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ONCOLOGY LETTERS
卷 12, 期 6, 页码 4983-4990出版社
SPANDIDOS PUBL LTD
DOI: 10.3892/ol.2016.5340
关键词
miRNA-320; beta-catenin; C33AR; cervical cancer; radiosensitivity
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资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (Beijing, China) [81071908, 81272996]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Hubei, China) [2042014]
Cervical cancer is the second most common malignancy in women worldwide and always has recurrence owing to radioresistance. MicroRNA (miRNA or miR) has been identified to relate to the sensitivity of cancer radiotherapy. Here, we investigated the potential of miRNA-320 as a biomarker for radiosensitivity by targeting beta-catenin in cervical cancer. A radioresistant cervical cancer cell line, C33AR, was established, and the radioresistance of C33AR cells was confirmed by a colony-formation assay. The expression of miRNA-320 was detected by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction, and compared between C33A and C33AR. beta-catenin, the target of miRNA-320, was determined at the protein level by western blotting after transfecting the inhibitor of miRNA-320. The expression of miRNA-320 was markedly decreased in C33AR cells, which appeared to be more radio resistant, compared with its parental cell line C33A. Target prediction suggested that miRNA-320 negatively regulated the expression of beta-catenin. Knockdown of beta-catenin increased C33AR radiosensitivity, which revealed that the inhibition of beta-catenin could rescue the miRNA-320-mediated cell radio resistance. On the other hand, overexpressing miRNA-320 increased C33AR radiosensitivity. In conclusion, miRNA-320 regulated the radiosensitivity of C33AR cells by targeting beta-catenin. This finding provides evidence that miRNA-320 may be a potential biomarker of radiosensitivity in cervical cancer.
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