Abstract 5305: Transcriptionalregulation by microRNAs in NSCLC

• Published in: Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.) Ill.), 2013-04, Vol.73 (8_Supplement), p.5305-5305
• Main Authors: Molina-Pinelo, Sonia, Gutierrez-Pozo, Gabriel, Pastor, Maria D., Hergueta, Marta, Moreno-Bueno, Gema, Garcia-Carbonero, Rocio, Nogal, Ana BS, Suarez, Rocio, Salinas, Ana, Pozo-Rodríguez, Francisco, Lopez-Rios, Fernando, Agulló-Ortuño, Teresa, Palacios, Jose, Carnero, Amancio, Paz-Ares, Luis G.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 0008-5472; 1538-7445
• DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.AM2013-5305

Squamous cell lung cancer and adenocarcinoma are the most common subtypes of the lung tumours. The search for cancer-directed treatments has increased the need for understanding molecular features of either histological subtypes. The aim of this study was to identify the transcriptional regulation differences due to miRNA expression profiles between SCC and adenocarcinoma. In this work, a total of 44 patients were evaluated to assess the correlation between the miRNA and messenger RNA expression levels. We detected changes in 56 mRNAs as well as in 9 miRNAs between SCC and adenocarcinoma. Nearly 20% of overall deregulated genes were targeted by at least one of the 9 miRNAs (miR-149, miR-205, miR-375, miR-378, miR-422a, miR-483-5p, miR-494, miR-601 and miR-708) differentially expressed between SCC and adenocarcinoma (table 1). Genes predicted (CEACAM6, CGN, CLDN3, ABCC3, MLPH, ACSL5, TMEM45B, MUC1) to be targeted by several miRNAs were individually validated by qRT-PCR. We found genes involved in tight junctions and others involved in resistance to anticancer agents. These genes were reliable biomarkers to detect differences between the two most common histological subtypes of lung cancer. Therefore, transcriptional regulation differences through miRNA expression play an important role in key hallmarks of non-small cell lung cancer. Citation Format: Sonia Molina-Pinelo, Gabriel Gutierrez-Pozo, Maria D. Pastor, Marta Hergueta, Gema Moreno-Bueno, Rocio Garcia-Carbonero, Ana BS Nogal, Rocio Suarez, Ana Salinas, Francisco Pozo-Rodríguez, Fernando Lopez-Rios, Teresa Agulló-Ortuño, Jose Palacios, Amancio Carnero, Luis G. Paz-Ares. Transcriptionalregulation by microRNAs in NSCLC. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 104th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2013 Apr 6-10; Washington, DC. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2013;73(8 Suppl):Abstract nr 5305. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2013-5305