microRNA-136对人鼻咽癌细胞5-8f的抑制作用研究

CpG岛的高甲基化是肿瘤中作为抑癌基因microRNA失活的重要表观遗传机制之一。利用UCSC预测hsa-miR-24、hsa-miR-126、hsa-miR-132、以及hsa-miR-136定位于CpG岛内部或附近,采用甲基化酶抑制剂5-Aza-CdR处理鼻咽癌细胞5-8f,经RT-PCR与MSP检测,结果表明hsa-miR-136在5-8f中存在高甲基化,5-Aza-CdR能逆转hsa-miR-136甲基化,恢复hsa-miR-136的表达。外源过表达hsa-miR-136能明显抑制鼻咽癌细胞5-8f的增殖;同时流式细胞技术检测显示,hsa-miR-136能诱导5-8f细胞发生晚期凋亡,迁移实验也显示hsa-miR-136能明显抑制5-8f细胞的迁移。综上所述,hsa-miR-136可作为治疗鼻咽癌潜在的靶标。     

5-Aza-CdR对胶质瘤细胞生长及LRRC4基因异常甲基化的影响

LRRC4是一个新发现的胶质瘤抑瘤基因,它在多种胶质瘤细胞系和胶质瘤组织表达缺失或下调,前期研究结果表明胶质瘤细胞和组织中LRRC4的编码区未发生突变、缺失或重排.为了获得LRRC4作为胶质瘤抑瘤基因的进一步证据,采用去甲基化制剂5-Aza-CdR处理LRRC4表达缺失的SF126和SF767胶质瘤细胞,MSP和RT-PCR检测表明,LRRC4的启动子在表达缺失的SF126和SF767细胞存在完全的甲基化,而5-Aza-CdR能逆转LRRC4启动子的甲基化状态,恢复LRRC4的表达.MTf法测定显示,5-Aza-CdR使SF126和SF767胶质瘤细胞增殖受到明显抑制,并呈时间和剂量的依赖性.同时流式细胞仪检测显示,5-Aza-CdR使SF126和SF767胶质瘤细胞周期阻滞于G0/G1期.因此,5-Aza-CdR能抑制胶质瘤细胞SF126和SF767增殖并干扰其细胞周期,LRRC4启动子异常甲基化足其在胶质瘤细胞中表达缺失的重要机制,5-Aza-CdR能逆转LRRC4基因的甲基化,恢复LRRC4的表达,为LRRC4作为胶质瘤去甲基化治疗的靶标提供了科学依据.     

5-Aza-CdR对胶质瘤细胞生长及LRRC4基因异常甲基化的影响

LRRC4是一个新发现的胶质瘤抑瘤基因,它在多种胶质瘤细胞系和胶质瘤组织表达缺失或下调,前期研究结果表明胶质瘤细胞和组织中LRRC4的编码区未发生突变、缺失或重排．为了获得LRRC4作为胶质瘤抑瘤基因的进一步证据,采用去甲基化制剂5-Aza-CdR处理LRRC4表达缺失的SF126和SF767胶质瘤细胞,MSP和RT-PCR检测表明,LRRC4的启动子在表达缺失的SF126和SF767细胞存在完全的甲基化,而5-Aza-CdR能逆转LRRC4启动子的甲基化状态,恢复LRRC4的表达．MTT法测定显示,5-Aza-CdR使SF126和SF767胶质瘤细胞增殖受到明显抑制,并呈时间和剂量的依赖性．同时流式细胞仪检测显示,5-Aza-CdR使SF126和SF767胶质瘤细胞周期阻滞于G0/G1期．因此,5-Aza-CdR能抑制胶质瘤细胞SF126和SF767增殖并干扰其细胞周期,LRRC4启动子异常甲基化是其在胶质瘤细胞中表达缺失的重要机制,5-Aza-CdR能逆转LRRC4基因的甲基化,恢复LRRC4的表达,为LRRC4作为胶质瘤去甲基化治疗的靶标提供了科学依据．     

