scholarly journals Global miRNA Expression Analysis Identifies miR-194, miR-100, miR-125b and miR-199a as Promising Biomarkers for Gastric Cancer and miR-194 Inhibits Gastric Cancer Cell Growth by Targeting CCND1

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dandan Li ◽  
Jingjie Wang ◽  
Meixin Zhang ◽  
Xinhui Hu ◽  
Jiajun She ◽  
...  

Abstract BackgroundDifferent gastric cancer (GC) subtypes usually possess distinct clinical outcomes. The function of miR-194 in gastric cancer remains unclear and controversial. This study aimed to identify potential microRNAs that differentially expressed in subtypes and to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of miR-194 in GC.MethodsComprehensive miRNA expression analysis was performed using the available miRNA-seq data from TCGA stomach cancer cohort. The preferences of miR-194 in regulating target genes were determined by RNA sequencing studies. The function of miR-194 in GC was explored in GC cell lines by performing qRT-PCR assays, western blot assays, cell proliferation assays, luciferase report assays and flow cytometry assay.ResultsIn this study, we identified a series of miRNAs that can serve as prognostic biomarkers for GC. Among them, miR-100, miR-125b, miR-199a and miR-194 were the 4 most promising prognostic biomarkers in GC due to their significant associations with various clinical characteristics of patients. MiR-100, miR-125b and miR-199a predicted poor prognosis in GC, while miR-194 predicted favorable prognosis in GC. Besides, we provided the first comprehensive transcriptome analysis about miR-194 in GC. The results showed that miR-194 tended to regulated target genes by binding on their 3' untranslated regions in a 7-mer-A1 or 7-mer-m8 or 8-mer manner. The KEGG pathway analysis showed that cell cycle was one of the most affected pathways by miR-194 in GC. Moreover, CCND1 was proved to be a novel target gene of miR-194 in GC. Additionally, the downregulation of CCND1 by miR-194 in GC further led to cell growth inhibition and cell cycle arrest. ConclusionsMiR-100, miR-125b, miR-199a and miR-194 could serve as prognostic and diagnostic biomarkers for GC. MiR-194 might suppress GC cell growth mainly through targeting CCND1 and induction of cell cycle arrest.

2003 ◽  
Vol 23 (24) ◽  
pp. 9375-9388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie J. McConnell ◽  
Nathalie Chevallier ◽  
Windy Berkofsky-Fessler ◽  
Jena M. Giltnane ◽  
Rupal B. Malani ◽  
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ABSTRACT The transcriptional repressor PLZF was identified by its translocation with retinoic acid receptor alpha in t(11;17) acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). Ectopic expression of PLZF leads to cell cycle arrest and growth suppression, while disruption of normal PLZF function is implicated in the development of APL. To clarify the function of PLZF in cell growth and survival, we used an inducible PLZF cell line in a microarray analysis to identify the target genes repressed by PLZF. One prominent gene identified was c-myc. The array analysis demonstrated that repression of c-myc by PLZF led to a reduction in c-myc-activated transcripts and an increase in c-myc-repressed transcripts. Regulation of c-myc by PLZF was shown to be both direct and reversible. An interaction between PLZF and the c-myc promoter could be detected both in vitro and in vivo. PLZF repressed the wild-type c-myc promoter in a reporter assay, dependent on the integrity of the binding site identified in vitro. PLZF binding in vivo was coincident with a decrease in RNA polymerase occupation of the c-myc promoter, indicating that repression occurred via a reduction in the initiation of transcription. Finally, expression of c-myc reversed the cell cycle arrest induced by PLZF. These data suggest that PLZF expression maintains a cell in a quiescent state by repressing c-myc expression and preventing cell cycle progression. Loss of this repression through the translocation that occurs in t(11;17) would have serious consequences for cell growth control.


2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xingjie Ma ◽  
Minlu Huang ◽  
Zhenqiang Wang ◽  
Bingya Liu ◽  
Zhenggang Zhu ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Farkas ◽  
Hideharu Hashimoto ◽  
Yingtao Bi ◽  
Ramana V. Davuluri ◽  
Lois Resnick-Silverman ◽  
...  

