Induction of growth arrest by miR-542-3p that targets survivin

Sena Yoon, Young Chul Choi, Suman Lee, Yongsu Jeong, Jaeseung Yoon, Kwanghee Baek

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Abstract

Survivin is a protein which functions as a mitotic regulator as well as apoptosis inhibitor. In this study, we show that introduction of synthetic miR-542-3p mimetic reduced both mRNA and protein levels of survivin. In A549 cells, luciferase reporter assay revealed that miR-542-3p targeted predicted binding sites in the 3'-untranslated region (3'-UTR) of survivin. We also demonstrate that ectopic expression of miR-542-3p inhibited cell proliferation by inducing Gap 1 (G1) and Gap 2/Mitosis (G2/M) cell cycle arrest. Collectively, these results suggest that survivin is a direct target of miR-542-3p and growth inhibition by miR-542-3p may have a potential utility as an anti-cancer therapy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4048-4052
Number of pages5
JournalFEBS Letters
Volume584
Issue number18
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2010

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) Grant funded by the Korea government (MEST) (No. 2009-0075381 ).

Keywords

  • 18S ribosomal RNA
  • Cell cycle arrest
  • MiR-542-3p
  • MicroRNA
  • Survivin

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