DLC-1基因在MCF-7人乳腺癌细胞系中低表达的机制探究

目的：探究DLC-1基因在MCF-7人乳腺癌细胞系中低表达的机制。方法：应用甲基化特异性PCR（MSP）检测人乳腺癌细胞MCF-7的DLC-1基因甲基化状态,不同浓度的5-氮杂-2＇-脱氧胞嘧啶（5-Aza-CdR）处理人乳腺癌细胞MCF-7,RT-PCR及Real-time PCR定量检测用药前后细胞中DLC-1基因mRNA表达水平变化。结果：DLC-1基因启动子区CpG岛呈甲基化状态,经过5-Aza-CdR处理后,DLC-1基因启动子区呈去甲基化状态,并且其mRNA恢复表达。结论：抑癌基因DLC-1 CpG岛甲基化是导致该基因低表达的原因之一,5-Aza-CdR能逆转DLC-1基因甲基化状态。     

DLC-1 基因在MCF-7 人乳腺癌细胞系中低表达的机制探究

目的:探究DLC-1基因在MCF-7人乳腺癌细胞系中低表达的机制。方法:应用甲基化特异性PCR(MSP)检测人乳腺癌细胞MCF-7的DLC-1基因甲基化状态,不同浓度的5-氮杂-2’-脱氧胞嘧啶(5-Aza-CdR)处理人乳腺癌细胞MCF-7,RT-PCR及Real-time PCR定量检测用药前后细胞中DLC-1基因mRNA表达水平变化。结果:DLC-1基因启动子区CpG岛呈甲基化状态,经过5-Aza-CdR处理后,DLC-1基因启动子区呈去甲基化状态,并且其mRNA恢复表达。结论:抑癌基因DLC-1 CpG岛甲基化是导致该基因低表达的原因之一,5-Aza-CdR能逆转DLC-1基因甲基化状态。     

DNA甲基转移酶抑制剂5-Aza-CdR对AID基因修饰的牛胎儿成纤维细胞的作用

以转AID基因细胞和AID基因敲减细胞为研究对象,旨在探讨5-氮-2'-脱氧胞苷(5-Aza-2'-deoxycytidine,5-Aza-CdR)对其细胞形态、细胞周期、相关基因表达及其基因启动子区甲基化状态变化的影响。此外,还分析了整体基因组去甲基化和位点特异性去甲基化之间存在的差别,探讨提高体细胞重编程效率的方法及其作用机制。通过Real-time PCR、BSP(Bisulfite Sequencing PCR)、Western blotting和流式细胞术等技术分析了5-Aza-CdR对转AID基因细胞和AID基因敲减细胞的影响。结果表明,5-Aza-CdR对转AID基因细胞的影响存在明显的剂量效应,浓度为4μmol/L时,具有明显的细胞毒性,大量细胞死亡(P0.05)。当使用处理浓度为1-3μmol/L时,细胞形态发生改变,细胞增殖被抑制。核型分析显示,3μmol/L浓度组处理就可以导致转AID基因细胞出现异常核型。使用1μmol/L浓度处理细胞,明显增加了表达报告基因细胞的数量,细胞AID和SOX2的表达量都有所提高,并且SOX2基因启动子区的DNA甲基化水平也有所下降。5-Aza-CdR处理AID基因敲减细胞后,OCT4和SOX2的表达量较对照组明显升高,而NANOG却没有发生变化。结果显示,5-Aza-CdR处理转AID基因细胞可改变细胞形态、细胞周期和报告基因的表达,5-Aza-CdR处理后基因组整体去甲基化和AID基因的位点特异性去甲基化协同作用于体细胞重编程。     