AbstractThe tumor suppressor p53 integrates stress response pathways by selectively engaging one of several potential transcriptomes, thereby triggering cell fate decisions (e.g., cell cycle arrest, apoptosis). Foundational to this process is the binding of tetrameric p53 to 20-bp response elements (REs) in the genome (RRRCWWGYYYN0-13RRRCWWGYYY). In general, REs at cell cycle arrest targets (e.g. p21) are of higher affinity than those at apoptosis targets (e.g., BAX). However, the RE sequence code underlying selectivity remains undeciphered. Here, we identify molecular mechanisms mediating p53 binding to high- and low-affinity REs by showing that key determinants of the code are embedded in the DNA shape. We further demonstrate that differences in minor/major groove widths, encoded by G/C or A/T bp content at positions 3, 8, 13, and 18 in the RE, determine distinct p53 DNA-binding modes by inducing different Arg248 and Lys120 conformations and interactions. The predictive capacity of this code was confirmed in vivo using genome editing at the BAX RE to interconvert the DNA-binding modes, transcription pattern, and cell fate outcome.


Blood ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 120 (21) ◽  
pp. 2773-2773
Author(s):  
Yoko Tabe ◽  
Linhua Jin ◽  
Hiroko Iwanami ◽  
Saiko Kazuno ◽  
Tsutomu Fujimura ◽  
...  

Abstract Abstract 2773 Development of the second-generation ABL tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) dasatinib in CML aimed at overcoming resistance to imatinib, to eliminate persistent residual disease and thus prevent recurrence of active leukemia after TKI discontinuation in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Hypoxia has recently been reported as an essential component of the leukemia BM microenvironment that promotes leukemia cell homing, survival and chemoresistance (Benito et al, PlosOne 2011). In this study, we investigated the anti-CML efficacy and molecular mechanisms of action of dasatinib under hypoxic conditions. We developed a hypoxia-adopted subclone of the KBM5 CML cell line (KMB5-HA), which was selected under 1.0% oxygen conditions, and an imatinib-resistant KBM5 subline bearing the T315I mutation (KBM5-T315I). KBM5-HA cells cultured under hypoxia accumulated in G0/G1 and exhibited moderate spontaneous apoptosis compared to KBM5 parental cells in normoxia (sub G1 %: KBM5 3.8±0.8, KBM5-HA 8.7±0.9; p=0.01; proportion of cells in G0/G1: KBM5 36.5±1.1%, KBM5-HA 52.4±6.6%; p=0.02, PI analysis). These cells displayed higher sensitivity to dasatinib than parental KBM cells (IC50; 1.3 nM for KBM5, 0.3 nM for KBM5-HA, at 48hrs by MTT). Low-dose dasatinib (0.5nM) which failed to cause inhibition of proliferation in parental KBM5 cells, caused significant apoptosis induction with cell cycle arrest in KBM-HA cells (sub G1 %: control 8.7±0.9, datatinib 49.1±16.9; p=0.02, G0/G1 %: control 52.4±6.4%, dasatinib 74.1±3.5%; p=0.01). In KBM5-T315I cells, dasatinib induced more prominent cell growth inhibition under hypoxia compared to normoxia (IC50 at 48hrs: normoxia 16.2 nM, hypoxia 3.7 nM). Treatment with 5nM dasatinib, which did not affect KBM5-T315I cell growth under normoxia, induced significant apoptotic effects under hypoxia (sub G1 %: control 6.9±0.9, dasatinib 20.3±3.3; p=0.05, G0/G1 %: control 57.3±5.8, dasatinib 67.4±8.9; p=0.41). We next investigated dasatinib-induced changes of Stat-5 and ERK activation in CML cells by immunoblotting Treatment with 0.5 nM dasatinib resulted in marked down-regulation of phosphorylated (p-) Stat-5 and p-ERK in both, KBM5 and KBM5-T315I cells. In KBM5-HA cells, however, no baseline expression of p-Stat-5 or p-ERK was detected. These results suggest that in KBM5-HA cells dasatinib induces apoptosis and cell cycle arrest via Stat-5 or ERK-independent pathways. To investigate the candidate signaling factors responsible for dasatinib effects on KBM-HA, we performed the proteomic analysis utilizing proteomic technology of isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation (iTRAQ, Applied Biosystems) coupled with two-dimensional-liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. A total of 1,234 proteins were detected, and 296 proteins were found to be significantly up-regulated in response to dasatinib treatment in KBM5-HA cells. Among the up-regulated proteins, we found 39 proteins involved in apoptosis induction including Cytochrome C and Cytochrome C oxydase subunits (p<0.001). Mass spectrometry further revealed the up-regulation of apoptosis related mitochondrial chaperones HSP10 and HSP60 (p<0.001), suggesting a role of HSP60/HSP10 in mitochondrial membrane permeabilization. In summary, these findings unravel novel mechanisms of action of dasatinib under conditions mimicking the hypoxic BM microenvironment via induction of Cytochrome C oxydase and mitochondrial chaperones HSP10 and HSP60, which lead to loss of mitochondrial transmembrane potential and release of apoptogenic Cytochrome C in CML cells. Disclosures: Tabe: Bristol-Myers Squibb: Research Funding.


