期刊
ONCOTARGET
卷 7, 期 39, 页码 62886-62897出版社
IMPACT JOURNALS LLC
DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.11709
关键词
plasmacytoma variant translocation 1 (PVT1); microRNA-152; DNA methylation; patched1 (PTCH1); Pathology Section
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81500458/H0317]
- Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China [LY16H030012]
- Guangzhou Science and Technology Project [201510010097]
- Wenzhou Municipal Science and technology Bureau [Y20150091]
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) process is considered as a key event in the activation of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs). Hedgehog (Hh) pathway is known to be required for EMT process. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been reported to be involved in a wide range of biological processes. Plasmacytoma variant translocation 1 (PVT1), a novel lncRNA, is often up-regulated in various human cancers. However, the role of PVT1 in liver fibrosis remains undefined. In this study, PVT1 was increased in fibrotic liver tissues and activated HSCs. Depletion of PVT1 attenuated collagen deposits in vivo. In vitro, PVT1 down-regulation inhibited HSC activation including the reduction of HSC proliferation, alpha-SMA and type I collagen. Further studies showed that PVT1 knockdown suppressed HSC activation was through inhibiting EMT process and Hh pathway. Patched1 (PTCH1), a negative regulator factor of Hh pathway, was enhanced by PVT1 knockdown. PTCH1 demethylation caused by miR-152 was responsible for the effects of PVT1 knockdown on PTCH1 expression. Notably, miR-152 inhibitor reversed the effects of PVT1 knockdown on HSC activation. Luciferase reporter assays and pull-down assays showed a direct interaction between miR-152 and PVT1. Collectively, we demonstrate that PVT1 epigenetically down-regulates PTCH1 expression via competitively binding miR-152, contributing to EMT process in liver fibrosis.
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