circFNDC3B/miR-655-3p轴调控乳腺癌细胞增殖、细胞周期和凋亡

为了探讨circFNDC3B对乳腺癌细胞增殖、细胞周期和凋亡的影响及可能机制,该研究首先采用RT-qPCR法检测了83例乳腺癌组织及乳腺癌细胞系(MCF-7、T47D、Bcap-37)中circFNDC3B和miR-655-3p表达;然后分别转染circFNDC3B小干扰RNA、miR-655-3p模拟物、miR-655-3p抑制剂或共转染circFNDC3B小干扰RNA与miR-655-3p抑制剂至MCF-7细胞中,采用CCK-8法检测了细胞增殖,流式细胞术检测了细胞凋亡和周期,Western blot法检测了细胞中CyclinD1与Cleaved-caspase-3的蛋白表达,双荧光素酶报告基因实验验证了miR-655-3p与circFNDC3B的调控关系。结果显示,乳腺癌组织和细胞系中circFNDC3B表达升高(P0.05),而miR-655-3p表达降低(P0.05)。下调circFNDC3B或上调miR-655-3p后,MCF-7细胞增殖活性和CyclinD1蛋白表达量降低,细胞周期进程受到阻滞,细胞凋亡率与Cleaved-caspase-3蛋白表达量增加,差异均具有统计学意义(P0.05)。circFNDC3B靶向结合并负调控miR-655-3p。下调miR-655-3p对MCF-7细胞增殖、细胞周期和凋亡的影响与上调miR-655-3p相反。下调miR-655-3p逆转下调circFNDC3B对MCF-7细胞增殖、细胞周期和凋亡的影响。这说明,circFNDC3B可能通过抑制miR-655-3p的表达促进乳腺癌细胞增殖和细胞周期进程,并阻碍细胞凋亡。     

细胞周期蛋白依赖性激酶2的功能及其抑制剂的研究

细胞周期蛋白依赖性激酶2(cyclin-dependent kinase 2,CDK2)是CDK家族中的重要成员之一。CDK2的表达或功能异常与多种疾病(如肿瘤、病毒复制与感染、免疫缺陷性疾病和雄性不育等)发生机制密切相关。CDK2抑制剂已成为抗肿瘤药物研发中的一个重要靶点。该文对CDK2在细胞周期调控、细胞增殖、细胞分化、细胞凋亡中的作用机制以及CDK2抑制剂的研发进行综述。     

CDK 抑制剂在抗肿瘤领域的研发进展

细胞周期蛋白依赖性激酶（cyclin dependent kinase，CDK）为细胞周期调节的关键激酶，参与细胞增殖、转录、存活等生理过程。 CDK 在多种肿瘤中异常活化，是抗肿瘤药物研发的重要靶点之一。目前已有 1 个 CDK 抑制剂（palbociclib, CDK4/CDK6 抑制剂）被美国 食品药品监督管理局批准于 2015 年上市，数十个 CDK 抑制剂处于针对实体瘤和血液系统肿瘤的临床或临床前研究阶段。综述目前抗肿瘤 领域 CDK 抑制剂的研发现状、遇到的问题和可能的解决方案，并讨论其临床应用的可能。     

含p53保守结合位点的microRNA表达载体的构建及应用

目的:构建含p53保守结合位点的microRNA(miRNA)表达载体,促进相关miRNA在具有野生型p53蛋白细胞中的高效表达。方法:改构miRNA表达载体pCMV-miR,在其多克隆位点前插入p53保守结合位点,分别将miR-138、miR-34a和miR-21前体序列pre-miR-138、pre-miR-34a和pre-miR-21插入上述改构的载体pCMV/p53-miR,将构建的pCMV/p53-miR-138、pCMV/p53-miR-34a和pCMV/p53-miR-21表达载体转染具有野生型p53的HeLa细胞和不表达p53的H1299细胞,分析p53对上述miRNA表达调控的影响。结果:转染改构的miRNA表达载体后,HeLa细胞中miR-138、miR-34a和miR-21的表达水平明显提高,它们对应的已知靶基因Cyclin D3、CDK2和PTEN的表达同时被显著下调。结论:在p53转录调控作用下,具有p53保守结合位点的miRNA表达载体能够更加有效地提高miRNA的表达水平;构建的载体不但可用于促进相关miRNA的表达,也能用于miRNA是否受p53调控的检测。     

