scholarly journals MiR-155 promotes anaplastic thyroid cancer progression by directly targeting SOCS1

BMC Cancer ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Wenyue Ji ◽  
Xudong Zhao

Abstract Background Anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) is considered to be a rare type of thyroid cancer but takes up the most important proportion of thyroid cancer-related deaths. Therefore, the development of molecular targeted therapy is an exciting strategy in the management of ATC. Methods miR-155 and SOCS1 expression were measured by qRT-PCR as well as western blot analysis. 8305c and FRO cells were transfected and cultured for apoptosis assays, transwell, MTT on miR-155 or SOCS1 suppression and overexpression. Dual-luciferase reporter assays and SOCS1 restoration experimentswas implemented for define the relation between SOCS1 and miR-155. In addition, the correlation between miR-155 expression and patients’ clinicopathological features were also explored. Results Aberrant miR-155 and SOCS1 expression and inverse correlation were found in ATC samples. In addition, it indicated that miR-155 expression correlated with cervical metastasis as well as extrathyroidal invasion. Moreover, we demonstrated that miR-155 inhibited 8305c and FRO cells apoptosis, promoted proliferation, invasion and migration. Furthermore, miR-155 inhibition was associated with a significant overexpression of SOCS1. Additionally, luciferase reporter assays presented that miR-155 could bind to SOCS1 3′-UTR, influencing its stability negatively and finally lowering SOCS1 levels. Moreover, it was illustrated that the impacts of miR-155 suppression were reversed by the inhibition of SOCS1 on cell proliferation, apoptosis as well as invasion. Conclusions Aberrant miR-155/SOCS1 expression has been included in ATC progression: miR-155 overexpression leads to SOCS1 suppression and develops ATC progression. Thus, miR-155 has been considered to be an underlying therapeutic target for ATC.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhu Jin ◽  
Yutong Chen ◽  
Yuchen Mao ◽  
Mingjuan Gao ◽  
Zebing Zheng ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: microRNAs have been studied widely in hepatoblastoma. However, the role of miR-125b-5p and its relationship with the lncRNA sNEAT1 and YES1 in hepatoblastoma have not been reported previously. We aimed to reveal the role of NEAT1/miR-125b-5p/YES1 in the progression of hepatoblastoma.Methods: We collected tumor tissues and their adjacent tissues from 12 hepatoblastoma patients. qRT-PCR was applied to detect the expression of miR-125b-5p, and the relationship of miR-125b-5p with clinicopathological characteristics was analyzed. Dual luciferase reporter assays and RNA pull down assays were used to identify the relationships among NEAT1, miR-125b-5p and YES1. CCK8, Transwell assays and wound healing assays were used to examine cell viability, invasion and migration. In vivo experiments were also applied to detect the effect of miR-125b-5p on hepatoblastoma.Results: miR-125b-5p was significantly downregulated in hepatoblastoma tissue and cells. The higher the PRETEXT grade, the lower the miR-125b-5p level. NEAT1 could bind to miR-125b-5p and inhibit its expression. miR-125b-5p could target YES1 and inhibit its expression. Overexpression of miR-125b-5p decreased the proliferation, invasion, and migratory ability of hepatoblastoma cells. YES1 could rescue the above effects. At the same time, overexpression of miR-125b-5p resulted in decreased YES1 and tumor growth inhibition in vivo.Conclusion: miR-125b-5p acted as a shared miRNA of NEAT1 and YES1 in hepatoblastoma. Overexpression of miR-125b-5p could target YES1 and inhibit its expression, therefore inhibiting the progression of hepatoblastoma.


2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Liu ◽  
Wen Huang ◽  
Dan-Qing Yan ◽  
Qing Luo ◽  
Xiang Min

