[HTML][HTML] Cancer-derived exosomal miR-25-3p promotes pre-metastatic niche formation by inducing vascular permeability and angiogenesis

Z Zeng, Y Li, Y Pan, X Lan, F Song, J Sun… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Z Zeng, Y Li, Y Pan, X Lan, F Song, J Sun, K Zhou, X Liu, X Ren, F Wang, J Hu, X Zhu…
Nature communications, 2018nature.com
Cancer-derived exosomes are considered a major driver of cancer-induced pre-metastatic
niche formation at foreign sites, but the mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we show that
miR-25-3p, a metastasis-promoting miRNA of colorectal cancer (CRC), can be transferred
from CRC cells to endothelial cells via exosomes. Exosomal miR-25-3p regulates the
expression of VEGFR2, ZO-1, occludin and Claudin5 in endothelial cells by targeting KLF2
and KLF4, consequently promotes vascular permeability and angiogenesis. In addition …
Abstract
Cancer-derived exosomes are considered a major driver of cancer-induced pre-metastatic niche formation at foreign sites, but the mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we show that miR-25-3p, a metastasis-promoting miRNA of colorectal cancer (CRC), can be transferred from CRC cells to endothelial cells via exosomes. Exosomal miR-25-3p regulates the expression of VEGFR2, ZO-1, occludin and Claudin5 in endothelial cells by targeting KLF2 and KLF4, consequently promotes vascular permeability and angiogenesis. In addition, exosomal miR-25-3p from CRC cells dramatically induces vascular leakiness and enhances CRC metastasis in liver and lung of mice. Moreover, the expression level of miR-25-3p from circulating exosomes is significantly higher in CRC patients with metastasis than those without metastasis. Our work suggests that exosomal miR-25-3p is involved in pre-metastatic niche formation and may be used as a blood-based biomarker for CRC metastasis.
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