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P53 suppresses the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma via miR-15a by decreasing OGT expression and EZH2 stabilization

Journal

JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE
Volume 25, Issue 19, Pages 9168-9182

Publisher

WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.16792

Keywords

EZH2; hepatocellular carcinoma; miR-15a; O-GlcNAc; OGT; P53

Funding

  1. Key project of Science and Technology Department of Jiangxi Province [20152ACG70020]

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The study found that miR-15a expression is decreased in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tissues and cells. P53 upregulates miR-15a expression to inhibit the proliferation, migration, and invasion of HCC cells, induce apoptosis, and trigger G0/G1 cell cycle arrest. OGT stabilizes EZH2 through catalyzing O-GlcNAc, which counteracts the effects of P53 and miR-15a.
Existing literature has highlighted the tumour suppressive capacity of microRNA-15a (miR-15a); however, its role in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains relatively unknown. This study aimed to investigate the role of miR-15a in HCC and the associated underlying mechanism. Initially, RT-qPCR was performed to detect the expression of miR-15a in HCC tissues and cells. Bioinformatics analysis, Pearson correlation coefficient, dual-luciferase reporter assay, and molecular approaches were all conducted to ascertain the interaction between miR-15a and O-linked N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) transferase (OGT). PUGNAc treatment and cycloheximide (CHX) assay were performed to evaluate O-GlcNAc and the stabilization of the enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2). Finally, gain- and loss-of-function studies were employed to elucidate the role of P53 and the miR-15a/OGT/EZH2 axis in the progression of HCC, followed by in vivo experiments based on tumour-bearing nude mice. Our results demonstrated that the miR-15a expression was decreased in the HCC tissues and cells. P53 upregulated miR-15a expression, which inhibited the proliferation, migration and invasion of HCC cells, while inducing apoptosis and triggering a G0/G1 cell cycle phase arrest. OGT stabilized EZH2 via catalysing O-GlcNAc, which reversed the effect of P53 and miR-15a. The results of our in vivo study provided evidence demonstrating that P53 could suppress the development of HCC via the miR-15a/OGT/EZH2 axis. P53 was found to inhibit the OGT expression by promoting the expression of miR-15a, which destabilized EZH2 and suppressed the development of HCC. The key findings of our study highlight a promising novel therapeutic strategy for the treatment of HCC.

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