CKIp15~(INK4B)高表达对人黑色素瘤细胞cyclinD1和c-myc表达的影响及生长特性的改变

通过 DNA体外重组和转染技术 ,将已构建好的含有 p1 5基因的质粒 p XJ- 41 - p1 5转染 p1 5缺失的人黑色素瘤细胞 A 375,经 G 41 8筛选出阳性单克隆 ,并经 PCR、Western等检测 ,证明建立了 p1 5稳定高表达的细胞模型 .生长曲线和 FCM实验表明 ,与对照组细胞相比 ,实验组细胞增殖能力减弱 ,G1期细胞增加 ,S期细胞减少 .同时 ,细胞血清依赖性有所恢复 ,在软琼脂的集落形成能力下降 ,显示出细胞部分恶性表型逆转 .进一步免疫印迹实验表明 ,癌基因 c- myc的蛋白表达水平明显下降 .Cyclin D1的表达受到抑制 ,而 CDK4的表达则基本不变 .以上结果显示出 ,p1 5基因高表达能够抑制人黑色素瘤细胞的增殖及部分恶性表型 ,负调细胞周期进程 ,而 c- Myc蛋白和 G1期引擎分子 Cyclin D1表达的被抑制可能是 p1 5负调细胞增殖的分子机理之一     

周期蛋白和周期蛋白依赖性激酶及相关激酶抑制剂在细胞周期进程中的调控机制研究进展

在细胞发育过程中,细胞周期起着至关重要的作用。细胞周期进程主要受细胞周期蛋白依赖性激酶(cyclin dependent kinase, CDK)、周期蛋白和内源性CDK抑制剂(cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors,CKI)调控。其中,CDK是主要的细胞周期调节因子,可与周期蛋白结合形成周期蛋白-CDK复合物,从而使数百种底物磷酸化,调控分裂间期和有丝分裂进程。各类细胞周期蛋白的活性异常,可引起不受控制的癌细胞增殖,导致癌症的发生与发展。因此,了解CDK的活性变化情况、周期蛋白-CDK的组装以及CKI的作用,将有助于了解细胞周期进程中潜在的调控过程,为癌症与疾病的治疗和CKI治疗药物的研发提供基础。本文关注了CDK激活和灭活的关键事件,并总结了周期蛋白-CDK在特定时期及位置的调控过程,以及相关CKI治疗药物在癌症及疾病中的研究进展,最后简单阐述了细胞周期进程研究面临的问题和存在的挑战,以期为后续细胞周期进程的深入研究提供参考和思路。     

miR-155 通过p53/p21 调控前列腺癌细胞周期

目的:探讨miR-155对前列腺癌细胞周期的影响及其分子机制。方法:通过转染anti-miR-155抑制前列腺癌DU145和PC-3细胞中miR-155水平后,采用流式细胞术观察细胞周期的变化,western blot和RT-PCR观察p53和p21蛋白及CDK2和cyclin蛋白和m RNA表达的变化。结果:与对照组相比,DU145和PC-3细胞转染anti-miR-155后,G2/M期细胞阻滞,S期细胞数比例显著增加(P0.05),p53和p21蛋白和m RNA表达水平显著增加(P0.01),CDK2和cyclin E蛋白和m RNA表达均显著降低(P0.01)。结论:miR-155可影响人前列腺癌细胞的周期,可能与其调节p53、p21及其下游的CDK2和cyclin E的表达相关。     

