期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
卷 17, 期 15, 页码 4327-4339出版社
IVYSPRING INT PUBL
DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.64851
关键词
Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma; miR-34a-5p; FLOT-2; MEK; ERK1; 2
资金
- Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD) [2018-80]
The study demonstrates that downregulation of miR-34a-5p is associated with the progression of HNSCC tumors and cells. Functionally, miR-34a-5p inhibits proliferation, migratory/invasive activity, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in HNSCC cells. Mechanistically, miR-34a-5p suppresses FLOT-2 expression and activates the MEK/ERK1/2 pathway.
While a number of therapeutic advances have been made in recent years, the overall survival of patients with head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC) remains poor. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are key drivers of oncogenic progression, with miR-34a-5p downregulation having been observed in many different tumor types. Here, we assessed the link between miR-34a-5p and HNSCC progression and the mechanistic basis for this relationship. Levels of miR-34a-5p in HNSCC tumors and cell lines were assessed via qPCR, after which we explored the functional importance of this miRNA in this oncogenic setting. Through luciferase reporter assays, the ability of miR-34a-5p to regulate flotillin-2 (FLOT-2) was further clarified. Overall, these analyses revealed that HNSCC tumors and cells exhibited marked miR-34a-5p downregulation that was linked to the progression of this tumor type. At a functional level, miR-34a-5p constrained the proliferation, migratory/invasive activity, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition induction in HNSCC cells. At the mechanistic level, miR-34a-5p was found to suppress FLOT-2 expression and to activate the MEK/ERK1/2 pathway. Overall, these results suggest that miR-34a-5p can function as a tumor suppressor miRNA in HNSCC owing to its ability to target FLOT-2, highlighting the promise of targeting this regulatory axis to treat HNSCC.
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