lncRNA ROR1-AS1通过靶向miR-758-3p调控神经母细胞瘤SK-N-SH细胞的增殖、迁移、侵袭和凋亡

该研究旨在探讨ROR1-AS1对神经母细胞瘤细胞SK-N-SH增殖、迁移、侵袭和凋亡的影响及作用机制。收集67例神经母细胞瘤组织和瘤旁组织,实时荧光定量PCR(RT-qPCR)检测组织中ROR1-AS1和miR-758-3p的表达情况。转染ROR1-AS1小干扰RNA、miR-758-3p模拟物或共转染ROR1-AS1小干扰RNA与miR-758-3p抑制剂至SK-N-SH细胞,细胞计数试剂盒-8(CCK-8)法检测细胞增殖,Transwell检测细胞迁移和侵袭,流式细胞术检测细胞凋亡,蛋白质印迹法检测CyclinD1、p21、Bcl-2、Bax、MMP-2和MMP-9的蛋白表达情况。双荧光素酶报告基因实验验证ROR1-AS1和miR-758-3p的调控关系。结果显示,神经母细胞瘤组织中ROR1-AS1的表达明显高于瘤旁组织,而miR-758-3p表达明显低于瘤旁组织。抑制ROR1-AS1表达或过表达miR-758-3p降低了SK-N-SH细胞活性、迁移数和侵袭数及CyclinD1、Bcl-2、MMP-2和MMP-9蛋白表达水平,而提高了细胞凋亡率及p21和Bax蛋白表达水平。ROR1-AS1在SK-N-SH细胞中靶向负调控miR-758-3p表达,干扰miR-758-3p可逆转抑制ROR1-AS1对SK-N-SH细胞增殖、迁移、侵袭和凋亡的影响。这提示抑制ROR1-AS1表达可能通过靶向上调miR-758-3p阻碍SK-N-SH细胞增殖、迁移和侵袭,并促进细胞凋亡,ROR1-AS1有可能成为神经母细胞瘤治疗的分子靶点。     

circNEIL3靶向miR-218-5p对口腔鳞状细胞癌细胞增殖、凋亡、迁移、侵袭的影响

该文旨在探讨circNEIL3对口腔鳞癌细胞生物学行为的影响及其可能的作用机制。采用qRT-PCR法检测口腔鳞癌组织、癌旁组织、人口腔鳞癌细胞(CAL-27、SCC-25、SCC-9、HSC-3)以及正常口腔角质细胞HOK中circNEIL3、miR-218-5p的表达量;以CAL-27细胞为研究对象,si-circNEIL3、miR-218-5p mimics、si-NC、miR-NC分别转染至CAL-27细胞, si-circNEIL3和antimiR-NC、si-circNEIL3和anti-miR-218-5p分别共转染至CAL-27细胞; MTT法检测CAL-27细胞增殖情况;流式细胞术检测CAL-27细胞凋亡情况; Transwell检测CAL-27细胞侵袭和迁移情况。双荧光素酶报告实验检测circNEIL3与miR-218-5p的靶向关系; Western blot检测Bax、Bcl-2、caspase-3、cleaved-caspase-3蛋白表达量。与癌旁组织相比,口腔鳞癌组织中circNEIL3的表达量升高(P<0.01),miR-218-5p的表达量降低(P...     