血管内皮生长因子及其受体与Cyclin E-CDK2在肝癌发生发展过程中的表达变化

目的通过观察血管内皮生长因子(VEGF)及其受体和细胞周期蛋白E(Cyclin E)在肝癌模型大鼠肝脏中表达情况,探讨VEGF与细胞周期相关蛋白在肝癌发生发展过程中的作用。方法建立诱发性肝癌模型,采用酶联免疫吸附试验检测血清中VEGF量的变化,免疫组化技术检测VEGFR1、Cyclin E和细胞周期蛋白依赖性激酶(CDK2)的表达情况。结果血清中的VEGF含量在对照组中最低,在实验组中逐渐增多,以癌变期含量最高。VEGFR1、Cyclin E和CDK2蛋白表达的平均光密度值均随着肝癌的发生发展有增高的趋势,大鼠血清中的VEGF量与肝脏组织中VEGFR1、Cyclin E和CDK2蛋白表达的平均光密度值随着肝癌的发生发展呈正相关(r=0.834,F=42.1274,P<0.05)。结论 VEGF及其受体VEGFR1在肝癌发生发展中异常表达,促进肝癌的发生发展,可能与Cyclin E、CDK2细胞周期蛋白异常表达有关。     

miR-505-3p对GT1-7细胞株基因表达谱的影响

目的了解微小RNA 505-3p(miR-505-3p)对下丘脑GnRH神经元GT1-7稳转细胞株表达谱的影响。方法用慢病毒转染GT1-7细胞获得稳定表达miR-505-3p的细胞株,感染实验分为3组:空白对照组(未经处理的GT1-7细胞),阴性对照组(感染pLenti6.3-nc空病毒),实验组(感染pLenti6.3-miR-505-3p病毒)。采用实时荧光定量PCR(Quantitative Real-time PCR,qRT-PCR)技术检测稳定细胞株中miR-505-3p的表达丰度,并进一步利用芯片检测对照组和实验组细胞的表达谱结合生物信息学方法探寻差异表达基因。采用GO分析和Pathway分析差异表达基因,解析miR-505-3p的功能。结果在稳定表达miR-505-3p的GT1-7细胞中,165个基因的表达量变化在2倍以上,这些基因主要参与细胞粘附、GTP分解代谢、神经系统发育等生物过程。结论 miR-505-3p可能通过影响下丘脑GnRH神经元中相应靶基因的表达调控细胞粘附、GTP分解代谢、神经系统发育等生物过程,和间隙连接、轴突导向和胃酸分泌等信号通路。     

LncRNA MEG3 negatively modified osteosarcoma development through regulation of miR-361-5p and FoxM1

This study was aimed to figure out whether long noncoding RNA MEG3/miR-361-5p/FoxM1 signaling would contribute to improved proliferation and metastasis of osteosarcoma cells. We altogether collected 204 pairs of osteosarcoma tissues and adjacent normal tissues, and obtained four human osteosarcoma cell lines. Then pcDNA3.1-MEG3, si-MEG3, miR-361-5p mimic, miR-361-5p inhibitor, pcDNA3.1-FoxM1, si-FoxM1, and negative control (NC) were, respectively, transfected into the osteosarcoma cells. Furthermore, real time polymerase chain reaction was utilized to determine the mRNA expressions of maternally expressed gene 3 (MEG3) and miR-361-5p, and western blot analysis was applied for determining the FoxM1 expression. Besides, dual luciferase reporter gene assay was adopted to verify if MEG3 can be directly targeted by miR-361-5p. Finally, 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide, colony formation assay, flow cytometry, wound healing assay, and transwell assay were conducted to investigate the influence of MEG3, miR-361-5p, and FoxM1 expressions on the viability, proliferation, apoptosis, migration, and invasion of osteosarcoma cells. MEG3 and miR-361-5p were observed to be significantly downregulated within both osteosarcoma tissues and cell lines, whereas FoxM1 was upregulated in osteosarcoma tissues and cell lines (p < 0.05). MEG3 directly bound to miR-361-5p, and significantly upgraded its expression (p < 0.05). The upregulated MEG3 and miR-361-5p or the downregulated FoxM1 appeared to substantially inhibit proliferation, migration, and invasion of osteosarcoma cells (p < 0.05). Finally, the proliferation, migration, invasion, and motility of osteosarcoma cells within the miR-NC + pcDNA3.1-FoxM1 group and pcDNA + pcDNA-FoxM1 group were markedly promoted when compared with the miR-361-5p mimic group and pcDNA3.1-MEG3 group (p < 0.05). The MEG3/miR-361-5p/FoxM1 axis could potentially serve as therapeutic targets or diagnostic biomarkers for osteosarcoma.     

