Patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) have significant risks of developing recurrence or invasive breast cancer even after they receive breast surgery. Thus, women stand to benefit from chemoprevention strategies that reduce the incidence of DCIS recurrence. However, the molecular mechanisms that underlie DCIS development remain unclear and so it is important to identify pathways that could be targeted for prevention. Our preliminary studies showed that loss of microRNA-140 (miR-140) expression is associated with the development of DCIS and that sulforaphane (a key bioactive ingredient of cruciferous vegetables) can restore miR-140 expression in primary DCIS cells. We further observed that reduced miR-140 expression is associated with increased expression of the SIRT1 histone deacetylase that is associated with enhanced cancer stem cell survival. Finally, miR-140 knockout mice spontaneously developed DCIS at 11 months of age. Our preliminary data suggest that miR-140 and SIRT1 have roles in DCIS development. Based on these results, we hypothesize that miR-140 loss leads to increased SIRT1 expression which drives DCIS development and increased accumulation of breast cancer stem cells. We further propose that sulforaphane treatment can restore miR-140 level which then targets and suppresses SIRT1 level to prevent DCIS development.
Specific Aim 1 will define the mechanism of miR-140 inactivation in DCIS transformation.
Specific Aim 2 is designed to determine the impact of miR-140 on cancer stem cell survival in DCIS transformation.
Specific Aim 3 is designed to characterize the role of miR-140 in sulforaphane chemoprevention of DCIS in vivo. We believe that these studies are innovative and high impact because findings from our studies will identify a new mechanism of DCIS development and a new route of sulforaphane-dependent breast cancer prevention. We have developed all of the cell-based and animal models necessary to complete these studies.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
4R01CA163820-05
Application #
9036951
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1)
Program Officer
Ross, Sharon A
Project Start
2012-06-01
Project End
2017-03-31
Budget Start
2016-04-01
Budget End
2017-03-31
Support Year
5
Fiscal Year
2016
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Maryland Baltimore
Department
Biochemistry
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
188435911
City
Baltimore
State
MD
Country
United States
Zip Code
21201
Lo, Pang-Kuo; Yao, Yuan; Lee, Ji Shin et al. (2018) LIPG signaling promotes tumor initiation and metastasis of human basal-like triple-negative breast cancer. Elife 7:
Wolfson, Benjamin; Lo, Pang-Kuo; Yao, Yuan et al. (2018) Impact of miR-140 Deficiency on Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Mol Nutr Food Res 62:e1800189
Lo, Pang-Kuo; Zhou, Qun (2018) Emerging techniques in single-cell epigenomics and their applications to cancer research. J Clin Genom 1:
Wolfson, Benjamin; Zhang, Yongshu; Gernapudi, Ramkishore et al. (2017) A High-Fat Diet Promotes Mammary Gland Myofibroblast Differentiation through MicroRNA 140 Downregulation. Mol Cell Biol 37:
Lo, Pang-Kuo; Zhang, Yongshu; Yao, Yuan et al. (2017) Tumor-associated myoepithelial cells promote the invasive progression of ductal carcinoma in situ through activation of TGF? signaling. J Biol Chem 292:11466-11484
Wolfson, Benjamin; Yu, Justine E; Zhou, Qun (2017) Exosomes may play a crucial role in HIV dendritic cell immunotherapy. Ann Transl Med 5:337
Duru, Nadire; Gernapudi, Ramkishore; Lo, Pang-Kuo et al. (2016) Characterization of the CD49f+/CD44+/CD24- single-cell derived stem cell population in basal-like DCIS cells. Oncotarget 7:47511-47525
Duru, Nadire; Zhang, Yongshu; Gernapudi, Ramkishore et al. (2016) Loss of miR-140 is a key risk factor for radiation-induced lung fibrosis through reprogramming fibroblasts and macrophages. Sci Rep 6:39572
Lo, Pang-Kuo; Wolfson, Benjamin; Zhou, Qun (2016) Cancer stem cells and early stage basal-like breast cancer. World J Obstet Gynecol 5:150-161
Lo, Pang-Kuo; Wolfson, Benjamin; Zhou, Qun (2016) Cellular, physiological and pathological aspects of the long non-coding RNA NEAT1. Front Biol (Beijing) 11:413-426

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