LARP1 post-transcriptionally regulates mTOR and contributes to cancer progression
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Journal Article
Abstract
RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) bind to and post-transcriptionally regulate the stability of mRNAs. La-related protein 1 (LARP1) is a conserved RBP that interacts with poly-A-binding protein and is known to regulate 5′-terminal oligopyrimidine tract (TOP) mRNA translation. Here, we show that LARP1 is complexed to 3000 mRNAs enriched for cancer pathways. A prominent member of the LARP1 interactome is mTOR whose mRNA transcript is stabilized by LARP1. At a functional level, we show that LARP1 promotes cell migration, invasion, anchorage-independent growth and in vivo tumorigenesis. Furthermore, we show that LARP1 expression is elevated in epithelial cancers such as cervical and non-small cell lung cancers, where its expression correlates with disease progression and adverse prognosis, respectively. We therefore conclude that, through the post-transcriptional regulation of genes such as mTOR within cancer pathways, LARP1 contributes to cancer progression.
Date Issued
2014-12-22
Date Acceptance
2014-10-21
Citation
Oncogene, 2014, 34, pp.5025-5036
ISSN
1476-5594
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
Start Page
5025
End Page
5036
Journal / Book Title
Oncogene
Volume
34
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GlaxoSmithKline Services Unlimited
Wellbeing of Women
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Grant Number
COL011953
RG1319
Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Oncology
Cell Biology
Genetics & Heredity
MESSENGER-RNA STABILITY
GENE-EXPRESSION
CERVICAL-CANCER
EARLY-STAGE
BINDING PROTEINS
MAMMALIAN-CELLS
TRANSLATION
TARGET
DECAY
SPECIMENS
Animals
Autoantigens
Disease Progression
Female
Humans
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Neoplasm Metastasis
Neoplasms
RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional
RNA, Messenger
Ribonucleoproteins
TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases
Oncology & Carcinogenesis
1112 Oncology And Carcinogenesis
1103 Clinical Sciences
Publication Status
Published