miRNA-181a在胃癌细胞增殖和迁移中的作用

miRNA与恶性肿瘤患者的诊断和预后密切相关,为了考察miRNA-181a在胃癌细胞增殖和迁移中的作用,本研究检测了miRNA-181a在胃癌组织中的表达,并通过对人胃癌细胞系MGC-803转染miR-181a模拟物或抑制剂来考察miR-181a对细胞迁移和增殖的影响。RT-PCR显示,miRNA-181a在胃癌组织中的表达水平显著高于癌旁组织(p<0.05)。伤口愈合实验和Transwell实验显示,转染miR-181a抑制剂或TGF-β受体2(TGFβR2)过表达的pcDNA3.1质粒均可抑制MGC-803细胞的迁移。EdU实验和CCK-8实验显示,转染miR-181a抑制剂或TGFβR2过表达的pcDNA3.1质粒均可抑制MGC-803细胞的增殖。此外,miR-181a抑制剂处理可使TGFβR2蛋白表达明显升高。然而,miR-181a模拟物或抑制剂处理后TGFβR2mRNA水平没有显著变化。总之,本研究表明高表达的miR-181a通过在转录后抑制TGFβR2蛋白表达来促进胃癌细胞的迁移和增殖。miR-181a有望成为胃癌的潜在治疗靶点。     

lncRNA MAGI2-AS3下调miR-31-5p抑制肺腺癌细胞的增殖、迁移、侵袭并促进凋亡

目的研究lncRNA MAGI2-AS3对肺癌A549细胞增殖、迁移、侵袭和凋亡的影响和潜在的分子机制。方法根据转染载体不同将A549细胞分为pcDNA3.1组(转染pcDNA3.1)、pcDNA3.1-MAGI2-AS3组(转染pcDNA3.1-MAGI2-AS3)、anti-miR-NC组(转染anti-miR-NC)、anti-miR-31-5p组(转染anti-miR-31-5p)、pcDNA3.1-MAGI2-AS3+miR-NC组(共转染pcDNA3.1-MAGI2-AS3和miR-NC)、pcDNA3.1-MAGI2-AS3+miR-31-5p组(共转染pcDNA3.1-MAGI2-AS3和miR-31-5p mimics)。实时荧光定量PCR(qRT-PCR)检测miR-31-5p和MAGI2-AS3 RNA的表达,四氮唑蓝(MTT)法测定A549细胞增殖活性,Transwell实验检测细胞迁移和侵袭能力,双荧光素酶报告系统验证MAGI2-AS3与miR-31-5p的调控关系,流式细胞术检测细胞凋亡与周期。两组间比较采用独立样本t检验进行分析;多组间比较采用单因素方差分析,组内多重比较采用SNK-q检验。结果与人正常肺细胞HBE相比,肺癌细胞A549中的MAGI2-AS3表达量(0.48±0.03比1.29±0.06)降低,miR-31-5p表达量(1.01±0.05比0.25±0.02)升高;与pcDNA3.1组比较,pcDNA3.1-MAGI2-AS3组A549细胞活力(0.48±0.04比0.77±0.06)、迁移[(81.33±2.87)个比(124.33±3.09)个]和侵袭[(32.00±2.83)个比(53.00±3.27)个]细胞数、S期细胞所占比例(23.01﹪±1.00﹪比32.95﹪±1.06﹪)均降低,凋亡率(19.95﹪±1.25﹪比7.23﹪±0.51﹪)、G0-G1期细胞所占比例(43.58﹪±2.15﹪比33.56﹪±1.23﹪)均升高;与anti-miR-NC组比较,anti-miR-31-5p组A549细胞活力(0.53±0.04比0.78±0.06)、迁移[(76.00±3.74)个比(108.33±2.87)个]和侵袭[(30.00±1.63)个比(42.33±2.05)个]细胞数、S期细胞所占比例(24.43﹪±1.13﹪比32.91﹪±1.08﹪)降低,凋亡率(18.21﹪±1.24﹪比7.29﹪±0.51﹪)、G0-G1期细胞所占比例(41.56﹪±2.19﹪比33.53﹪±1.27﹪)升高,差异有统计学意义(P均<0.05);双荧光素酶报告系统结果显示,MAGI2-AS3靶向负调控miR-31-5p的表达。与pcDNA3.1-MAGI2-AS3+miR-NC组比较,pcDNA3.1-MAGI2-AS3+miR-31-5p组A549细胞活力(0.68±0.06比0.50±0.04)、迁移[(91.00±1.63)个比(52.67±2.62)个]和侵袭[(62.67±2.49)个比(31.67±4.03个)]细胞数升高,凋亡率(10.59﹪±1.0﹪比21.11﹪±1.14﹪)降低,差异有统计学意义(P均<0.05)。结论lncRNA MAGI2-AS3通过靶向miR-31-5p抑制A549细胞的增殖、迁移和侵袭,促进细胞凋亡。lncRNA MAGI2-AS3是肺癌潜在分子治疗靶点。     

