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  • Cancer-derived exosomal miR...
    Zeng, Zhicheng; Li, Yuling; Pan, Yangjian; Lan, Xiaoliang; Song, Fuyao; Sun, Jingbo; Zhou, Kun; Liu, Xiaolong; Ren, Xiaoli; Wang, Feifei; Hu, Jinlong; Zhu, Xiaohui; Yang, Wei; Liao, Wenting; Li, Guoxin; Ding, Yanqing; Liang, Li

    Nature communications, 12/2018, Letnik: 9, Številka: 1
    Journal Article

    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.