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JOURNAL OF CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY
卷 117, 期 6, 页码 1370-1383出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jcb.25428
关键词
mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs); migration; hepatocyte growth factor (HGF); miR-221 and miR-26b; PTEN; focal adhesion kinase (FAK)
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31371407, 31071220]
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province [BK20141198]
- Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
The chemotactic migration of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) is fundamental for their use in cell-based therapies, but little is known about the molecular mechanisms that regulate their directed migration. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) participate in the regulation of a large variety of cellular processes. However, their roles in regulating the responses of MSCs to hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) remain elusive. Here, we found that microRNA-221 (miR-221) and microRNA-26b (miR-26b) were upregulated in MSCs subjected to HGF. Overexpression of miR-221 or miR-26b enhanced MSC migration through activation of PI3K/Akt signaling. Phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome ten (PTEN) was identified as a potential target of miR-221 and miR-26b; overexpression of miR-221 or miR-26b decreased PTEN expression at both mRNA and protein levels. Overexpression of miR-221 or miR-26b in MSCs increased the phosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase (FAK), a downstream effector of PTEN, which regulates cell migration through assembly and distribution of focal adhesions (FAs), and more dot-like FAs were localized at the periphery of these cells. Altering miR-221 or miR-26b expression influenced the directed migration of MSCs toward HGF. Inhibition of miR-221 or miR-26b suppressed the phosphorylation of Akt and FAK and upregulated PTEN expression, which was partly restored by HGF treatment. Collectively, these results demonstrate that miR-221 and miR-26b participate in regulating the chemotactic response of MSCs toward HGF. J. Cell. Biochem. 117: 1370-1383, 2016. (c) 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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