Regulatory effects of lncRNA ATB targeting miR-200c on proliferation and apoptosis of colorectal cancer cells

This investigation was intended to elucidate whether long noncoding RNA (lncRNA)-activated by transforming growth factor-β (ATB) interacting with miR-200c could mediate colorectal cancer (CRC) progression, offering potential strategies for diagnosing and treating CRC. Here totally 315 patients with CRC were recruited, and their CRC tissues and adjacent normal tissues were gathered. Concurrently, four colon cancer cell lines (ie, SW620, Lovo, HCT116, and SW480) and the human colon mucosal epithelial cell line (NCM460) were also purchased. Moreover, si-ATB, si-NC, miR-200c mimic, miR-200c inhibitor, and miR-NC were prepared for transfection into the CRC cells, and their effects on CRC cell lines were evaluated based on the conduction of 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay, colony formation assay, and flow cytometry assay. Eventually, the Luciferase reporter gene assay was carried out to judge if there existed a targeted relationship between ATB and miR-200c. The results of Cox regression analyses suggested that overexpressed lncRNA ATB, underexpressed miR-200c, poor tumor differentiation, lymph-vascular invasion, and perineural invasion were symbolic of shortened survival of the patients with CRC (all P < .05). Besides, transfection of pcDNA3.1-ATB and miR-200c inhibitor could boost the viability and proliferation of Lovo and SW620 cell lines (all P < .05). Meanwhile, the expressions of p53 and p21 were also reduced under treatments of pcDNA3.1-ATB and miR-200c inhibitor (P < .05). In addition, CDK2 seemed to reverse the contribution of miR-200c to intensifying viability and proliferation of Lovo and SW420 cell lines (P < .05). Furthermore, ATB might downregulate miR-200c expression by targeting it (P < .05), and CDK2 was subjected to dual regulation of both ATB and miR-200c (P < .05). In conclusion, the lncRNA ATB/miR-200c/CDK2 signaling was responsible for intensified proliferation and prohibited apoptosis of CRC cells, which might provide effective approaches for diagnosing and treating CRC.     

MiR-371-5p Facilitates Pancreatic Cancer Cell Proliferation and Decreases Patient Survival

Background

microRNAs (miRNAs) play a critical role in tumorigenesis, either as a tumor suppressor or as an oncogenic miRNA, depending on different tumor types. To date, scientists have obtained a substantial amount of knowledge with regard to miRNAs in pancreatic cancer. However, the expression and function of miR-371-5p in pancreatic cancer has not been clearly elucidated. The aim of this study was to investigate the roles of miR-371-5p in pancreatic cancer and its association with the survival of patients with pancreatic cancer.

Methods

The expression of miR-371-5p was examined in pancreatic duct adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and their adjacent normal pancreatic tissues (ANPT) or in pancreatic cancer cell lines by qRT-PCR. The association of miR-371-5p expression with overall survival was determined. The proliferation and apoptosis of SW-1990 and Panc-1 cells, transfected with miR-371-5p mimics or inhibitor, were assessed using MTT assay and flow cytometry, respectively. The tumorigenicity was evaluated via mice xenograft experiments. miR-371-5p promoter interactions were analyzed by chromatin immunoprecipitation assays (ChIP). Protein expression was analyzed by Western blot.

