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A reciprocal feedback of miR-548ac/YB-1/Snail induces EndMT of HUVECs during acidity microenvironment

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CANCER CELL INTERNATIONAL
卷 21, 期 1, 页码 -

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BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12935-021-02388-8

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EndMT; Pancreatic cancer; Transmigration; Acidity; miR-548ac; Snail

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  1. National Science Foundation Committee of China [81372666, 81672406]
  2. Clinical Research Physician Program of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

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Research findings suggest that the acidic microenvironment promotes EndMT of HUVECs through the miR-548ac/YB-1/Snail axis, potentially contributing to pancreatic cancer metastasis. Under acidic conditions, HUVECs underwent mesenchymal transition with increased migration, permeability, and expression of alpha-SMA and Vimentin, while the expression of VE-cadherin and CD31 decreased. Furthermore, miRNA-548ac expression significantly decreased in acidity-treated HUVECs.
Background Researches indicated the process of Endothelial-Mesenchymal-Transition (EndMT) of vascular endothelial cells (ECs) was critically involved in the progression of tumor. ECs demonstrated functional and phenotypic heterogeneity when located under different microenvironments. The extracellular pH of tumor tissues was acidic compared to that of normal tissues. However, there was still unclear whether the acidic microenvironment affected the EndMT of vascular ECs. Methods Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cell (HUVECs) was cultured under the normal or acidic medium to evaluate the alteration of morphology, migration, permeability, and EndMT markers. Microarray assay was adopted to analyze the differential expression of miRNAs in the acidity-treated HUVECs. Gain- and loss- of function experiments were performed to evaluate the functional role of miRNA-548ac on acidity-induced EndMT of HUVECs. Luciferase reporter and Chromatin-immunoprecipitation assays were conducted to assess the downstream pathway of miRNA-548ac in acidity-induced EndMT of HUVECs. Results Our results showed that HUVECs demonstrated mesenchymal transition under acidic conditions with the increase of migration, permeability, and expression of alpha-SMA and Vimentin, but the expression of vascular endothelial cadherin (VE-cadherin) and CD31 were reduced. In addition, the acidity-treated HUVECs remarkably facilitated the transmigration of pancreatic cancer cells. The expression of miRNA-548ac was significantly decreased in the acidity-treated HUVECs. Moreover, overexpression of miR-548ac inhibited the EndMT of HUVECs and consequently impeded the transmigration of pancreatic cancer cells. The miR-548ac inhibited the expression of YB-1 by binding to the 3'UTR of its mRNA, and YB-1 promoted the translation of Snail which was a critical regulator of EndMT. What's more, Snail transcriptionally inhibited the expression of miR-548ac through binding to the promoter of its host gene. Conclusions Our data implicated that the acidic microenvironment promoted the EndMT of HUVECs by the miR-548ac/YB-1/Snail axis, which could contribute to the metastasis of pancreatic cancer.

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