RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Epigenetically regulated chromosome 14q32 miRNA cluster induces metastasis and predicts poor prognosis in lung adenocarcinoma patients A1 González-Vallinas Garrachón, Margarita A1 Rodríguez Paredes, Manuel A1 Albrecht, Marco A1 Sticht, Carsten A1 Stichel, Damian A1 Gutekunst, Julian A1 Pitea, Adriana A1 Sass, Steffen A1 Sánchez Rivera, Francisco J. A1 Lorenzo Bermejo, Justo A1 Schmitt, Jennifer A1 Torre, Carolina de la A1 Warth, Arne A1 Theis, Fabian J. A1 Müller, Nikola S. A1 Gretz, Norbert A1 Muley, Thomas A1 Meister, Michael A1 Tschaharganeh, Darjus F. A1 Schirmacher, Peter A1 Matthäus, Franziska A1 Breuhahn, Kai K1 Cáncer K1 miARN K1 3207.13 Oncología AB Most lung cancer deaths are related to metastases, which indicates the necessity of detecting and inhibiting tumor cell dissemination. Here, we aimed to identify miRNAs involved in metastasis of lung adenocarcinoma as prognostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets. To that end, lymph node metastasis–associated miRNAs were identified in The Cancer Genome Atlas lung adenocarcinoma patient cohort (sequencing data; n ¼ 449) and subsequently validated by qRT-PCR in an independentclinical cohort (n ¼ 108). Overexpression of miRNAs locatedon chromosome 14q32 was associated with metastasis in lungadenocarcinoma patients. Importantly, Kaplan–Meier analysisand log-rank test revealed that higher expression levels ofindividual 14q32 miRNAs (mir-539, mir-323b, and mir487a) associated with worse disease-free survival of never-smoker patients. Epigenetic analysis including DNA methylationmicroarray data and bisulfite sequencing validation demonstrated that the induction of 14q32 cluster correlated with genomichypomethylation of the 14q32 locus. CRISPR activation technology, applied for the first time to functionally study theincrease of clustered miRNA levels in a coordinated manner,showed that simultaneous overexpression of 14q32 miRNAspromoted tumor cell migratory and invasive properties. Analysisof individual miRNAs by mimic transfection further illustratedthat miR-323b-3p, miR-487a-3p, and miR-539-5p significantlycontributed to the invasive phenotype through the indirectregulation of different target genes. In conclusion, overexpression of 14q32 miRNAs, associated with the respective genomichypomethylation, promotes metastasis and correlates with poorpatient prognosis in lung adenocarcinoma PB American Association for Cancer Research SN 1541-7786 YR 2018 FD 2018 LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/42586 UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/42586 LA eng NO Molecular Cancer Research, 2018, vol. 16, n. 3, p. 390-402 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 25-abr-2024