The study evaluated the ability of long intergenic noncoding RNA LINC00312 (LINC00312) to influence the proliferation, invasion, and migration of thyroid cancer (TC) cells by regulating miRNA-197-3p. TC tissues and adjacent normal tissues were collected from 211 TC patients. K1 (papillary TC), SW579 (squamous TC), and 8505C (anaplastic TC) cell lines were assigned into a blank, negative control (NC), LINC00312 overexpression, miR-197-3p inhibitors, and LINC00312 overexpression + miR-197-3p mimics group. The expression of LINC00312, miR-197-3p, and p120 were measured using quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) and Western blotting. Cell proliferation was assessed via CCK8 assay, cell invasion through the scratch test, and cell migration via Transwell assay. In comparison with adjacent normal tissues, the expression of LINC00312 is down-regulated and the expression of miR-197-3p is up-regulated in TC tissues. The dual luciferase reporter gene assay confirmed that P120 is a target of miR-197-3p. The expression of LINC00312 and p120 was higher in the LINC00312 overexpression group than in the blank and NV groups. However, the expression of miR-197-3p was lower in the LINC00312 overexpression group than in the blank and NC groups. The miR-197-3p inhibitors group had a higher expression of miR-197-3p, but a lower expression of p120 than the blank and NC groups. The LINC00312 overexpression and miR-197-3p inhibitor groups had reduced cell proliferation, invasion and migration than the blank and NC groups. These results indicate that a LINC00312 overexpression inhibits the proliferation, invasion, and migration of TC cells and that this can be achieved by down-regulating miR-197-3p.


2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei-Li Sun ◽  
Tian Kang ◽  
Yuan-Yu Wang ◽  
Jian-Ping Sun ◽  
Chen Li ◽  
...  

Abstract The present study was undertaken to investigate the underlying mechanisms of long noncoding RNA OIP5-AS1 via regulating miR-410 to modulate Wnt-7b in the progression of glioma. To address this problem, we measured the expression of OIP5-AS1 and miR-410 in glioma tissues by qRT-PCR. Glioma U87 cells were transfected with OIP5-AS1 siRNA or miR-410 inhibitors. The targeting relationships among miR-410, OIP5-AS1 and Wnt-7b were verified by luciferase reporter assays. Western blotting was employed to determine the expression of Wnt-7b/β-catenin pathway-related proteins, while MTT, flow cytometry, Transwell assays and wound-healing assays were used to measure the biological characteristics of glioma cells. The results showed that OIP5-AS1 expression was higher and miR-410 was lower in glioma tissues. Luciferase reporter assays confirmed a targeting relationship between OIP5-AS1 and miR-410, as well as between miR-410 and Wnt-7b. Silencing OIP5-AS1 reduced cell proliferation, invasion and migration of glioma U87 cells and led to depressed expression levels of miR-410, Wnt-7b, p-β-catenin, GSK-3β-pS9, c-Myc and cyclin D1. Furthermore, down-regulation of OIP5-AS1 induced G0/G1 phase cell cycle arrest and apoptosis of glioma cells. Inhibitors of miR-410 abolished the biological effects of OIP5-AS1 siRNA in glioma cells. In vivo, OIP5-AS1 knockdown also inhibited tumor growth. Taken together, this research suggested that silencing OIP5-AS1 may specifically block the Wnt-7b/β-catenin pathway via targeted up-regulating miR-410, thereby inhibiting growth, invasion and migration while promoting apoptosis in glioma cells.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Yiman Ge ◽  
Jia Shu ◽  
Gang Shi ◽  
Fuguo Yan ◽  
Yejing Li ◽  
...  

This study is to elucidate the functions of miR-100 in hepatocellular carcinoma progression and to explore the underlying mechanisms. Expression levels of miR-100 in normal-cancer hepatocellular carcinoma tissues were measured using quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR). The invasive and proliferative abilities of hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines transfected with mimic-NC or mimic-miR-100 were measured using transwell, CCK-8, and colony formation assays. The binding sites between CXCR7 and miR-100 were determined using luciferase reporter assays. The correlation of CXCR7 and miR-100 in hepatocellular carcinoma progression was further confirmed by cotransfection assays. Our results showed that miR-100 was significantly lower expressed in hepatocellular carcinoma tissues and negatively associated with CXCR7 expression. Cell functional assays’ results found that upregulation of miR-100 inhibited the proliferative, invasive, and migrative abilities in hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Luciferase reporter assay suggested that CXCR7 mRNA and miR-100 bound one another. Increasing CXCR7 expression reversed the inhibitive effects of upregulated miR-100 in hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Further study showed that miR-100/CXCR7 played a role in hepatocellular carcinoma progression by regulating metalloproteinase-2 (MMP2) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Conclusively, miR-100 exerts antitumor effects on hepatocellular carcinoma. Overexpression of miR-100 attenuates the invasive and proliferative abilities of hepatocellular carcinoma cells by targeting CXCR7.