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi-Qi Wang ◽  
Shui-Juan Zhang ◽  
Hong Lu ◽  
Bo Yang ◽  
Liang-Fei Ye ◽  
...  

Caudatin 3-O-β-D-cymaropyranosyl-(1→4)-β-D-oleandropyranosyl-(1→4)-β-D-cymaropyranosyl-(1→4)-β-D-cymaropyranoside (CGII) is one of the C21-steroidal glycosides isolated from the roots ofCynanchum auriculatumROYLE ex WIGHT. This study aimed to determine the cell growth, cell proliferation, and apoptotic cell death of human gastric cancer cells after CGII treatment. MTT assay was used to determine cell growth; fluorescence-activated cell sorting analysis was used to evaluate cell cycle distribution and apoptotic cell death. Immunoblotting was applied for measuring the expression of proteins involved in the cell cycle progression. The activities of caspase-3, -8, and -9 were detected by colorimetric caspase activity assays. CGII inhibited cell growth of human gastric cancer SGC-7901 cells in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. Treatment of SGC-7901 cells with CGII resulted in G1 phase cell cycle arrest, accompanied with decreased expression of cyclin D1 and cyclin-dependent kinases 4 and 6. CGII induced cell apoptosis and activated caspase-3, caspase-8, and caspase-9. In contrast, pan-caspase inhibitor z-VAD-fmk partially abolished the CGII-induced growth inhibition of SGC-7901 cells. In conclusion, CGII inhibits cell growth of human gastric cancer cells by inducing G1 phase cell cycle arrest and caspase-dependent apoptosis cascades.


2016 ◽  
Vol 120 ◽  
pp. S95-S96
Author(s):  
You-Zuo Chen ◽  
Li-Feng Liu ◽  
Kuo-Wang Tsai ◽  
Mei-Chen Liao ◽  
Chih-Kuang Liang ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 734-750
Author(s):  
Wallax A.S. Ferreira ◽  
Rommel R. Burbano ◽  
Claudia do Ó. Pessoa ◽  
Maria L. Harada ◽  
Bárbara do Nascimento Borges ◽  
...  