miR-98-5p靶向PYGO2基因对宫颈癌细胞增殖、迁移和侵袭的影响及其作用机制研究

目的探讨miR-98-5p对宫颈癌细胞增殖、迁移和侵袭的影响以及其作用机制。 方法选取2016年1月至2019年1月郴州市第一人民医院收治的宫颈癌患者的癌组织和癌旁组织;予以miR-98-5p、si-PYGO2及anti-miR-98-5p单独或共培养Siha细胞,记为：miR-NC组、miR-98-5p组、si-NC组、si-PYGO2组、anti-miR-NC组、anti-miR-98-5p组、miR-98-5p+pcDNA组、miR-98-5p+pcDNA-PYGO2组。运用qRT-PCR检测宫颈癌组织和细胞中miR-98-5p和PYGO2 mRNA的表达水平;Western blot检测蛋白表达;MTT法检测细胞增殖活性;Transwell检测细胞迁移和侵袭;将WT-PYGO2、MUT-PYGO2分别与miR-NC、miR-98-5p共转染至Siha细胞中,双荧光素酶报告基因检测实验检测荧光活性。采用方差分析和t检验进行统计学分析。 结果与癌旁组织相比,宫颈癌组织中miR-98-5p表达水平降低（0.98±0.08比0.47±0.05）,PYGO2 mRNA （1.00±0.07比2.43±0.24）和蛋白表达水平（0.27±0.03比0.62±0.05）均升高（P均< 0.001）。与正常宫颈细胞Ect1/E6E7相比,宫颈癌细胞Siha、Hela、Caski中PYGO2 mRNA （0.98±0.09比2.76±0.23、2.46±0.24、2.55±0.21）和蛋白表达水平（0.21±0.03比0.62±0.06、0.51±0.05、0.57±0.06）升高;miR-98-5p的表达水平降低（1.00±0.08比0.34±0.04、0.56±0.05、0.46±0.04） （P均< 0.05）。与miR-NC组相比,miR-98-5p组宫颈癌Siha细胞活性（48 h：0.61±0.05比0.42±0.04,72 h：1.02±0.09比0.59±0.06）、迁移数量[ （112.46±10.27）个比（48.35±4.96）个]及侵袭数量[ （92.47±9.56）个比（39.46±3.52）个]均降低（P均< 0.05）。与si-NC组相比,si-PYGO2组宫颈癌Siha细胞活性（48 h：0.64±0.06比0.46±0.05,72 h：1.05±0.08比0.67±0.06）、Siha迁移数量[ （106.48±9.75）个比（42.16±4.25）个]和侵袭数量[ （87.63±8.11）个比（35.42±6.20）个]均降低（P均< 0.05）;Cyclin D1、MMP-2、MMP-9、MMP-14表达水平降低,p21、p27表达水平升高,差异有统计学意义（P均< 0.05）。与miR-NC组比较,miR-98-5p组转染WT-PYGO2的Siha细胞荧光素酶活性（0.38±0.04比0.99±0.08）降低（P < 0.05）,转染MUT-PYGO2的Siha细胞荧光素酶活性（1.03±0.08比1.01±0.09）差异无统计学意义（P > 0.05）。PYGO2过表达逆转了miR-98-5p过表达对宫颈癌Siha细胞的增殖、迁移和侵袭的抑制作用。 结论miR-98-5p可抑制宫颈癌细胞增殖、迁移和侵袭,其机制可能与其靶向调控PYGO2的表达有关,将可为宫颈癌的预防和治疗提供新靶点。     

miR-670-5p对肺癌细胞增殖、迁移、侵袭的影响

目的: 探讨miR-670-5p对肺癌细胞增殖、迁移和侵袭的影响,分析其调控WW结构域氧化还原酶基因(WWOX)的机制。方法: 收集2016年1月至2017年10月收治的28例肺癌组织和对应癌旁组织,实时荧光定量PCR(RT-qPCR)检测肺癌组织、癌旁组织中miR-670-5p的表达水平。将肺癌细胞A549分为anti-miR-NC组(转染anti-miR-NC)、anti-miR-670-5p组(转染anti-miR-670-5p)、anti-miR-670-5p+si-NC组(转染anti-miR-670-5p与si-NC)、anti-miR-670-5p+si-WWOX组(转染anti-miR-670-5p与si-WWOX)。转染48 h后,RT-qPCR或蛋白质印记(Western blot)检测转染效果。细胞计数试剂盒(CCK-8)检测细胞活力;Transwell实验检测细胞迁移和侵袭能力;Western blot检测P21、上皮细胞钙粘蛋白(E-cadherin)和基质金属蛋白酶2(MMP-2)蛋白的表达水平。双荧光素酶报告基因实验和Western blot验证miR-670-5p和WWOX的靶向关系。结果: 肺癌组织中miR-670-5p的表达水平较癌旁组织显著升高(P＜0.05)。抑制miR-670-5p可抑制MMP-2蛋白表达(P＜0.05),促进P21和E-cadherin表达(P＜0.05),抑制A549细胞增殖、迁移和侵袭(P＜0.05)。WWOX是miR-670-5p的靶基因,miR-670-5p负调控WWOX表达。抑制WWOX可部分逆转anti-miR-670-5p对A549细胞增殖、迁移和侵袭的影响(P＜0.05)。结论: miR-670-5p通过靶向WWOX能够促进肺癌细胞增殖、迁移、侵袭。     