2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Zhang ◽  
Siqi Zhang ◽  
Jian Yin ◽  
Ruisi Xu

Abstract Background Colorectal cancer (CRC), a common malignancy worldwide, and microRNAs (miRs) have been suggested to play roles in the disease. MiR-566 expression has been shown to be reduced in CRC, but its functions and mechanisms are still unclear. Methods Cell viability was assessed by using the CellTiter 96 AQueous One Solution Cell Proliferation kit. Cell proliferation was measured with MTT assay. Cell metastasis were measured by transwell assay. Luciferase reporter assays was used to confirm the target of MiR-566. PSKH1 expression was measured by RT-PCR and western blot. Results In the present study, we first observed that miR-566 was expressed in several CRC cell lines (SW480, SW620, LoVo, HT29 and Caco-2) at low levels compared to control colon epithelial cell lines (FHC). Further study showed that miR-566 overexpression suppressed cell survival and impeded cell proliferation, whereas inhibition of its expression enhanced cell survival and proliferation. Transwell assays showed that cell invasion and migration were reduced in cells overexpressing miR-566 and increased in those with inhibition of miR-566. Further analysis confirmed that PSKH1 is a target of miR-566. MiR-566 overexpression significantly inhibited PSKH1 expression and reintroduction of PSKH1 partially reversed the effects of miR-566 on CRC cell growth and metastasis in SW480 and Caco-2 cells. Conclusions Taken together, the data show that CRC cell growth and metastasis can be significantly suppressed by miR-566 through targeting PSKH1.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Min Xie ◽  
Qi Fu ◽  
Pin-pin Wang ◽  
Yu-lan Cui

Background. Growing studies have demonstrated that long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) play important roles in tumor progression. In this study, we aimed to explore the potential roles of lncRNA LINC00958 (LINC00958) and its biological functions in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). Methods. The expression of LINC00958 in 11 cases of EOC and adjacent nontumor specimens and five cell lines was detected by qRT-PCR. CCK-8, colony formation, and flow cytometry assays were conducted to study the cell viabilities of EOC cells. Wound scratch and transwell analyses were carried out for the examination of cell invasion and migration of EOC cells. The targeting associations between LINC00958 and STAT1 were demonstrated by ChIP analyses combined with luciferase reporter assays. The related proteins of Wnt/β-catenin signaling were determined using RT-PCR. Results. Higher levels of LINC00958 were observed in EOC tissues and cell lines. Our data also revealed that high LINC00958 expression was partly induced by STAT1. Functionally, knockdown of LINC00958 suppressed the proliferation, migration, and invasion of EOC cells. Mechanistic investigation showed that the inhibitory effect of LINC00958 knockdown on EOC cells was mediated by the Wnt/β-catenin signaling. Conclusion. Our findings suggested that STAT1-induced overexpression of LINC00958 promoted EOC progression by modulating Wnt/β-catenin signaling.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuwang Peng ◽  
Luyang Chen ◽  
Zhengtai Yuan ◽  
Shanshan Duan

Abstract Background: Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) possess pivotal roles in human cancers, including thyroid cancer. In this study, we sought to elucidate the precise action of MIR31HG in the functional behaviors of thyroid cancer cells.Methods: MIR31HG, microRNA (miR)-761 and mitogen-activated protein kinase 1 (MAPK1) were quantified by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) or immunoblotting analysis. Cell viability, proliferation, apoptosis, invasion, and migration abilities were evaluated by MTS, 5-Ethynyl-2’-Deoxyuridine (EdU), flow cytometry, transwell and wound-healing assays, respectively. Dual-luciferase reporter assays were performed to validate the relationship between miR-761 and MIR31HG or MAPK1. Mouse xenografts were formed to assess the effect of MIR31HG on tumor growth.Results: MIR31HG expression was at high levels in thyroid cancer. Suppression of MIR31HG impeded cell proliferation, invasion, and migration, as well as promoted cell apoptosis in vitro, and diminished the growth of xenograft tumors in vivo. Mechanistically, MIR31HG targeted and regulated miR-761. Moreover, the effects of MIR31HG suppression was partly dependent on increased abundance of miR-761. MAPK1 was established as a direct and functional target of miR-761. Furthermore, MIR31HG involved the modulation of MAPK1 expression through competitively binding to miR-761 by the shared binding sequence.Conclusion: Our findings demonstrate the workings of an undescribed regulatory network, in which MIR31HG targets miR-761 to regulate MAPK1 expression, leading to the alteration of the functional behaviors of thyroid cancer cells.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanyu Wang ◽  
Yuxin Yu ◽  
Kang Wang ◽  
Hui Sun

