Involvement of microRNA-718, a new regulator of EGR3, in regulation of malignant phenotype of HCC cells*

Autor: Hai-Yan Liu, Hai-Dong Zhang, Yuan-Yuan Chen, Zhong-Dong Wang, Fan-Yong Qu, Zhang-Shen Ran
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
Předmět:
0301 basic medicine
Oncology
medicine.medical_specialty
Carcinoma
Hepatocellular

Cell Survival
Green Fluorescent Proteins
Biology
General Biochemistry
Genetics and Molecular Biology

Article
Green fluorescent protein
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Western blot
Cell Movement
Genes
Reporter

Internal medicine
Cell Line
Tumor

microRNA
medicine
Humans
Neoplasm Invasiveness
General Pharmacology
Toxicology and Pharmaceutics

neoplasms
Early Growth Response Protein 3
Cell Proliferation
Reporter gene
General Veterinary
medicine.diagnostic_test
Liver Neoplasms
Computational Biology
General Medicine
Hep G2 Cells
medicine.disease
Phenotype
digestive system diseases
Gene Expression Regulation
Neoplastic

MicroRNAs
030104 developmental biology
Cell culture
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Cancer research
Plasmids
Popis: Objective: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is still one of the most common death-related malignancies worldwide. Because the way onset and progression are hidden most, HCC diagnoses are made at an advanced stage, when they are unsuitable for surgical resection. MicroRNAs are a class of small non-coding RNAs, participating in many aspects of cancers. In this study, we tried to establish the role of microRNA-718 (miR-718) in the malignant phenotype of HCC cells and its possible role in HCC diagnosis. Methods: Here we first used a methylthiazolyldiphenyl-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay, Transwell migration and invasion assays, and colony formation assay to evaluate the impact of miR-718 on the malignant phenotypes of HCC cells. Then, we used bioinformatic methods to predict the target gene of miR-718 and used green fluorescence protein (GFP) reporter assay, Western blot, and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) to validate the regulation relationship. Finally, we determined the role of the target gene in the HCC phenotype. Results: We found that the expression of miR-718 was significantly reduced in various HCC cell lines and HCC tissues. Re-expression of miR-718 significantly reduced the cellular viability and colony formation ability as well as inhibited the migration and invasion abilities of HCC cell lines. Early growth response protein 3 (EGR3) is a direct target of miR-718 and is negatively regulated by miR-718. EGR3 could increase the viability and proliferation of HCC cells, and promot the migration and invasion of HCC cells. Conclusions: miR-718 acts as a tumor suppressive microRNA in HCC via regulating the expression of EGR3, which may provide a new diagnostic marker and treatment target for HCC.
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