MiR-503 suppresses cell proliferation and invasion of gastric cancer by targeting HMGA2 and inactivating WNT signaling pathway.
Cancer Cell Int
; 19: 164, 2019.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Abnormal expression of microRNAs (miRNAs) is related to human carcinogenesis. Although previous studies have shown that miR-503 expression in gastric cancer (GC) is downregulated, however, the underlying molecular mechanism for miR-503 involved in gastric cancer development is still largely unknown.METHODS:
The relative expression of miR-503 in GC tissues and adjacent normal tissues was examined using quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) analyses. In vitro, cell proliferation and invasion were evaluated by using CCK8, cell colony and transwell invasion assays. In vivo, xenograft tumor model was constructed to assess miR-503 expression whether affects tumor growth or not. Luciferase reporter assay, qRT-PCR and western blot assay were used to demonstrate HMGA2 is a target of miR-503.RESULTS:
We demonstrated that miR-503 expression was significantly downregulated in GC tissues and cell lines compared to adjacent normal tissues and normal gastric mucosa cell lines, respectively. Lower miR-503 expression associated with tumor size, lymph node metastasis, and predicted a poor overall survival (OS) time in GC patients. Subsequently, in vitro, gain-function and loss-function assays confirmed that miR-503 overexpression significantly suppressed GC cell proliferation, colony formation and cell invasion, while decreased miR-503 expression had an adverse effect in GC cells. Furthermore, we found that miR-503 specifically targeted the 3'-UTR regions of HMGA2 mRNA and suppressed its protein expression. Overexpression of HMGA2 could reverse the miR-503 mediated inhibition of GC cell proliferation and invasion. In vivo, miR-503 overexpression dramatically reduced tumor growth. Moreover, we demonstrated that miR-503 suppressed WNT/ß-catenin signaling by elevating GSK-3ß and p-ß-catenin expression, but decreased p-GSK-3ß and ß-catenin expression in GC cells.CONCLUSION:
These results provide that miR-503 expression acts as a predictor for GC prognosis and may have a potential application in GC therapy.
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