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  • Title: MiR-181a enhances drug sensitivity in mitoxantone-resistant breast cancer cells by targeting breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP/ABCG2).
    Author: Jiao X, Zhao L, Ma M, Bai X, He M, Yan Y, Wang Y, Chen Q, Zhao X, Zhou M, Cui Z, Zheng Z, Wang E, Wei M.
    Journal: Breast Cancer Res Treat; 2013 Jun; 139(3):717-30. PubMed ID: 23780685.
    Abstract:
    Breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP)/ATP-binding cassette subfamily G member 2 (ABCG2) mediates multidrug resistance (MDR) in breast cancers. In this study, we aimed to investigate the role of microRNAs in regulation of BCRP expression and BCRP-mediated drug resistance in breast cancer cells. Microarray analysis was performed to determine the differential expression patterns of miRNAs that target BCRP between the MX-resistant breast cancer cell line MCF-7/MX and its parental MX-sensitive cell line MCF-7. MiR-181a was found to be the most significantly down-regulated miRNA in MCF-7/MX cells. Luciferase activity assay showed that miR-181a mimics inhibited BCRP expression by targeting the 3' untranslated region (UTR) of the BCRP mRNA. Overexpression of miR-181a down-regulated BCRP expression, and sensitized MX-resistant MCF-7/MX cells to MX. In a nude mouse xenograft model, intratumoral injection of miR-181a mimics inhibited BCRP expression, and enhanced the antitumor activity of MX. In addition, miR-181a inhibitors up-regulated BCRP expression, and rendered MX-sensitive MCF-7 cells resistant to MX. These findings suggest that miR-181a regulates BCRP expression via binding to the 3'-UTR of BCRP mRNA. MiR-181a is critical for regulation of BCRP-mediated resistance to MX. MiR-181a may be a potential target for preventing and reversing drug resistance in breast cancer.
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