MicroRNA-663 suppresses cell invasion and migration by targeting transforming growth factor beta 1 in papillary thyroid carcinoma

Tumor Biology ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 7633-7644 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhihong Wang ◽  
Hao Zhang ◽  
Ping Zhang ◽  
Wenwu Dong ◽  
Liang He
2020 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 153303382096212
Author(s):  
Feng Xia ◽  
Wei Xia ◽  
Xudong Yu

Objective: The study was aim to investigate the effect of HOX transcript antisense RNA (HOTAIR) on the growth, migration, and invasion of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and its underlying mechanisms. Methods: Cell growth, invasion, and migration was respectively investigated using the MTT assay, trans-well assay, and wound healing assay. The expression of genes and proteins was respectively determined by Western blot analysis and RT-PCR experiments. Results: It was demonstrated that high expression of HOTAIR in PTC cells (BCPAP) and tissues resulted in fast tumor growth and poor survival time of the PTC-bearing mice models. Moreover, overexpression of HOTAIR leaded to markedly enhanced proliferation, migration, and invasion of BCPAP cells. Increase the levels of HOTAIR in BCPAP cells signally down-regulated the miR-488-5p levels which was able of inhibiting the growth rate, increasing the apoptosis rate, and decreasing the invasion/migration ability of BCPAP cells. Further studies indicated that HOTAIR promoted BCPAP cell growth, invasion, and migration mainly through regulating the miR-488-5p/NUP205 axis and the levels of Bcl-2 as well. Conclusion: HOTAIR promoted the growth, migration, and invasion of papillary thyroid carcinoma mainly through regulating the miR-488-5p/NUP205 axis.


2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ye Wang ◽  
Congjun Wang ◽  
Zhao Fu ◽  
Siwen Zhang ◽  
Junqiang Chen

Abstract Background Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is a common endocrine tumor. Increasing evidence has shown that microRNA dysfunction is involved in the occurrence and development of cancer. The expression of MicroRNA-30b-5p (miR-30b-5p) was down-regulated in PTC; however, its role in the development of PTC is not clear. Hence, this study aimed to explore the role and mechanism of miR-30b-5p in the occurrence and development of PTC. Methods The qRT-PCR assay was used to detect the expression of miR-30b-5p in 60 cases of papillary thyroid carcinoma along with their matched non-cancerous tissues. This study explored the biological function of miR-30b-5p by the functional gain and loss experiments in vitro and vivo. The direct target gene of miR-30b-5p and its signaling pathway was identified through bioinformatics analysis, qRT-PCR, western blot, rescue experiments, and double luciferase 3'-UTR report analysis. Results This study demonstrated that the low expression of miR-30b-5p is related to poor clinicopathological features. Functionally, the overexpression of miR-30b-5p inhibited the proliferation, invasion, and migration of PTC cells. Bioinformatics and luciferase analysis showed that GALNT7 is the direct and functional target of miR-30b-5p. Moreover, miR-30b-5p inhibited the proliferation of PTC in vivo by inhibiting the expression of GALNT7. The studies on the mechanism have shown that GALNT7 promotes cell proliferation and invasion by activating EGFR/PI3K/AKT kinase pathway, which can be attenuated by the kinase inhibitors. Conclusions Overall, miR-30b-5p inhibited the progression of papillary thyroid carcinoma by targeting GALNT7 and inhibiting the EGFR/PI3K/AKT pathway.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Hongsheng Lu ◽  
Chumeng Zhu ◽  
Yanyun Ruan ◽  
Lilong Fan ◽  
Kena Wei ◽  
...  

Background. Accumulating evidence shows that autophagy plays a vital role in tumor occurrence, development, and metastasis and even determines tumor prognosis. However, little is known about its role in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) or the potentially oncogenic role of TFE3 in regulating the autophagy-lysosome system. Methods. Immunohistochemistry and quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) were used to examine the expression of TFE3, P62/SQSTM1, and LC3 in PTC and paracancerous tissues. TFE3, P62/SQSTM1, LC3, cathepsin L (CTSL), and cathepsin B (CTSB) were evaluated using Western blot analysis. After inducing TFE3 overexpression by plasmid or TFE3 downregulation by small interfering RNA (siRNA) transfection, MTT, wound healing, and cell migration and invasion assays were used to verify the effects on invasion, migration, and the levels of autophagy-lysosome system-related proteins such as P62/SQSTM1, LC3, CTSL, and CTSB. Results. TFE3 was overexpressed in PTC tissues compared with paracancerous tissues. Analysis of the clinicopathological characteristics of PTC patients showed that high TFE3 expression was significantly correlated with lymph node metastasis. TFE3 overexpression in the PTC cell lines KTC-1 and BCPAP promoted proliferation, invasion, and migration, while TFE3 knockdown had the opposite effects. Furthermore, we identified a positive relationship among the expression levels of TFE3, P62/SQSTM1, LC3, CTSL, and CTSB. We found that silencing TFE3 inhibited the expression of P62/SQSTM1, LC3, CTSL, and CTSB in PTC cells. However, TFE3 overexpression had the opposite effects. Conclusions. The present study provided evidence for the underlying mechanisms by which TFE3 induces autophagy-lysosome system activity in PTC.


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