目的探讨miR-558通过对叉头框转录因子C1(Forkhead box protein C1,FOXC1)的调控从而对人卵巢癌腺癌细胞(SKOV3)增殖和侵袭能力的影响。方法选择2014年1月至2017年12月郑州大学第三附属医院妇产科收治的上皮性卵巢癌病人25例、交界性卵...目的探讨miR-558通过对叉头框转录因子C1(Forkhead box protein C1,FOXC1)的调控从而对人卵巢癌腺癌细胞(SKOV3)增殖和侵袭能力的影响。方法选择2014年1月至2017年12月郑州大学第三附属医院妇产科收治的上皮性卵巢癌病人25例、交界性卵巢上皮性肿瘤病人25例和良性卵巢上皮性肿瘤病人25例,三组病例均行手术治疗,取其部分经手术切除的卵巢组织标本,使用实时荧光定量PCR技术来分析微小RNA-558(miR-558)的表达水平。把卵巢癌SKOV3细胞分成三组,分别为miR-558模拟物组、抑制物组和阴性对照组。通过靶基因预测网站来预测miR-558的靶基因(FOXC1基因),通过荧光素酶报告基因实验来验证miR-558对FOXC1基因表达的调控作用。通过实时荧光定量-PCR技术和蛋白印迹法来分析转染后各组细胞的miR-558和FOXC1的表达水平。通过细胞增殖实验(Cell Counting Kit-8,CCK-8法)检测三组细胞的增殖率。通过基质胶侵袭实验检测三组细胞的侵袭能力。结果实时荧光定量-PCR结果显示,在上皮性卵巢癌、交界性卵巢上皮性肿瘤和良性卵巢上皮性肿瘤病人的卵巢组织中,miR-558的相对表达水平分别为(3.43±0.42)、(2.47±0.35)、(1.37±0.31);在miR-558模拟物组、抑制物组和阴性对照组中,SKOV3细胞miR-558的表达水平分别为(2.37±0.17)、(0.64±0.17)、(1.14±0.11)。在miR-558模拟物组、抑制物组和阴性对照组中,SKOV3细胞的FOXC1基因转录出的信使RNA(mRNA)表达水平分别为(0.51±0.10)、(2.27±0.12)、(0.99±0.11)。荧光素酶报告基因实验结果显示,SKOV3细胞被含miR-558的质粒以及含FOXC1基因的重组质粒共同转染后,的荧光素酶活性下降了49.50%(P<0.05)。蛋白印迹结果显示,上述三组SKOV3细胞中,FOXC1蛋白的表达水平分别为(0.83±0.07)、(2.17±0.15)、(1.47±0.21)。CCK-8检测结果显示,不同时间miR-558模拟物组SKOV3细胞的增殖率明显高于阴性对照组(P<0.05),不同时间miR-558�展开更多
吞噬和细胞活力蛋白1(engulfment and cell motility protein 1,ELMO1)可以促进多种癌细胞的侵袭和转移,但ELMO1的表达是否受miRNA的调控鲜有研究。本研究旨在探讨miR-145与ELMO1表达的相关性,以及miR-145通过结合ELMO1的mRNA对乳腺癌...吞噬和细胞活力蛋白1(engulfment and cell motility protein 1,ELMO1)可以促进多种癌细胞的侵袭和转移,但ELMO1的表达是否受miRNA的调控鲜有研究。本研究旨在探讨miR-145与ELMO1表达的相关性,以及miR-145通过结合ELMO1的mRNA对乳腺癌侵袭的影响。通过TargetScan(http://www.targetscan.org/)靶基因预测软件预测与ELMO1的3′UTR结合的miR-145。荧光素酶结果证实两者互补结合。Transwell侵袭结果显示,miR-145组和siELMO1+miR-145组MDA-231乳腺癌细胞穿膜数较对照组分别降低40%(P<005)和79%(P<005)。siELMO1+miR-145组和siELMO1组细胞穿膜数则无显著差异(P>005)。结果提示,miR-145通过与ELMO1的mRNA结合抑制细胞侵袭。qRT-PCR显示,低侵袭的MCF-7乳腺癌细胞miR-145的表达量较高侵袭的MDA-435细胞高80%(P<005),较MDA-231乳腺癌细胞高75%(P<005),即miR-145与癌细胞侵袭能力呈负相关。Western印迹结果表明,miR-145组ELMO1表达量低于阴性对照组,miR-145抑制组ELMO1表达量高于抑制剂NC组(P<005),证明miR-145抑制ELMO1的表达。qRTPCR显示,过表达miR-145后ELMO1 mRNA含量与对照组无显著差异(P>005)。结果提示,miR-145对ELMO1的调控作用通过抑制其翻译实现。F-肌动蛋白聚合实验表明,miR-145组和阴性对照组于20 s和60 s时F-肌动蛋白聚合结果存在明显区别(P<005)。Western印迹结果表明,miR-145组活化的Rac1表达量较阴性对照组降低60%(P<005),抑制剂NC组活化的Rac1较miR-145抑制组降低55%(P<005);miR-145组磷酸化的整合素β1较对照组于15 min时降低42%(P<005),于30 min时降低31%(P<005)。由此得出的miR-145过表达显著促进乳腺癌细胞F-肌动蛋白聚合、Rac1活化和整合素β1磷酸化结论。综上所述,miR-145通过靶向ELMO1的mRNA抑制ELMO1翻译,从而抑制乳腺癌的侵袭。展开更多
乙型肝炎病毒中的功能蛋白乙肝病毒X蛋白(Hepatitis B virus X protein,HBx)在促进肝细胞恶性改变中起到重要作用,但目前HBx调控肝癌细胞生长的具体机制仍未完全阐明。miR-122是具有抑癌特性的一类miR,在乙肝相关肝癌中表达减少。为了研...乙型肝炎病毒中的功能蛋白乙肝病毒X蛋白(Hepatitis B virus X protein,HBx)在促进肝细胞恶性改变中起到重要作用,但目前HBx调控肝癌细胞生长的具体机制仍未完全阐明。miR-122是具有抑癌特性的一类miR,在乙肝相关肝癌中表达减少。为了研究HBx通过微小RNA(microRNA,miR)-122调节肝癌细胞增殖及细胞周期的作用,本研究培养肝癌HepG2细胞株并进行分组,NC组转染NC慢病毒载体、HBx组转染HBx慢病毒载体、HBx+NC模拟物组转染HBx慢病毒载体及NC模拟物、HBx+miR-122模拟物组转染HBx慢病毒载体及miR-122模拟物、NC模拟物组转染NC模拟物、miR-122模拟物组:转染miR-122模拟物。