The ZEB/miR-200 feedback loop-a motor of cellular plasticity in development and cancer?

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作者
Brabletz, Simone [1 ]
Brabletz, Thomas [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Freiburg, Dept Visceral Surg, D-79106 Freiburg, Germany
[2] Univ Freiburg, Comprehens Canc Ctr Freiburg, D-79106 Freiburg, Germany
关键词
ZEB1; miR-200; EMT; stemness; cancer; metastasis; EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; GROWTH-FACTOR RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTIONAL REPRESSORS ZEB1; SMAD-INTERACTING PROTEIN-1; GENE-EXPRESSION SIGNATURE; REGULATES E-CADHERIN; BREAST-CANCER; MIR-200; FAMILY; STEM-CELLS; MICRORNA EXPRESSION;
D O I
10.1038/embor.2010.117
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a fundamental process in development and disease. Zinc-finger enhancer binding (ZEB) transcription factors (ZEB1 and ZEB2) are crucial EMT activators, whereas members of the miR-200 family induce epithelial differentiation. They are reciprocally linked in a feedback loop, each strictly controlling the expression of the other. Now data show that EMT not only confers cellular motility, but also induces stem-cell properties and prevents apoptosis and senescence. Thus the balanced expression of ZEB factors and miR-200 controls all these processes. We therefore propose that the ZEB/miR-200 feedback loop is the molecular motor of cellular plasticity in development and disease, and in particular is a driving force for cancer progression towards metastasis by controlling the state of cancer stem cells.
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