目的探讨微小RNA622(microRNA-622,miR-622)及双重特异性酪氨酸调节激酶2(DYRK2)在结肠癌组织及结肠细胞系SW1116、SW480中的表达情况并研究其对SW1116侵袭转移能力的影响。方法选取82例结肠癌及癌旁组织标本,培养结肠癌细胞系SW1116、S...目的探讨微小RNA622(microRNA-622,miR-622)及双重特异性酪氨酸调节激酶2(DYRK2)在结肠癌组织及结肠细胞系SW1116、SW480中的表达情况并研究其对SW1116侵袭转移能力的影响。方法选取82例结肠癌及癌旁组织标本,培养结肠癌细胞系SW1116、SW480及正常结肠上皮细胞系NCM460细胞。Real time PCR检测组织及细胞中miR-622的表达,Real time PCR、免疫组织化学、Western blot检测DYRK2基因及蛋白的表达并行Pearson相关性分析。在SW1116中转染miR-622mimics上调miR-622表达,同时对照(NC)组转染阴性序列并验证,Real time PCR及Western blot进一步检测上调miR-622后SW1116中DYRK2基因及蛋白表达水平,同时用Transwell法检测SW1116细胞侵袭转移能力的变化。结果Real time PCR及Western blot结果显示,相比于癌旁组织和正常结肠上皮细胞系NCM460,结肠癌组织及结肠癌细胞SW1116中miR-622mRNA呈高表达而DYRK2mRNA及蛋白呈低表达,两者表达呈明显负相关(r=0.916,P<0.01)。转染miR-622 mimics后,Real time PCR及Western blot结果显示,相比于NC组,miR-622mimics组DYRK2mRNA及蛋白表达水平减低(P<0.01)。相应的,Transwell结果显示,相比于NC组,SW1116细胞转染miR-622mimics后侵袭转移能力明显增强(P<0.01)。结论结肠癌中miR-622呈高表达而DYRK2呈低表达,上调miR-622可负性调控DYRK2表达并促进SW1116细胞侵袭转移。展开更多
BACKGROUND Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)has been a pervasive malignancy throughout the world with elevated mortality.Efficient therapeutic targets are beneficial to treat and predict the disease.Currently,the exact mo...BACKGROUND Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)has been a pervasive malignancy throughout the world with elevated mortality.Efficient therapeutic targets are beneficial to treat and predict the disease.Currently,the exact molecular mechanisms leading to the progression of HCC are still unclear.Research has shown that the microRNA-142-3p level decreases in HCC,whereas bioinformatics analysis of the cancer genome atlas database shows the ASH1L expression increased among liver tumor tissues.In this paper,we will explore the effects and mechanisms of microRNA-142-3p and ASH1L affect the prognosis of HCC patients and HCC cell bioactivity,and the association between them.AIM To investigate the effects and mechanisms of microRNA-142-3p and ASH1L on the HCC cell bioactivity and prognosis of HCC patients.METHODS In this study,we grouped HCC patients according to their immunohistochemistry results of ASH1L with pathological tissues,and retrospectively analyzed the prognosis of HCC patients.Furthermore,explored the roles and mechanisms of microRNA-142-3p and ASH1L by cellular and animal experiments,which involved the following experimental methods:Immunohistochemical staining,western blot,quantitative real-time-polymerase chain reaction,flow cytometric analysis,tumor xenografts in nude mice,etc.The statistical methods involved in this study contained t-test,one-way analysis of variance,theχ^(2)test,the Kaplan-Meier approach and the log-rank test.RESULTS In this study,we found that HCC patients with high expression of ASH1L possess a more recurrence rate as well as a decreased overall survival rate.ASH1L promotes the tumorigenicity of HCC and microRNA-142-3p exhibits reduced expression in HCC tissues and interacts with ASH1L through targeting the ASH1L 3′untranslated region.Furthermore,microRNA-142-3p promotes apoptosis and inhibits proliferation,invasion,and migration of HCC cell lines in vitro via ASH1L.For the exploration mechanism,we found ASH1L may promote an immunosuppressive microenvironment in HCC and ASH1L affects the expression of the cell junction protein zonula occludens-1,which is potentially relevant to the immune system.CONCLUSION Loss function of microRNA-142-3p induces cancer progression and immune evasion through upregulation of ASH1L in HCC.Both microRNA-142-3p and ASH1L can feature as new biomarker for HCC in the future.展开更多