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。     

MiR-150-5p通过靶向调控Rab1A抑制乳腺癌细胞MDA-231的上皮-间质转化

先前的研究表明,miR-150-5p发挥抑癌基因的作用,调控肿瘤细胞的侵袭与转移。然而,关于其在乳腺癌细胞侵袭与转移中的机制尚不明确。本实验旨在研究miR-150-5p负向调控Rab1A在乳腺癌细胞上皮-间质转化（epithelial-mesenchymal transition,EMT）中的作用。双荧光素酶的结果显示,miR-150-5p可负向调控Rab1A。荧光定量PCR (qRT-PCR) 结果显示,miR-150-5p在乳腺癌细胞MCF-7及MDA-MB-231（MDA-231）中的表达水平明显低于正常乳腺上皮细胞MCF-10A; 在MDA-231中过表达miR-150-5p后,qRT-PCR结果显示,Rab1A mRNA的表达水平明显降低。Western印迹结果显示,过表达miR-150-5p后,miR-150-5p组细胞中的Rab1A、波形蛋白(vimentin)及N-钙黏着蛋白(N-cadherin)的表达水平相对于对照组（NC）细胞明显降低,而E-钙黏着蛋白(E-cadherin)的表达水平明显增加。Transwell侵袭和划痕实验显示,与miR-150-5p+Con组细胞相比,miR-150-5p+Rab1A组细胞的侵袭和迁移能力明显增加。qRT-PCR结果显示,miR-150-5p+Rab1A组细胞的Rab1A mRNA表达水平明显增加。Western印迹结果显示,miR-150-5p+Rab1A组细胞中的波形蛋白、N-钙黏着蛋白表达水平明显增加, 而E-钙黏着蛋白表达明显降低,过表达Rab1A后显著逆转了miR-150-5p对EMT的影响。综上所述,miR-150-5p可以通过负向调控Rab1A抑制EMT,进而抑制乳腺癌细胞的侵袭和迁移。     

miR-106b-5p靶向调控SIRT7/SMAD4信号通路对口腔鳞状细胞癌侵袭和迁移的影响机制探究

该文探讨了miR-106b-5p对口腔鳞状细胞癌(OSCC)细胞迁移和侵袭的影响及其机制。采用qRT-PCR检测OSCC组织与细胞系中mi R-106b-5p表达情况,将SCC15、OECM1细胞分为Control组、miR-NC组、miR-106b-5p mimics组、anti-miR-NC组、anti-miR-106b-5p、anti-miR-106b-5p+si-NC组、anti-miR-106b-5p+si-SIRT7组,分别检测各组细胞增殖、迁移及侵袭能力, Western blot检测E-cadherin、N-cadherin、MMP-9、SIRT7、SMAD4蛋白表达情况,双荧光素酶报告基因实验与RIP实验验证miR-106b-5p与SIRT7的靶向关系。结果显示, miR-106b-5p在OSCC组织与细胞中表达水平升高(P<0.05),过表达mi R-106b-5p可显著促进OSCC细胞增殖、迁移、侵袭及EMT,抑制miR-106b-5p表达可显著抑制OSCC细胞增殖、迁移、侵袭及EMT(P<0.05);双荧光素酶报告基因实验与RIP实验证实, miR-...     