鸦胆子油乳对膀胱癌影响的实验分析

目的通过实验分析鸦胆子油乳对膀胱癌的影响。方法在人体外培养人膀胱癌细胞(BIU-87),并将不同浓度的鸦胆子油乳加入其中,之后观察人膀胱癌细胞的生长、组织结构和细胞周期。对ICR小鼠进行亚硝胺的膀胱癌诱导,再给ICR小鼠膀胱灌注鸦胆子油乳,在光镜和电镜下观察膀胱癌的进展或抑制情况。结果鸦胆子油乳对人膀胱癌细胞产生了抑制作用,并破坏了膀胱癌细胞的微结构和超微结构,改变了膀胱癌细胞的性质并致其坏死,同时它还能够阻止人膀胱癌细胞由G0期向S期进展以及抑制DNA的合成。ICR小鼠实验结果表明,亚硝胺诱导的膀胱癌在膀胱灌注鸦胆子油乳之后得到有效的抑制。结论鸦胆子油乳能够抑制膀胱癌细胞的生长与繁殖,临床中可加以应用。     

miR-92在膀胱癌患者中的表达与膀胱癌细胞侵袭和耐药性的关系

为了考察miR-92在膀胱癌患者中的表达及与膀胱癌细胞侵袭和耐药性的关系,本研究通过RT-PCR检测了膀胱癌患者癌组织和BIU-87细胞中的miR-92表达,通过对BIU-87细胞转染miR-92抑制剂来敲低miR-92的表达。使用10μg/mL的顺铂处理BIU-87细胞24 h、48 h和72 h,Cell Counting Kit-8试剂盒(CCK-8)检测细胞活力。基质胶侵袭实验检测侵袭能力,Annexin V/PI流式细胞仪检测细胞凋亡。RT-PCR和Western blotting检测GSK3β、细胞核β-catenin、Cyclin D1、c-myc和MMP7的表达。研究显示,膀胱癌组织和细胞中miR-92的表达上调且与TNM分期和淋巴结转移相关。敲低miR-92抑制膀胱癌细胞增殖、侵袭和上皮-间质转化,并降低膀胱癌细胞的顺铂耐药性。敲低miR-92导致Cyclin D1、c-myc、MMP7和细胞核β-catenin的表达水平显著降低,而GSK3β的表达水平显著升高。本研究表明,miR-92在膀胱癌患者中明显上调,敲低miR-92可抑制膀胱癌细胞的增殖、转移和上皮-间质转化,并提高化疗药物敏感性。miR-92对膀胱癌细胞生物学行为的调控作用部分由Wnt信号通路相关分子(如GSK3β等)介导。     

NDRG2基因启动子甲基化与肺腺癌细胞中mRNA表达相关性的实验研究

目的:探讨肺腺癌细胞中NDRG2基因启动子甲基化状态及其与基因表达的关系。方法:甲基化焦磷酸测序技术检测启动子区域甲基化状态,荧光定量PCR技术检测不同药物浓度下培养细胞中NDRG2基因mRNA的表达水平,分析启动子区域甲基化与基因表达之间的关系。结果:在体外培养细胞中检测到NDRG2基因启动子区域呈现不同程度的甲基化,甲基化频率分别为肺癌A549细胞71.8%、GLC-82细胞86.1%、人脐静脉内皮ECV-304细胞36.8%、胃上皮GES-1细胞42.9%。NDRG2基因mRNA表达与其启动子甲基化程度成反比,甲基转移酶抑制剂5-杂氮-2-脱氧胞苷(5-Aza-CdR)作用于细胞后,A549和GLC-82细胞中NDRG2基因的mRNA转录明显上调,至72 h差异显著(P0.05)。结论:肺腺癌细胞中NDRG2基因启动子CpG岛存在高甲基化,甲基化程度与该基因的表达具有负相关性,5-Aza-CdR能在一定程度上提高NDRG2的转录水平。     