通过MTS法检测细胞增殖活力,流式细胞术检测细胞周期,PCR检测miR-122表达量,western blot检测细胞周期蛋白G1(CyclinG1)、X连锁凋亡抑制蛋白(XIAP)、β-连环蛋白(β-catenin)的表达量。结果显示HBx组细胞的OD值、细胞周期G2/M期比例及细胞中CyclinG1、XIAP、β-catenin的表达量均明显高于NC组(P<0.05),细胞周期G0/G1期、S期比例及细胞中miR-122表达量均明显低于NC组(P<0.05);HBx+miR-122模拟物组细胞的OD值、细胞周期G2/M期比例及细胞中CyclinG1、XIAP、β-catenin的表达量均明显低于HBx+NC模拟物组(P<0.05),细胞周期G0/G1期、S期比例及细胞中miR-122表达量均明显高于HBx+NC模拟物组(P<0.05);miR-122模拟物组CyclinG1、XIAP、β-catenin荧光素酶报告基因的荧光活性明显低于NC模拟物组(P<0.05)。本研究结果充分说明HBx能够增强肝癌细胞的增殖活力及明显加速细胞周期,且该作用部分由miR-122的下调所介导。本研究首次阐明了HBx调节肝癌细胞生长的分子机制,也初步探明了具有抑癌活性的miR-122在肝癌细胞中可能靶向CyclinG1、XIAP、β-catenin等基因。展开更多
Background:Abnormal expression of long non-coding RNAs(lncRNAs)has been found in almost all tumors in humans,providing numerous potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers,and therapeutic targets.Materials and meth...Background:Abnormal expression of long non-coding RNAs(lncRNAs)has been found in almost all tumors in humans,providing numerous potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers,and therapeutic targets.Materials and methods:The Cancer Genome Atlas(TCGA)database was used to screen potential LncRNAs,and 30 paired hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)tissues were used to investigate RP11-307C12.11 expression levels by qRT-PCR and another 105 HCC tissues by in situ hybridizsation(ISH).RP11-307C12.11 overexpression and knockdown experiments were performed to investigate the effects of RP11-307C12.11 on HCC growth through in vitro and in vivo assays(MTT assay,colony formation assay,EdU assay,and xenograft model).The molecular mechanism underlying these effects was confirmed by MS2-RIP-assay,RIP assay,luciferase assay,and rescue experiments.Results:RP11-307C12.11 expression level was significantly higher in tumor tissues than in the adjacent normal tissues.Elevated RP11-307C12.11 expression level was associated with poor prognosis of HCC patients,and it may be represented as an independent prognostic biomarker in patients with HCC.Functionally,RP11-307C12.11 overexpression promoted HCC growth both in vitro and in vivo;however,its knockdown reversed these effects.Mechanistically,we found that RP11-307C12.11 expressed predominantly in the cytoplasm and sponged microRNA(miR)-138 to regulate its common target CCND1 and PDK1.Conclusions:Thus,we found that RP11-307C12.11 acts as an oncogene in HCC by binding to miR-138,which might provide a novel target for HCC therapy.展开更多