Background: Pisosterol, a triterpene derived from Pisolithus tinctorius, exhibits potential antitumor activity in various malignancies. However, the molecular mechanisms that mediate the pisosterol-specific effects on glioma cells remain unknown. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the antitumoral effects of pisosterol on glioma cell lines. Methods: The 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) and trypan blue exclusion assays were used to evaluate the effect of pisosterol on cell proliferation and viability in glioma cells. The effect of pisosterol on the distribution of the cells in the cell cycle was performed by flow cytometry. The expression and methylation pattern of the promoter region of MYC, ATM, BCL2, BMI1, CASP3, CDK1, CDKN1A, CDKN2A, CDKN2B, CHEK1, MDM2, p14ARF and TP53 was analyzed by RT-qPCR, western blotting and bisulfite sequencing PCR (BSP-PCR). Results: Here, it has been reported that pisosterol markedly induced G2/M arrest and apoptosis and decreased the cell viability and proliferation potential of glioma cells in a dose-dependent manner by increasing the expression of ATM, CASP3, CDK1, CDKN1A, CDKN2A, CDKN2B, CHEK1, p14ARF and TP53 and decreasing the expression of MYC, BCL2, BMI1 and MDM2. Pisosterol also triggered both caspase-independent and caspase-dependent apoptotic pathways by regulating the expression of Bcl-2 and activating caspase-3 and p53. Conclusions: It has been, for the first time, confirmed that the ATM/ATR signaling pathway is a critical mechanism for G2/M arrest in pisosterol-induced glioma cell cycle arrest and suggests that this compound might be a promising anticancer candidate for further investigation.


2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (16) ◽  
pp. 2019-2033 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pratibha Pandey ◽  
Mohammad H. Siddiqui ◽  
Anu Behari ◽  
Vinay K. Kapoor ◽  
Kumudesh Mishra ◽  
...  

Background: The aberrant alteration in Jab1 signalosome (COP9 Signalosome Complex Subunit 5) has been proven to be associated with the progression of several carcinomas. However the specific role and mechanism of action of Jab1 signalosome in carcinogenesis of gall bladder cancer (GBC) are poorly understood. Objective: The main objective of our study was to elucidate the role and mechanism of Jab1 signalosome in gall bladder cancer by employing siRNA. Methods: Jab1 overexpression was identified in gall bladder cancer tissue sample. The role of Jab1-siRNA approach in cell growth inhibition and apoptotic induction was then examined by RT-PCR, Western Blotting, MTT, ROS, Hoechst and FITC/Annexin-V staining. Results: In the current study, we have shown that overexpression of Jab1 stimulated the proliferation of GBC cells; whereas downregulation of Jab1 by using Jab1-siRNA approach resulted incell growth inhibition and apoptotic induction. Furthermore, we found that downregulation of Jab1 induces cell cycle arrest at G1 phase and upregulated the expression of p27, p53 and Bax gene. Moreover, Jab1-siRNA induces apoptosis by enhancing ROS generation and caspase-3 activation. In addition, combined treatment with Jab1-siRNA and gemicitabine demonstrated an enhanced decline in cell proliferation which further suggested increased efficacy of gemcitabine at a very lower dose (5μM) in combination with Jab1-siRNA. Conclusion: In conclusion, our study strongly suggests that targeting Jab1 signalosome could be a promising therapeutic target for the treatment of gall bladder cancer.


Biomolecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Zhang ◽  
Yao Qin ◽  
Zhaohai Pan ◽  
Minjing Li ◽  
Xiaona Liu ◽  
...  

The main chemical component of cannabis, cannabidiol (CBD), has been shown to have antitumor properties. The present study examined the in vitro effects of CBD on human gastric cancer SGC-7901 cells. We found that CBD significantly inhibited the proliferation and colony formation of SGC-7901 cells. Further investigation showed that CBD significantly upregulated ataxia telangiectasia-mutated gene (ATM) and p53 protein expression and downregulated p21 protein expression in SGC-7901 cells, which subsequently inhibited the levels of CDK2 and cyclin E, thereby resulting in cell cycle arrest at the G0–G1 phase. In addition, CBD significantly increased Bax expression levels, decreased Bcl-2 expression levels and mitochondrial membrane potential, and then upregulated the levels of cleaved caspase-3 and cleaved caspase-9, thereby inducing apoptosis in SGC-7901 cells. Finally, we found that intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) increased after CBD treatment. These results indicated that CBD could induce G0–G1 phase cell cycle arrest and apoptosis by increasing ROS production, leading to the inhibition of SGC-7901 cell proliferation, thereby suggesting that CBD may have therapeutic effects on gastric cancer.


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