miR-491-5p靶向调控SHOC2对食管鳞癌细胞增殖、迁移及侵袭的影响

目的探讨miR-491-5p对食管鳞癌细胞增殖、迁移及侵袭的影响及作用机制。 方法培养永生化食管上皮细胞株HET-1A和人食管癌细胞株EC109,EC9706,KYSE510,qRT-PCR检测细胞中miR-491-5p和富含亮氨酸重复蛋白SHOC2 （SHOC2） mRNA水平。EC109细胞分为空白对照组、miR- 491-5p组、miR-NC组、miR-491-5p+pcDNA-SHOC2组和miR-491-5p+pcDNA组,MTT检测细胞增殖,Transwell检测细胞迁移和侵袭,Western Blot法检测CyclinD1、Vimentin、E-cadherin以及MAPK/ERK信号通路相关蛋白水平。双荧光素酶报告基因实验验证miR- 491- 5p与SHOC2之间调控关系。两组间比较采用独立样本t检验,多组间比较采用单因素方差分析,两两比较采用SNK-q检验。 结果食管鳞癌细胞EC109、EC9706和KYSE510中miR-491-5p表达水平低于HET-1A细胞（0.32±0.06、0.62±0.10、0.61±0.08比1.00±0.08）,差异具有统计学意义（F = 106.340,P < 0.001）;SHOC2 mRNA表达水平高于HET- 1A细胞（2.85±0.16、1.73±0.10、1.45±0.06比1.02±0.09）,差异具有统计学意义（F = 464.949,P < 0.001）。miR-491-5p组EC109细胞培养72 h后的OD值、细胞迁移数、侵袭数及CyclinD1、Vimentin、p-MEK和p-ERK蛋白水平均低于miR-NC组（0.70±0.06比1.42±0.08,65.01±10.36比150.01±12.48,70.03±10.26比140.02±11.85,0.30±0.03比0.93±0.16,0.41±0.05比0.86±0.08,0.32±0.06比0.95±0.11,0.40±0.06比0.92±0.13）,差异具有统计学意义（F = 236.565、159.440、120.706、101.071、98.619、130.766、77.046,P均< 0.001）,E-cadherin蛋白水平高于miR-NC组（0.89±0.13比0.48±0.08）,差异具有统计学意义（F = 816.432,P < 0.001）。miR-491-5p在EC109细胞中负调控SHOC2表达,SHOC2过表达逆转了miR-491-5p过表达对EC109细胞增殖、迁移和侵袭及MAPK/ERK信号通路的影响。 结论miR-491-5p可抑制食管鳞癌细胞的增殖、迁移和侵袭,其作用机制可能与下调SHOC2表达抑制MAPK/ERK信号通路活性有关。     

LncRNA MALAT1调控miR-383-5p对神经母细胞瘤细胞增殖、迁移和侵袭的影响

该文旨在探讨长链非编码RNA(lnc RNA)肺腺癌转移相关转录本1(MALAT1)对神经母细胞瘤(neuroblastoma, NB)细胞增殖、迁移和侵袭的影响及作用机制。选取2019年1月至2021年12月在凉山彝族自治州第一人民医院接受治疗的45例NB患者的NB组织和相邻的非癌组织,利用q RTPCR检测NB组织和相邻的非癌组织、人脐静脉内皮细胞HUVECs和神经母细胞瘤癌细胞系NMB、SHEP21N、SHEP2中MALAT1和miR-383-5p的表达水平。选择SHEP2为研究对象,将其随机分为si-NC组、si-MALAT1组、pc-NC组、pc-MALAT1组、mi R-NC组、mi R-383-5p过表达组(OE-mi R-383-5p组)、anti-NC组、anti-mi R-383-5p组、si-MALAT1+anti-NC组和si-MALAT1+anti-mi R-383-5p组; CCK-8法检测各组SHEP2细胞的增殖水平; Western blot实验检测各组SHEP2细胞中Cyclin D1、PCNA、MMP-2和MMP-9的蛋白表达水平; Transwel...     