Objective： MicroRNA-21 （miR-21） has been shown to be a key regulator of carcinogenesis. There were few reports about the comparison of serum miR-21 with conventional tumor markers. This study aimed to explore the d...Objective： MicroRNA-21 （miR-21） has been shown to be a key regulator of carcinogenesis. There were few reports about the comparison of serum miR-21 with conventional tumor markers. This study aimed to explore the diagnostic value of circulating miR-21 as a tumor marker in breast cancer （BC） and compare it with CA15 3 and carcinoembryonic antigen （CEA）. Methods： Circulating miR-16 and miR-21 were amplified and quantitatively detected by real-time PCR in 89 BC patients and 55 healthy controls. The levels of CA153 and CEA were measured through assays. Then the sensitivity in diagnosis of BC was compared among miR-21, CA153 and CEA. Results： The level of serum miR-21 was significantly higher in BC patients than controls （P〈0.001）. The sensitivity and specificity of miR-21 were 87.6% and 87.3%, respectively, whereas the sensitivities of CEA and CA153 were only 22.47% and 15.73%. Con^lusions： Compared with CEA and CA153, serum miR-21 has a higher sensitivity in diagnosis of BC. Although not correlated with the status of ER, PR and clinical stages, serum miR-21 may be a potential diagnostic indicator for BC, especially for the early stage.展开更多
文摘乙型肝炎病毒中的功能蛋白乙肝病毒X蛋白(Hepatitis B virus X protein,HBx)在促进肝细胞恶性改变中起到重要作用,但目前HBx调控肝癌细胞生长的具体机制仍未完全阐明。miR-122是具有抑癌特性的一类miR,在乙肝相关肝癌中表达减少。为了研究HBx通过微小RNA(microRNA,miR)-122调节肝癌细胞增殖及细胞周期的作用,本研究培养肝癌HepG2细胞株并进行分组,NC组转染NC慢病毒载体、HBx组转染HBx慢病毒载体、HBx+NC模拟物组转染HBx慢病毒载体及NC模拟物、HBx+miR-122模拟物组转染HBx慢病毒载体及miR-122模拟物、NC模拟物组转染NC模拟物、miR-122模拟物组:转染miR-122模拟物。通过MTS法检测细胞增殖活力,流式细胞术检测细胞周期,PCR检测miR-122表达量,western blot检测细胞周期蛋白G1(CyclinG1)、X连锁凋亡抑制蛋白(XIAP)、β-连环蛋白(β-catenin)的表达量。结果显示HBx组细胞的OD值、细胞周期G2/M期比例及细胞中CyclinG1、XIAP、β-catenin的表达量均明显高于NC组(P<0.05),细胞周期G0/G1期、S期比例及细胞中miR-122表达量均明显低于NC组(P<0.05);HBx+miR-122模拟物组细胞的OD值、细胞周期G2/M期比例及细胞中CyclinG1、XIAP、β-catenin的表达量均明显低于HBx+NC模拟物组(P<0.05),细胞周期G0/G1期、S期比例及细胞中miR-122表达量均明显高于HBx+NC模拟物组(P<0.05);miR-122模拟物组CyclinG1、XIAP、β-catenin荧光素酶报告基因的荧光活性明显低于NC模拟物组(P<0.05)。本研究结果充分说明HBx能够增强肝癌细胞的增殖活力及明显加速细胞周期,且该作用部分由miR-122的下调所介导。本研究首次阐明了HBx调节肝癌细胞生长的分子机制,也初步探明了具有抑癌活性的miR-122在肝癌细胞中可能靶向CyclinG1、XIAP、β-catenin等基因。
基金supported by:the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81702393,81770648,81670601,81570593)Key Scientific and Technological Projects of Guangdong Province(2015B020226004,2017A020215178)+4 种基金Guangdong Natural Science Foundation(2017A030310373,2015A030312013)Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province(2017B030314027,2017B020209004,2015B020226004)Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangzhou(2014Y2e00544)Guangzhou Science and Technology Huimin Special Project(2014Y2e00200)Sun Yat-sen University Young Teacher Training Project(17ykpy47).
