MicroRNA-148a-3p suppresses cell proliferation and migration of esophageal carcinoma by targeting CEP55

Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters

Rongqiang Shen¹  Yimin Lin¹  Dingzhu Chen¹  Yong Lin¹  Yushan Chen² 

[1] Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Zhangzhou Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, No. 59 Shengli West Road, 363000, Zhangzhou, Fujian, People’s Republic of China;Department of Radiology, Zhangzhou Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, 363000, Zhangzhou, Fujian, People’s Republic of China;

关键词: Esophageal carcinoma;    microRNA-148a-3p;    CEP55;    Proliferation;    Migration;    Invasion;    Apoptosis;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s11658-021-00298-1

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

This study evaluated microRNA-148a-3p in esophageal carcinoma cells. The prediction of bioinformatics analysis revealed that microRNA-148a-3p may target CEP55. qRT-PCR and western blot showed that CEP55 level in esophageal carcinoma cells and tissue was dramatically higher than that of normal cells and tissue, while microRNA-148a-3p was the opposite. Forced expression of microRNA-148a-3p restrained cell malignant behaviors of esophageal carcinoma, and repression of microRNA-148a-3p resulted in the converse results in terms of cell function. Dual-luciferase assay confirmed that microRNA-148a-3p targeted CEP55. CEP55 attenuated the suppressive effect of microRNA-148a-3p on proliferation and migration of esophageal carcinoma cells, demonstrating that microRNA-148a-3p regulated function of esophageal carcinoma cells via decreasing CEP55 level. Microscopy observation indicated that cell morphology was also affected by the microRNA-148a-3p/CEP55 axis. Furthermore, western blot analysis revealed that the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway could be suppressed by activating the microRNA-148a-3p/CEP55 axis. Finally, in vivo experiments confirmed the effects of microRNA-148a-3p on tumorigenesis. Thus, microRNA-148a-3p could act as a repressor in esophageal carcinoma via binding to CEP55.

【 授权许可】

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