GAB2提高体外培养的乳腺癌MCF-7细胞迁移能力

GRB2相关结合蛋白（GRB2-associated binding protein 2,GAB2)是Gabs家族重要成员,在细胞增殖、分化及迁移等过程中发挥重要作用。已有研究证明,GAB2与肿瘤侵袭转移相关,但目前GAB2在乳腺癌细胞侵袭中的研究少见报道。本研究证明,GAB2可提高乳腺癌MCF-7细胞迁移能力。Western印迹结果显示,GAB2蛋白在高转移细胞株MDA-MB-231中高表达|相反,在低转移细胞株MCF-7中低表达。瞬时转染结合Western印迹、酶联免疫吸附实验(ELISA)揭示,过表达GAB2明显增加MMP-2及MMP-9蛋白表达。Transwell检测显示,过表达GAB2明显增强MCF-7细胞的迁移能力。与未转染细胞比较,采用10 ng/mL表皮细胞生长因子(EGF)刺激转染细胞5 min,即可明显增强磷酸化的Akt、ARK5表达。上述结果提示,GAB2可通过参与Akt-ARK5信号通路,增加MMP-2、MMP-9蛋白表达,增强肿瘤细胞的迁移能力,这可能是GAB2促进肿瘤侵袭的部分机制。     

LncRNA HAND2-AS1 exerts anti-oncogenic effects on ovarian cancer via restoration of BCL2L11 as a sponge of microRNA-340-5p

In the early stage of ovarian cancer (OC), molecular biomarkers are critical for its diagnosis and treatment. Nevertheless, there is little research on the mechanism underlying tumorigenesis in OC. Herein, we aimed to explore whether long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) HAND2-AS1 participated in the regulation of the cell proliferation, migration, and apoptosis of OC by regulating B-cell lymphoma 2 like 11 (BCL2L11) and microRNA-340-5p (miR-340-5p). Differentially expressed lncRNAs in OC were screened by microarray-based analysis. HAND2-AS1, BCL2L11, and miR-340-5p expression was assessed in normal ovarian and OC tissues and human OC cell lines. Then, the relationships among HAND2-AS1, BCL2L11, and miR-340-5p were explored. Ectopic expression and depletion experiments were applied to analyze the effects of HAND2-AS1, miR-340-5p and BCL2L11 on migration, invasion, and proliferation of OC cells, as well as apoptosis. Lastly, the tumor xenograft in nude mice was conducted to test the tumorigenesis in vivo. In silico analysis displayed poor expression of HAND2-AS1 in OC. HAND2-AS1 specifically sponged with miR-340-5p which was found to directly target BCL2L11. Importantly, HAND2-AS1 or BCL2L11 overexpression or miR-340-5p downregulation resulted in reduction of cell invasion and migration, together with decrease of cell proliferation and increase of cell apoptosis in OC. Besides, high-expressed HAND2-AS1 inhibited the tumorigenesis in nude mice. To sum up, these data suggests HAND2-AS1 as an anti-oncogene in OC through upregulation of BCL2L11 by competitively binding to miR-340-5p, which demonstrates that there are potential diagnosis and therapy values of HAND2-AS1 in OC.     

Long noncoding RNA FOXD2-AS1 promotes glioma malignancy and tumorigenesis via targeting miR-185-5p/CCND2 axis

Glioma is the most aggressive malignant tumor in the adult central nervous system. Abnormal long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) FOXD2-AS1 expression was associated with tumor development. However, the possible role of FOXD2-AS1 in the progression of glioma is not known. In the present study, we used in vitro and in vivo assays to investigate the effect of abnormal expression of FOXD2-AS1 on glioma progression and to explore the mechanisms. FOXD2-AS1 was upregulated in glioma tissue, cells, and sphere subpopulation. Upregulation of FOXD2-AS1 was correlated with poor prognosis of glioma. Downregulation of FOXD2-AS1 decreased cell proliferation, migration, invasion, stemness, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in glioma cells and inhibited tumor growth in transplanted tumor. We also revealed that FOXD2-AS1 was mainly located in cytoplasm and microRNA (miR)-185-5p both targeted FOXD2-AS1 and CCND2 messenger RNA (mRNA) 3′-untranslated region (3′-UTR). miR-185-5p was downregulated in glioma tissue, cells, and sphere subpopulation. Downregulation of miR-185-5p was closely correlated with poor prognosis of glioma patients. In addition, miR-185-5p mimics decreased cell proliferation, migration, invasion, stemness, and EMT in glioma cells. CCND2 was upregulated in glioma tissue, cells, and sphere subpopulation. Upregulation of CCND2 was closely correlated with poor prognosis of glioma patients. CCND2 knockdown decreased cell proliferation, migration, invasion, and EMT in glioma cells. In glioma tissues, CCND2 expression was negatively associated with miR-185-5p, but positively correlated with FOXD2-AS1. FOXD2-AS1 knockdown and miR-185-5p mimics decreased CCND2 expression. Inhibition of miR-185-5p suppressed FOXD2-AS1 knockdown-induced decrease of CCND2 expression. Overexpression of CCND2 suppressed FOXD2-AS1 knockdown-induced inhibition of glioma malignancy. Taken together, our findings highlight the FOXD2-AS1/miR-185-5p/CCND2 axis in the glioma development.     

