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CANCER CELL INTERNATIONAL
Volume 18, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12935-018-0601-4
Keywords
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition; Non-small cell lung cancer; MTDH; miR-145; miR-497
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81673014]
- Outstanding Academic Leaders Plan of Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Committee [16XD1403100]
- National Key RD Plan Grant [2017YFA0104600]
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Background: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been reported to play crucial roles in multiple cancers including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Here, we investigated the role of miR-145 and miR-497 in TGF-beta-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) process of NSCLC. Methods: We performed quantitative real time PCR (qRT-PCR) to detect the expression level of miR-145 and miR-497 in NSCLC cell lines. Then in the presence/absence of TGF-beta, we transfected miRNA mimics or inhibitor into A549 and H1299 cells and investigated the role of miR-145 and miR-497 in cell migration and invasion using transwell and wound-healing assay. The regulation role of miR-145 and miR-497 on Metadherin (MTDH) was determined by luciferase assay. The expression level of MTDH and EMT markers E-cadherin and vimentin were detected on mRNA and protein level. Results: In our study, our results showed that miR-145 and miR-497 were downregulated in NSCLC cell lines. Overexpression of miR-145 and miR-497 inhibited TGF-beta-induced EMT and suppressed cancer cell migration and invasion, while the opposite results were observed in cells transfected with miR-145 or miR-497 inhibitor. Moreover, the luciferase assay confirmed that miR-145 and miR-497 attenuated MTDH expression by directly binding 3'-UTR of MTDH mRNA and exert the tumor-suppression role. Conclusions: Overall, we demonstrated that miR-145 and miR-497 functioned as EMT-suppressor in NSCLC by targeting MTDH, provided new evidence that miR-145 and miR-497 as potential therapeutic targets.
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