文摘Background:Abnormal expression of long non-coding RNAs(lncRNAs)has been found in almost all tumors in humans,providing numerous potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers,and therapeutic targets.Materials and methods:The Cancer Genome Atlas(TCGA)database was used to screen potential LncRNAs,and 30 paired hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)tissues were used to investigate RP11-307C12.11 expression levels by qRT-PCR and another 105 HCC tissues by in situ hybridizsation(ISH).RP11-307C12.11 overexpression and knockdown experiments were performed to investigate the effects of RP11-307C12.11 on HCC growth through in vitro and in vivo assays(MTT assay,colony formation assay,EdU assay,and xenograft model).The molecular mechanism underlying these effects was confirmed by MS2-RIP-assay,RIP assay,luciferase assay,and rescue experiments.Results:RP11-307C12.11 expression level was significantly higher in tumor tissues than in the adjacent normal tissues.Elevated RP11-307C12.11 expression level was associated with poor prognosis of HCC patients,and it may be represented as an independent prognostic biomarker in patients with HCC.Functionally,RP11-307C12.11 overexpression promoted HCC growth both in vitro and in vivo;however,its knockdown reversed these effects.Mechanistically,we found that RP11-307C12.11 expressed predominantly in the cytoplasm and sponged microRNA(miR)-138 to regulate its common target CCND1 and PDK1.Conclusions:Thus,we found that RP11-307C12.11 acts as an oncogene in HCC by binding to miR-138,which might provide a novel target for HCC therapy.
基金supported by National High-Tech Research and Development(863)Program of China(No.2012AA02A504)
文摘Objective： MicroRNA-21 （miR-21） has been shown to be a key regulator of carcinogenesis. There were few reports about the comparison of serum miR-21 with conventional tumor markers. This study aimed to explore the diagnostic value of circulating miR-21 as a tumor marker in breast cancer （BC） and compare it with CA15 3 and carcinoembryonic antigen （CEA）. Methods： Circulating miR-16 and miR-21 were amplified and quantitatively detected by real-time PCR in 89 BC patients and 55 healthy controls. The levels of CA153 and CEA were measured through assays. Then the sensitivity in diagnosis of BC was compared among miR-21, CA153 and CEA. Results： The level of serum miR-21 was significantly higher in BC patients than controls （P〈0.001）. The sensitivity and specificity of miR-21 were 87.6% and 87.3%, respectively, whereas the sensitivities of CEA and CA153 were only 22.47% and 15.73%. Con^lusions： Compared with CEA and CA153, serum miR-21 has a higher sensitivity in diagnosis of BC. Although not correlated with the status of ER, PR and clinical stages, serum miR-21 may be a potential diagnostic indicator for BC, especially for the early stage.
