STIM1 promotes angiogenesis by reducing exosomal miR-145 in breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells

Cell Death Dis. 2021 Jan 4;12(1):38. doi: 10.1038/s41419-020-03304-0.

Abstract

Cancer cells secrete abundant exosomes, and the secretion can be promoted by an increase of intracellular Ca2+. Stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1) plays a key role in shaping Ca2+ signals. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been reported to be potential therapeutic targets for many diseases, including breast cancer. Recently, we investigated the effect of exosomes from STIM1-knockout breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells (Exo-STIM1-KO), and from SKF96365-treated MDA-MB-231 cells (Exo-SKF) on angiogenesis in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and nude mice. The exosomes Exo-STIM1-KO and Exo-SKF inhibited tube formation by HUVECs remarkably. The miR-145 was increased in SKF96365 treated or STIM1-knockout MDA-MB-231 cells, Exo-SKF and Exo-STIM1-KO, and HUVECs treated with Exo-SKF or Exo-STIM1-KO. Moreover, the expressions of insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS1), which is the target of miR-145, and the downstream proteins such as Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), Raf/extracellular signal regulated-protein kinase (ERK), and p38 were markedly inhibited in HUVECs treated with Exo-SKF or Exo-STIM1-KO. Matrigel plug assay in vivo showed that tumor angiogenesis was suppressed in Exo-STIM1-KO, but promoted when miR-145 antagomir was added. Taken together, our findings suggest that STIM1 promotes angiogenesis by reducing exosomal miR-145 in breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Breast Neoplasms / metabolism*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Movement
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Exosomes / metabolism*
  • Female
  • Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Mice, Nude
  • MicroRNAs / metabolism*
  • Neoplasm Proteins / physiology*
  • Neovascularization, Pathologic / metabolism*
  • Stromal Interaction Molecule 1 / physiology*

Substances

  • MIRN145 microRNA, human
  • MicroRNAs
  • Neoplasm Proteins
  • STIM1 protein, human
  • Stromal Interaction Molecule 1