Abstract
Overexpression of HMGA2 is common in uterine leiomyomas (ULM). The expression of HMGA2 in its malignant counterpart - uterine leiomyosarcomas (ULMS) remains undetermined. Recently it has been shown that repression of HMGA2 by microRNA let-7s is a critical molecular regulatory mechanism associated with tumour growth in many tumours and cell types, including leiomyomas. To test whether HMGA2 and let-7s play a role in ULMS, we examined the levels of endogenous HMGA2 and let-7 expression and found a significant correlation between these two molecules in a case-matched cohort of human ULMS. We found that overexpression of HMGA2 and let-7-mediated HMGA2 repression is a relevant molecular alteration in ULMS. Disrupting the control of HMGA2 and let-7 pairs promotes ULMS cell growth in vitro.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3898-3905 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 9 B |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2009 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Molecular Medicine
- Cell Biology