hepaCAM通过下调p-FOXO1/PCNA调节人膀胱癌BIU-87细胞的增殖活力

探讨肝细胞粘附分子(hepatocyte cell adhesion molecule,hepa CAM)对膀胱癌细胞BIU-87增殖活力的影响以及其调节机制。将BIU-87细胞分为对照组、空载组、hepa CAM组、LY294002组及hepa CAM与LY294002联用组,噻唑蓝法(methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium,MTT)检测细胞的增殖抑制率;Real-time PCR检测增殖细胞核抗原(proliferating cell nuclear antigen,PCNA)的表达;Western blot法检测p-FOXO1的表达;同时用LY294002处理BIU-87细胞后Western Blot检测p-FOXO1、PCNA的表达。结果显示,单独运用hepa CAM过表达腺病毒或LY294002均能够明显抑制膀胱癌BIU-87细胞的增殖活力,hepa CAM过表达腺病毒与LY294002联用更加显著的增强了单独作用的抑制效果(p0.05);Western Blot显示,hepa CAM基因的过表达使p-FOXO1的表达量显著降低(p=0.001);hepa CAM过表达腺病毒与LY294002联用后,与hepa CAM或LY294002分别作用相比,p-FOXO1(p=0.014,p=0.047)和PCNA(p=0.002,p=0.004)的表达量降低明显;Realtime PCR结果显示,LY294002处理BIU-87细胞后,PCNA的表达明显减低(p=0.003),加入hepa CAM过表达腺病毒后更为显著地增强LY294002对PCNA的抑制作用(p=0.001)。本课题得出结论,hepa CAM基因过表达后通过下调p-FOXO1从而抑制膀胱癌BIU-87细胞的增殖活力,此作用与PCNA的表达量下调有关。     

MicroRNA expression signatures of bladder cancer revealed by deep sequencing

Background

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small noncoding RNAs that regulate gene expression. They are aberrantly expressed in many types of cancers. In this study, we determined the genome-wide miRNA profiles in bladder urothelial carcinoma by deep sequencing.

Methodology/Principal Findings

We detected 656 differentially expressed known human miRNAs and miRNA antisense sequences (miRNA*s) in nine bladder urothelial carcinoma patients by deep sequencing. Many miRNAs and miRNA*s were significantly upregulated or downregulated in bladder urothelial carcinoma compared to matched histologically normal urothelium. hsa-miR-96 was the most significantly upregulated miRNA and hsa-miR-490-5p was the most significantly downregulated one. Upregulated miRNAs were more common than downregulated ones. The hsa-miR-183, hsa-miR-200b∼429, hsa-miR-200c∼141 and hsa-miR-17∼92 clusters were significantly upregulated. The hsa-miR-143∼145 cluster was significantly downregulated. hsa-miR-182, hsa-miR-183, hsa-miR-200a, hsa-miR-143 and hsa-miR-195 were evaluated by Real-Time qPCR in a total of fifty-one bladder urothelial carcinoma patients. They were aberrantly expressed in bladder urothelial carcinoma compared to matched histologically normal urothelium (p<0.001 for each miRNA).

Conclusions/Significance

To date, this is the first study to determine genome-wide miRNA expression patterns in human bladder urothelial carcinoma by deep sequencing. We found that a collection of miRNAs were aberrantly expressed in bladder urothelial carcinoma compared to matched histologically normal urothelium, suggesting that they might play roles as oncogenes or tumor suppressors in the development and/or progression of this cancer. Our data provide novel insights into cancer biology.     