文摘目的探讨微小RNA622(microRNA-622,miR-622)及双重特异性酪氨酸调节激酶2(DYRK2)在结肠癌组织及结肠细胞系SW1116、SW480中的表达情况并研究其对SW1116侵袭转移能力的影响。方法选取82例结肠癌及癌旁组织标本,培养结肠癌细胞系SW1116、SW480及正常结肠上皮细胞系NCM460细胞。Real time PCR检测组织及细胞中miR-622的表达,Real time PCR、免疫组织化学、Western blot检测DYRK2基因及蛋白的表达并行Pearson相关性分析。在SW1116中转染miR-622mimics上调miR-622表达,同时对照(NC)组转染阴性序列并验证,Real time PCR及Western blot进一步检测上调miR-622后SW1116中DYRK2基因及蛋白表达水平,同时用Transwell法检测SW1116细胞侵袭转移能力的变化。结果Real time PCR及Western blot结果显示,相比于癌旁组织和正常结肠上皮细胞系NCM460,结肠癌组织及结肠癌细胞SW1116中miR-622mRNA呈高表达而DYRK2mRNA及蛋白呈低表达,两者表达呈明显负相关(r=0.916,P<0.01)。转染miR-622 mimics后,Real time PCR及Western blot结果显示,相比于NC组,miR-622mimics组DYRK2mRNA及蛋白表达水平减低(P<0.01)。相应的,Transwell结果显示,相比于NC组,SW1116细胞转染miR-622mimics后侵袭转移能力明显增强(P<0.01)。结论结肠癌中miR-622呈高表达而DYRK2呈低表达,上调miR-622可负性调控DYRK2表达并促进SW1116细胞侵袭转移。
基金Supported by the Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem Innovation Fund,No.22HHXBJC00001the Key Discipline Special Project of Tianjin Municipal Health Commission,No.TJWJ2022XK016.
文摘BACKGROUND Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)has been a pervasive malignancy throughout the world with elevated mortality.Efficient therapeutic targets are beneficial to treat and predict the disease.Currently,the exact molecular mechanisms leading to the progression of HCC are still unclear.Research has shown that the microRNA-142-3p level decreases in HCC,whereas bioinformatics analysis of the cancer genome atlas database shows the ASH1L expression increased among liver tumor tissues.In this paper,we will explore the effects and mechanisms of microRNA-142-3p and ASH1L affect the prognosis of HCC patients and HCC cell bioactivity,and the association between them.AIM To investigate the effects and mechanisms of microRNA-142-3p and ASH1L on the HCC cell bioactivity and prognosis of HCC patients.METHODS In this study,we grouped HCC patients according to their immunohistochemistry results of ASH1L with pathological tissues,and retrospectively analyzed the prognosis of HCC patients.Furthermore,explored the roles and mechanisms of microRNA-142-3p and ASH1L by cellular and animal experiments,which involved the following experimental methods:Immunohistochemical staining,western blot,quantitative real-time-polymerase chain reaction,flow cytometric analysis,tumor xenografts in nude mice,etc.The statistical methods involved in this study contained t-test,one-way analysis of variance,theχ^(2)test,the Kaplan-Meier approach and the log-rank test.RESULTS In this study,we found that HCC patients with high expression of ASH1L possess a more recurrence rate as well as a decreased overall survival rate.ASH1L promotes the tumorigenicity of HCC and microRNA-142-3p exhibits reduced expression in HCC tissues and interacts with ASH1L through targeting the ASH1L 3′untranslated region.Furthermore,microRNA-142-3p promotes apoptosis and inhibits proliferation,invasion,and migration of HCC cell lines in vitro via ASH1L.For the exploration mechanism,we found ASH1L may promote an immunosuppressive microenvironment in HCC and ASH1L affects the expression of the cell junction protein zonula occludens-1,which is potentially relevant to the immune system.CONCLUSION Loss function of microRNA-142-3p induces cancer progression and immune evasion through upregulation of ASH1L in HCC.Both microRNA-142-3p and ASH1L can feature as new biomarker for HCC in the future.