LBX2-AS1 promotes ovarian cancer progression by facilitating E2F2 gene expression via miR-455-5p and miR-491-5p sponging

LBX2-AS1 is a long non-coding RNA that facilitates the development of gastrointestinal cancers and lung cancer, but its participation in ovarian cancer development remained uninvestigated. Clinical data retrieved from TCGA ovarian cancer database and the clinography of 60 ovarian cancer patients who received anti-cancer treatment in our facility were analysed. The overall cell growth, colony formation, migration, invasion, apoptosis and tumour formation on nude mice of ovarian cancer cells were evaluated before and after lentiviral-based LBX2-AS1 knockdown. ENCORI platform was used to explore LBX2-AS1-interacting microRNAs and target genes of the candidate microRNAs. Luciferase reporter gene assay and RNA pulldown assay were used to verify the putative miRNA-RNA interactions. Ovarian cancer tissue specimens showed significant higher LBX2-AS1 expression levels that non-cancerous counterparts. High expression level of LBX2-AS1 was significantly associated with reduced overall survival of patients. LBX2-AS1 knockdown significantly down-regulated the cell growth, colony formation, migration, invasion and tumour formation capacity of ovarian cancer cells and increased their apoptosis in vitro. LBX2-AS1 interacts with and thus inhibits the function of miR-455-5p and miR-491-5p, both of which restrained the expression of E2F2 gene in ovarian cancer cells via mRNA targeting. Transfection of miRNA inhibitors of these two miRNAs or forced expression of E2F2 counteracted the effect of LBX2-AS1 knockdown on ovarian cancer cells. LBX2-AS1 was a novel cancer-promoting lncRNA in ovarian cancer. This lncRNA increased the cell growth, survival, migration, invasion and tumour formation of ovarian cancer cells by inhibiting miR-455-5p and miR-491-5p, thus liberating the expression of E2F2 cancer-promoting gene.     

MicroRNA-590-5p regulates proliferation and invasion in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells by targeting TGF-β RII

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are regulatory small non-coding RNAs that can regulate gene expression by binding to gene elements, such as the gene promotor 5'UTR, mainly in the 3'UTR of mRNA. One miRNA targets many mRNAs, which can be regulated by many miRNAs, leading to a complex metabolic network. In our study, we found that the expression level of miR-590-5p is higher in the human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line HepG2 than in the normal hepatocellular cell line L02. Downregulation of miR-590-5p inhibited proliferation and invasion of hepatocellular carcinoma cells (HCCs). We also showed that expression of TGF-beta RII, which has been regarded as a regulator of tumor proliferation, invasion, and migration in hepatocellular carcinoma, is regulated by miRNA-590-5p. In addition, miR-590-5p downregulated the expression of TGF-beta RII by targeting the 3'UTR of mRNA. We also found that downregulation of miR-590-5p was associated with an elevation of TGF-beta RII and inhibition of proliferation and invasion in HepG2 cells. Furthermore, overexpression of miR-590-5p was associated with upregulation of TGF-beta RII and could promote proliferation and invasion in L02 cells. In conclusion, we determined that TGF-beta RII is a novel target of miRNA-590-5p. Thus, the role of TGF-beta RII in regulating proliferation and invasion of human HCCs is controlled by miR-590-5p. In other words, miR-590-5p promotes proliferation and invasion in human HCCs by directly targeting TGF-beta RII.     

