-B to immature B cells. In consequence, miR-125b-transformed cells maintain expression of their pre-B-cell receptor that provides signals for continuous proliferation and survival even in the absence of growth factor. Employing microarray analysis, we identified numerous targets of miR-125b, but only reconstitution of MAP3K11, a critical regulator of mitogen- and stress-activated kinase signaling, interferes with the cellular fitness of the transformed cells. Together, this indicates that MAP3K11 might function as an important tumor suppressor neutralized by oncomiR-125b in B-cell leukemia.

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AnimalsCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationCells, CulturedEnzyme RepressionFemaleGene Expression Regulation, LeukemicHumansLeukemiaLeukemia, B-CellMAP Kinase Kinase KinasesMiceMice, KnockoutMicroRNAsMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase Kinase 11Neoplasm TransplantationMAP Kinase Kinase KinasesMicroRNAsMirn125 microRNA, mouseMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase Kinase 11Tumor Suppressor Proteins

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PMID26138442
PMCPMC4678593
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