PMID- 20008935 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20091231 LR - 20220330 IS - 1549-5477 (Electronic) IS - 0890-9369 (Print) IS - 0890-9369 (Linking) VI - 23 IP - 24 DP - 2009 Dec 15 TI - miR-19 is a key oncogenic component of mir-17-92. PG - 2839-49 LID - 10.1101/gad.1861409 [doi] AB - Recent studies have revealed the importance of multiple microRNAs (miRNAs) in promoting tumorigenesis, among which mir-17-92/Oncomir-1 exhibits potent oncogenic activity. Genomic amplification and elevated expression of mir-17-92 occur in several human B-cell lymphomas, and enforced mir-17-92 expression in mice cooperates with c-myc to promote the formation of B-cell lymphomas. Unlike classic protein-coding oncogenes, mir-17-92 has an unconventional gene structure, where one primary transcript yields six individual miRNAs. Here, we functionally dissected the individual components of mir-17-92 by assaying their tumorigenic potential in vivo. Using the Emu-myc model of mouse B-cell lymphoma, we identified miR-19 as the key oncogenic component of mir-17-92, both necessary and sufficient for promoting c-myc-induced lymphomagenesis by repressing apoptosis. The oncogenic activity of miR-19 is at least in part due to its repression of the tumor suppressor Pten. Consistently, miR-19 activates the Akt-mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin) pathway, thereby functionally antagonizing Pten to promote cell survival. Our findings reveal the essential role of miR-19 in mediating the oncogenic activity of mir-17-92, and implicate the functional diversity of mir-17-92 components as the molecular basis for its pleiotropic effects during tumorigenesis. FAU - Olive, Virginie AU - Olive V AD - Division of Cellular and Developmental Biology, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94705, USA. FAU - Bennett, Margaux J AU - Bennett MJ FAU - Walker, James C AU - Walker JC FAU - Ma, Cong AU - Ma C FAU - Jiang, Iris AU - Jiang I FAU - Cordon-Cardo, Carlos AU - Cordon-Cardo C FAU - Li, Qi-Jing AU - Li QJ FAU - Lowe, Scott W AU - Lowe SW FAU - Hannon, Gregory J AU - Hannon GJ FAU - He, Lin AU - He L LA - eng GR - P30 CA008748/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R00 CA126186/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R00 CA126186-04/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Genes Dev JT - Genes & development JID - 8711660 RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - EC 2.7.- (Protein Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (MTOR protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (mTOR protein, mouse) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Oncogene Protein v-akt) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 3.1.3.67 (PTEN Phosphohydrolase) SB - IM CIN - Genes Dev. 2010 Jan 1;24(1):1-4. PMID: 20047995 MH - Animals MH - B-Lymphocytes/cytology/*metabolism MH - Cell Survival MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - Lymphoma/*metabolism/pathology MH - Mice MH - MicroRNAs/*metabolism MH - NIH 3T3 Cells MH - Oncogene Protein v-akt/metabolism MH - Oncogenes/*physiology MH - PTEN Phosphohydrolase/metabolism MH - Protein Kinases/metabolism MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases PMC - PMC2800084 EDAT- 2009/12/17 06:00 MHDA- 2010/01/01 06:00 PMCR- 2010/06/15 CRDT- 2009/12/17 06:00 PHST- 2009/12/17 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2009/12/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2010/01/01 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2010/06/15 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 23/24/2839 [pii] AID - 10.1101/gad.1861409 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Genes Dev. 2009 Dec 15;23(24):2839-49. doi: 10.1101/gad.1861409.