Epigenetic inactivation of the hsa-miR-203 in haematological malignancies

miR-203 is a tumour suppressor microRNA (miRNA). We studied the methylation of hsa-miR-203 in 150 samples including acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML), chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) by methylation-specific PCR, and miRNA expression by stem-loop RT-qPCR. hsa-miR-203 promoter was unmethylated in normal controls but homozygously methylated in two AML and four lymphoma cell lines, in which 5-Aza-2'-deoxycytidine treatment led to promoter demethylation and miR-203 re-expression. Restoration of miR-203 expression in lymphoma cells inhibited cellular proliferation and increased cell death, suggesting an inherent tumour suppressor activity. In primary samples, hsa-miR-203 methylation was absent in CML but detected in 5.0% ALL, 10.0% AML, 42.0% CLL and 38.8% of NHL (including six [60.0%] natural killer-cell, nine [40.9%] B-cell and four [23.5%] T cell NHL). Moreover, hsa-miR-203 methylation was associated with hypermethylation of hsa-miR-34a, -124a and -196b in NHL but not CLL. In CLL, hsa-miR-203 methylation was associated with a higher presenting Hb level (P = 0.033). The projected 10 year overall survival of the CLL patients was 58.2%, which was impacted by Rai stage and high-risk karyotypes but not hsa-miR-203 methylation. hsa-miR-203 was more frequently methylated in lymphoid than myeloid malignancies (P = 0.002). In conclusion, miR-203, a tumour suppressor gene, was hypermethylated in a tumour-specific manner with gene silencing. hsa-miR-203 was more frequently hypermethylated in lymphoid than myeloid malignancies. In NHL, hsa-miR-203 methylation was associated with concomitant methylation of other tumour suppressor miRNAs. The frequent hsa-miR-203 methylation in lymphoid malignancies suggested a pathogenetic role of hsa-miR-203 methylation.     

Hsa-miR-125b suppresses bladder cancer development by down-regulating oncogene SIRT7 and oncogenic long non-coding RNA MALAT1

MicroRNAs mainly inhibit coding genes and long non-coding RNA expression. Here, we report that hsa-miR-125b and oncogene SIRT7/oncogenic long non-coding RNA MALAT1 were inversely expressed in bladder cancer. Hsa-miR-125b mimic down-regulated, whereas hsa-miR-125b inhibitor up-regulated the expression of SIRT7 and MALAT1. Binding sites were confirmed between hsa-miR-125b and SIRT7/MALAT1. Up-regulation of hsa-miR-125b or down-regulation of SIRT7 inhibited proliferation, motility and increased apoptosis. The effects of up-regulation of hsa-miR-125b were similar to that of silencing MALAT1 in bladder cancer as we had previously described. These data suggest that hsa-miR-125b suppresses bladder cancer development via inhibiting SIRT7 and MALAT1.     

microRNA-203 suppresses bladder cancer development by repressing bcl-w expression

It is increasingly clear that microRNAs (miRNAs) play an important role in many diseases, including tumorigenesis. However, the mechanisms by which miRNAs regulate bladder cancer development remain poorly understood. Here, we evaluated the expression of microRNA-203 (miR-203) in bladder cancer tissues using real-time PCR, and defined the target genes and biologically functional effect using luciferase reporter assay, flow cytometry and western blot analysis. We first verified that the expression of miR-203 was decreased in bladder cancer tissues. Moreover, ectopic expression of miR-203 promoted the apoptosis of human bladder cancer cell lines and inhibited cell proliferation, whereas its depletion increased cell growth. We further verified that miR-203 directly targeted 3'-untranslated region of the bcl-w gene, and decreased its expression in vitro and in vivo. Western blot analysis also showed that the expression level of miR-203 was negatively correlated with bcl-w level in tumor tissues. These data suggest an important role for miR-203 in the molecular etiology of bladder cancer and implicate the potential application of miR-203 in bladder cancer therapy.     

Autophagy-associated circular RNA hsa_circ_0007813 modulates human bladder cancer progression via hsa-miR-361-3p/IGF2R regulation