BackgroundThyroid cancers are the most common endocrine malignancies with a dramatic increase in incidences. Anaplastic thyroid cancer is a rare but deadly form among thyroid cancers. To better understand of this field, we assessed the global scientific outputs and tried to depict its overview via bibliometric methods.MethodsApproximately 1,492 science publications published between 1997 and 2020 were included by systematic retrieval in the WoS database. The general information of them was characterized, and the developmental skeleton and research frontiers were explored.ResultsThe article number in this field has been increasing in the past 24 years. North America, East Asia, and Western Europe have reached remarkable achievements. Mutations of BARF and TERT and their downstream pathways have attracted researchers’ attention, where genetic diagnosis provides new clinical insight and several targeted therapeutic approaches have been on the clinical trial.ConclusionsNumerous efforts have been made to figure out gene expression reprogramming of anaplastic thyroid cancer and key mechanism in driving its dedifferentiation, invasion and migration process. Targeted therapy, immunotherapy, and systematic combination therapy are the recent current research hotspots. These results provide insightful clues for the funding direction and the potential breakthrough direction of the anaplastic thyroid cancer study.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuqing Wang ◽  
Yang Wang ◽  
Shouhua Wang ◽  
Huanjun Tong ◽  
Zhaohui Tang ◽  
...  

ObjectivesThe role of lncRNAs in gallbladder cancer (GBC) remains poorly understood. In this study, we explored the function of functional intergenic repeating RNA element (FIRRE) in GBC.Materials and MethodsWhole transcriptome resequencing was performed in three pairs of GBC tissues and adjacent non-tumor tissues. lncRNA FIRRE expression was verified by real-time PCR. The function of FIRRE in GBC was evaluated by experiments in vitro and in vivo. The mechanism of FIRRE was investigated via fluorescent in situ hybridization, RNA pull-down, dual luciferase reporter assays, and RNA immunoprecipitation.ResultsFIRRE level was dramatically increased in GBC tissues compared to that in the adjacent non-tumor tissues. High expression of FIRRE was closely related to clinical stage and poor prognosis in GBC patients. Moreover, FIRRE remarkably enhanced proliferation and migration, and inhibited apoptosis of GBC cells. Mechanistically, FIRRE modulated YOD1 expression by sponging miR-520a-3p, thus contributing to the development of GBC.ConclusionOur data revealed that FIRRE might act as a novel mediator in GBC progression by sponging miR-520a-3p and regulating YOD1. FIRRE might be regarded as a potential diagnostic marker or target for GBC treatment.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Chang ◽  
Junying Zhou ◽  
Wanjia Tian ◽  
Mengyu Chen ◽  
Ruixia Guo ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Extracellular vesicle (EV) that delivered microRNAs (miRNAs) have been found as the important biomarkers participating in the pathological mechanism of ovarian cancer. Consequently, this study sought to examine the underlying mechanism of mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)-derived EVs containing miR-4488 in ovarian cancer. Methods The normal ovarian tissues and ovarian cancer tissues were extracted, and the information of MSC-EV miRNA was obtained by Bioinformatics analysis. RT-qPCR and western blot analysis were applied to detect miR-4488 and α/β-hydrolase domain-containing (ABHD)8 expression followed by determination of relationship between miR-4488 and ABHD8 by dual-luciferase reporter assay. After transfection with different plasmids and treatment with DMSO or GW4869 (inhibitor of EV), the regulatory roles of MSC-EV-miR-4488 in invasion, proliferation, apoptosis, and migration of cancer cells were explored. Besides, xenograft tumor in nude mice was conducted to explore the role of miR-4488 and ABHD8 in ovarian cancer in vivo. Results miR-4488 was poorly expressed and ABHD8 was highly expressed in ovarian cancer cells and tissues. ABHD8 was a target gene of miR-4488 while the knockdown of ABHD8 resulted in the suppression of proliferation, invasion, and migration while promoting the apoptosis of cancer cells. Functionally, MSC-EV-derived miR-4488 inhibited the expression of ABHD8. Additionally, miR-4488 over-expressed in MSC-EVs inhibited the cell proliferation, invasion, and migration through down-regulation of ABHD8 expression. At last, these in vitro findings were also confirmed in vivo. Conclusion To summarize, miR-4488 overexpressed in MSC-EVs suppressed ABHD8 expression to inhibit the cancer cell proliferation, invasion, and migration, thus suppressing ovarian cancer.


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