Dicer-to-Argonaute switch controls biogenesis of oncogenic miRNA
Buffa, F. M.; Winchester, L.; van Bijsterveldt, L.; Dhawan, A.
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miRNAs are post-transcriptional regulators of gene expression, controlling biological processes from development to pathogenesis. We asked whether the reshaped functional miRNA landscape in cancers is driven by altered transcription of its precursors, or altered biogenesis and maturation of miRNAs. Integrated analysis of genomic and transcriptomic data in 9,111 samples across 10 cancer types and healthy tissues revealed a recurrent genomic switch from DICER-dependent to non-canonical Argonaute-mediated, DICER-independent, miRNA biogenesis. Experimental validation in AGO2-amplified clinical samples and cancer cell lines confirmed that canonical miRNAs can undergo maturation in a DICER-independent manner, and that elevated Argonaute levels promote selective maturation of the oncogenic miR-106b/25 cluster as shown by the altered ratio of mature miRNA to immature pri-miRNA levels. The preferential maturation of these oncogenic miRNAs, whose processing bypasses DICER1, promotes cancer progression and predicts poor prognosis. This highlights the evolution of non-canonical AGO2-dependent oncomiR processing as a novel driver pathway in cancer.
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