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) drive several cellular processes including proliferation, survival, and differentiation. Here, we identified a circRNA hsa_circ_0007813, whose expression was upregulated in bladder cancer. High hsa_circ_0007813 expression was associated with larger tumor size, higher primary tumor T stage, and higher pathologic grade. Survival analysis showed that patients with high hsa_circ_0007813 expression levels had a poorer prognosis. Based on these findings from clinical tissue samples and cell lines, we assumed that hsa_circ_0007813 functioned a vital role in bladder cancer progression. Next, functional experiments revealed that knockdown of hsa_circ_0007813 inhibited proliferation, migration, and invasiveness of bladder cancer cells both in vitro and in vivo. Through extensive bioinformatic prediction and RNA pull-down assays, we identified hsa-miR-361-3p as a competing endogenous RNA of hsa_circ_0007813. Further bioinformatic studies narrowed targets to 35 possible downstream genes. We then found that knockdown of hsa_circ_0007813 led to altered cell autophagy, bringing our attention to IGF2R, one of the possible downstream genes. IGF2R was also known as cation-independent mannose-6-phosphate receptor (CI-M6PR), was discovered to participate in both autophagy and tumor biology. Regarding autophagy has a dominant role in the survival of tumor cells overcoming cellular stress and correlates with tumor progression, investigations were made to prove that hsa_circ_0007813 could regulate IGF2R expression via hsa-miR-361-3p sponging. The potential of hsa_circ_0007813 in regulating IGF2R expression explained its influence on cell behavior and clinical outcomes. Collectively, our data could offer new insight into the biology of circRNA in bladder cancer.Subject terms: Cancer metabolism, Bladder cancer, Macroautophagy, Cell growth, Cell invasion     

Dual Action of miR-125b As a Tumor Suppressor and OncomiR-22 Promotes Prostate Cancer Tumorigenesis

MicroRNAs (miRs) are a novel class of small RNA molecules, the dysregulation of which can contribute to cancer. A combinatorial approach was used to identify miRs that promote prostate cancer progression in a unique set of prostate cancer cell lines, which originate from the parental p69 cell line and extend to a highly tumorigenic/metastatic M12 subline. Together, these cell lines are thought to mimic prostate cancer progression in vivo. Previous network analysis and miR arrays suggested that the loss of hsa-miR-125b together with the overexpression of hsa-miR-22 could contribute to prostate tumorigenesis. The dysregulation of these two miRs was confirmed in human prostate tumor samples as compared to adjacent benign glandular epithelium collected through laser capture microdissection from radical prostatectomies. In fact, alterations in hsa-miR-125b expression appeared to be an early event in tumorigenesis. Reverse phase microarray proteomic analysis revealed ErbB2/3 and downstream members of the PI3K/AKT and MAPK/ERK pathways as well as PTEN to be protein targets differentially expressed in the M12 tumor cell compared to its parental p69 cell. Relevant luciferase+3’-UTR expression studies confirmed a direct interaction between hsa-miR-125b and ErbB2 and between hsa-miR-22 and PTEN. Restoration of hsa-miR-125b or inhibition of hsa-miR-22 expression via an antagomiR resulted in an alteration of M12 tumor cell behavior in vitro. Thus, the dual action of hsa-miR-125b as a tumor suppressor and hsa-miR-22 as an oncomiR contributed to prostate tumorigenesis by modulations in PI3K/AKT and MAPK/ERK signaling pathways, key pathways known to influence prostate cancer progression.     

A Ten-MicroRNA Signature Identified from a Genome-Wide MicroRNA Expression Profiling in Human Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the most common gynecologic malignancy. To identify the micro-ribonucleic acids (miRNAs) expression profile in EOC tissues that may serve as a novel diagnostic biomarker for EOC detection, the expression of 1722 miRNAs from 15 normal ovarian tissue samples and 48 ovarian cancer samples was profiled by using a quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) assay. A ten-microRNA signature (hsa-miR-1271-5p, hsa-miR-574-3p, hsa-miR-182-5p, hsa-miR-183-5p, hsa-miR-96-5p, hsa-miR-15b-5p, hsa-miR-182-3p, hsa-miR-141-5p, hsa-miR-130b-5p, and hsa-miR-135b-3p) was identified to be able to distinguish human ovarian cancer tissues from normal tissues with 97% sensitivity and 92% specificity. Two miRNA clusters of miR183-96-183 (miR-96-5p, and miR-182, miR183) and miR200 (miR-141-5p, miR200a, b, c and miR429) are significantly up-regulated in ovarian cancer tissue samples compared to those of normal tissue samples, suggesting theses miRNAs may be involved in ovarian cancer development.