Retracted: MicroRNA-204-3p represses colon cancer cells proliferation,migration, and invasion by targeting HMGA2

Colon cancer is a detrimental neoplasm of the digestive tract. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) as central regulators have been discovered in colon cancer. Nonetheless, the impact of miR-204-3p on colon cancer remains indistinct. The research attempted to uncover the impacts of miR-204-3p on colon cancer cells growth, migration, and invasion. miR-204-3p expression level in colon cancer tissues and diverse colon cancer cell lines were testified by the quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Exploration of the impacts of miR-204-3p on cell growth, migration, invasion, and their associated factors through assessment of CCK-8, flow cytometry, Transwell, and western blot, respectively. High mobility group AT-hook 2 (HMGA2) expression was then detected in Caco-2 cells after miR-204-3p mimic and inhibitor transfection, additionally dual-luciferase activity was implemented to further uncover the correlation between HMGA2 and miR-204-3p. The impact of HMGA2 on Caco-2 cell growth, migration, and invasion was finally assessed. We found that repression of miR-204-3p was discovered in colon cancer tissues and HCT116, SW480, Caco-2, HT29 and SW620 cell lines. MiR-204-3p overexpression mitigated Coca-2 cell viability, facilitated apoptosis, simultaneously adjusted CyclinD1 and cleaved caspase-3 expression. Cell migration, invasion, and the associated factors were all suppressed by miR-204-3p overexpression. Reduction of HMGA2 was presented in Caco-2 cells with miR-204-3p mimic transfection, and HMGA2 was predicated to be a target gene of miR-204-3p. Besides, HMGA2 silence showed the inhibitory effect on Caco-2 cells growth, migration, and invasion. In conclusion, miR-204-3p repressed colon cancer cell growth, migration, and invasion through targeting HMGA2.     

LncRNA ZNF667-AS1靶向miR-31-5p对食管癌细胞增殖、迁移和凋亡的机制研究

目的 探究长链非编码RNA(lncRNA)ZNF667-AS1通过靶向miR-31-5p对食管癌细胞增殖和迁移的影响及潜在的机制.方法 采用实时荧光定量PCR(qPCR)技术检测ZNF667-AS1在食管癌细胞Eca109、EC1、TE1和正常食管上皮细胞Het-1A的表达水平,并选择表达差异最大的细胞株进行后续实验....     

miR-216b-5p靶向调控BTN3A2促进胶质瘤细胞LN-229的迁移以及侵袭能力

大量证据表明microRNA（miRNA）通过靶向调控靶基因的表达从而在肿瘤侵袭与转移中发挥重要作用。然而关于microRNA-216b-5p (miR-216b-5p )通过靶向嗜乳脂蛋白第3亚家族膜蛋白A2（butyrophilin subfamily 3 member A2,BTN3A2）促进胶质瘤侵袭与转移的机制尚不明确。本研究通过GSE15824与GSE4290差异表达分析筛选出同时在2个芯片中表达上调的BTN3A2（P＜0.05）。生存曲线结果显示,高表达BTN3A2病人总生存期明显下降（P＜0.001）。表达量分析结果显示,BTN3A2表达随WHO分级升高而升高（P＜0.05）,同时1p/19q未联合缺失与IDH突变型病人BTN3A2表达升高（P＜0.001）。基因集富集分析（gene set enrichment analysis,GSEA）结果显示,BTN3A2与众多癌症相关通路有关（P＜0.05）;Western印迹结果显示,BTN3A2在7例胶质瘤组织和胶质瘤细胞系U87、U251和LN-229中表达上调,过表达miR-216b-5p （miR-216b-5p mimics）后BTN3A2蛋白表达水平降低;Transwell结果显示,转染BTN3A2干扰质粒（si-BTN3A2）和miR-216b-5p mimics后可以抑制LN 229细胞体外迁移与侵袭能力（P＜0.05）;在线预测网站证实,miR-216b-5p 为BTN3A2潜在靶基因;生存曲线结果显示,与低表达miR-216b-5p 病人相比,高表达病人生存率明显上调（P=0.025）;荧光定量RT PCR结果显示,miR-216b-5p 在胶质瘤U87、U251和LN-229细胞中表达下降（P＜0.05）;双荧光素酶结果显示,BTN3A2存在与miR-216b-5p 的结合靶点(P<005);综上所述,BTN3A2可能通过结合miR-216b-5p 促进胶质瘤细胞LN 229的迁移以及侵袭。