Results

The expression level of miR-371-5p was dramatically upregulated in clinical PDAC tissues compared with ANPT. Patients with high miR-371-5p expression had a significantly shorter survival than those with low miR-371-5p expression. The in vitro and in vivo assays showed that overexpression of miR-371-5p resulted in cell proliferation and increased tumor growth, which was associated with inhibitor of growth 1 (ING1) downregulation. Interestingly, we also found that ING1, in turn, inhibited expression of miR-371-5p in the promoter region.

Conclusions

our study demonstrates a novel ING1-miR-371-5p regulatory feedback loop, which may have a critical role in PDAC. Thus miR-371-5p can prove to be a novel prognostic factor and therapeutic target for pancreatic cancer treatment.     

HOXA-AS2靶向miR-17对人脐静脉内皮细胞生物学功能以及炎症因子的影响

目的探讨HOXA-AS2对动脉粥样硬化（AS）模型细胞生物学功能以及炎症因子的影响及分子机制。 方法本实验共分为4个实验;实验1：用100 μg/mL的ox-LDL处理EA.hy926细胞作为ox-LDL组,正常培养的细胞作为对照组;实验2：将pcDNA3.1、pcDNA3.1-HOXA-AS2转染至EA.hy926细胞中再用100 μg/mL的ox-LDL处理,记为ox-LDL+pcDNA3.1组、ox-LDL+pcDNA3.1-HOXA-AS2组;实验3：将pcDNA3.1、pcDNA3.1-HOXA-AS2、si-NC、si-HOXA-AS2分别转染至EA.hy926细胞中,记为pcDNA3.1组、pcDNA3.1-HOXA-AS2组、si-NC组、si-HOXA-AS2组;实验4：将pcDNA3.1-HOXA-AS2与miR-NC、miR-17分别共转染至EA.hy926细胞中再用100 μg/mL的ox-LDL处理,记为ox-LDL+pcDNA3.1-HOXA-AS2+miR-NC组、ox-LDL+pcDNA3.1-HOXA-AS2+miR-17组。实时荧光定量PCR （RT-qPCR）检测HOXA-AS2和miR-17的表达水平;蛋白质印迹（Western blot）法检测细胞周期蛋白依赖性激酶抑制剂1A （P21）、cleaved caspase 3蛋白表达;MTT检测细胞增殖情况;流式细胞术检测细胞凋亡;ELISA法检测白细胞介素-1 （IL-1）、白细胞介素-6 （IL-6）水平;荧光素酶报告实验检测HOXA-AS2和miR-17的靶向关系。两组间比较采用独立样本t检验,多组间比较采用方差分析,组间两两比较采用LSD-t检验。 结果与对照组比较,ox-LDL组EA.hy926细胞中HOXA-AS2表达水平（0.23±0.02比1.02±0.10）,细胞增殖率[（47.83±5.01）﹪比（100.06±10.20）﹪]均降低,细胞凋亡率[（26.81±2.47）﹪比（8.23±0.80）﹪]、P21 （0.82±0.08比0.20±0.02）、cleaved caspase 3 （0.67±0.06比0.14±0.01）、IL-1[（792.34±59.37）ng/L比（326.14±34.59） ng/ L]和IL-6表达水平[（53.67±4.65）ng/L比（19.25±2.11）ng/L]均升高,差异具有统计学意义（P均< 0.05）。与ox-LDL+pcDNA3.1组比较,ox-LDL+pcDNA3.1-HOXA-AS2组EA.hy926细胞中HOXA-AS2表达水平（0.87±0.09比0.22±0.02）、细胞增殖率[（89.94±8.34）﹪比（48.21±4.86）﹪]均升高,细胞凋亡率[（12.33±1.18）﹪比（26.83±2.48）﹪]、P21 （0.33±0.03比0.81±0.08）、cleaved caspase 3 （0.24±0.02比0.69±0.06）、IL-1[ （446.25±46.84）ng/L比（802.21±60.18）ng/L]和IL-6表达水平[（25.64±2.65）ng/L比（55.21±5.10）ng/L]均降低,差异具有统计学意义（P均< 0.001）。与ox-LDL+pcDNA3.1-HOXA-AS2+miR-NC组比较,ox-LDL+pcDNA3.1-HOXA-AS2+miR-17组EA.hy926细胞中miR-17表达水平（2.14±0.21比1.05±0.10）、细胞凋亡率[（23.31±2.33）﹪比（13.75±1.44）﹪]、IL-1水平[（684.26±62.38）ng/L比（451.21±43.58）ng/L]、IL-6水平[（41.29±4.37）ng/L比（26.11±2.39）ng/L]均升高,细胞增殖率[（53.67±5.46）﹪比（90.21±9.16）﹪]降低,差异具有统计学意义（P均< 0.001）。HOXA-AS2与miR-17存在结合位点,荧光素酶报告实验显示,与miR-NC组比较,miR-17组中转染WT-HOXA-AS2的EA.hy926细胞荧光素酶活性降低（0.33±0.03比1.01±0.10,P < 0.05）,而转染MUT-HOXA-AS2的EA.hy926细胞荧光素酶活性差异无统计学意义（P > 0.05）;与anti-miR-NC组比较,anti-miR-17组中转染WT-HOXA-AS2的EA.hy926细胞荧光素酶活性升高（2.29±0.21比1.00±0.10,P < 0.05）,而转染MUT-HOXA-AS2的EA.hy926细胞荧光素酶活性差异无统计学意义（P > 0.05）。 结论过表达HOXA-AS2促进细胞增殖,抑制ox-LDL引起的细胞凋亡和炎症因子的释放,其机制可能与miR-17有关。     

Regulation of Expression of Deoxyhypusine Hydroxylase (DOHH), the Enzyme That Catalyzes the Activation of eIF5A,by miR-331-3p and miR-642-5p in Prostate Cancer Cells

The enzyme deoxyhypusine hydroxylase (DOHH) catalyzes the activation of eukaryotic translation initiation factor (eIF5A), a protein essential for cell growth. Using bioinformatic predictions and reporter gene assays, we have identified a 182-nt element within the DOHH 3′-untranslated region (3′-UTR) that contains a number of target sites for miR-331-3p and miR-642-5p. Quantitative RT-PCR studies demonstrated overexpression of DOHH mRNA and underexpression of miR-331-3p and miR-642-5p in several prostate cancer cell lines compared with normal prostate epithelial cells. Transient overexpression of miR-331-3p and/or miR-642-5p in DU145 prostate cancer cells reduced DOHH mRNA and protein expression and inhibited cell proliferation. We observed synergistic growth inhibition with the combination of miR-331-3p and miR-642-5p and mimosine, a pharmacological DOHH inhibitor. Finally, we identified a significant inverse relationship between the expression of miR-331-3p or miR-642-5p and DOHH in a cohort of human prostate cancer tissues. Our results suggest a novel role for miR-331-3p and miR-642-5p in the control of prostate cancer cell growth via the regulation of DOHH expression and eIF5A activity.     

Long non-coding RNA FENDRR restrains the aggressiveness of CRC via regulating miR-18a-5p/ING4 axis

There is increasing evidence has indicated that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are implicated in the tumorigenesis and development of colorectal cancer (CRC). Nevertheless, the clinical significances and functions of FENDRR in CRC remain unknown. In this study, we reveal that lncRNA FENDRR is downregulated in CRC and negatively correlated with advanced stage and poor clinical outcomes of patient with CRC. Overexpression of FENDRR represses the proliferation, migrate and invasive capacities of CRC cell in vitro, and upregulation of FENDRR inhibits the growth and distant metastatic capacity of CRC cell in vivo. Mechanistically, FENDRR interacts with miRNA-18a-5p (miR-18a-5p) and subsequently regulates the expression of inhibitor of growth 4 (ING4) in CRC cell. Interestingly, ING4 repression or miR-18a-5p rescues FENDRR induced proliferation and aggressive phenotypes inhibition of CRC cell. Altogether, our findings suggest that FENDRR exerts an inhibitory role in CRC by interacting with miR-18a-5p and future increases ING4 expression.