miR-222-3p is involved in the development and progression of renal cell carcinoma by targetedly inhibiting Bim protein expression
TIAN Ya-ping1,2, WANG Cheng2, ZHONG Jin-sha2, DING Meng2, GE Jing-ping3, ZHANG Chun-ni2
(1. School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang Jiangsu 212013; 2. Department of Clinical Laboratory, Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Military Region, Nanjing Jiangsu 210002; 3. Department of Urology Surgery, Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Military Region, Nanjing Jiangsu 210002,China)
Abstract:Objective: To detect the expression of miR2223p in renal cell carcinoma(RCC) tissues, and explore its role and mechanisms in the development and progression of RCC. Methods: Total RNA was extracted from the tissues of 15 pairs of RCC and their adjacent tissues. The expression of miR2223p was determined by realtime fluorescent quantitative PCR(qRTPCR). The target genes of miR2223p were predicted by bioinformatics and verified by luciferase reporter gene assay. Immunohistochemistry and Western blotting analysis were used to detect the expression of target gene in RCC tissue samples. Lipofectamine 2000 was used to overexpress miR2223p in renal carcinoma cell line 769P. The apoptosis of 769P cells was assessed by using Annexin VFITC and propidium iodide staining. Results: qRTPCR results showed that miR2223p was significantly higher in RCC tissue samples than in adjacent tissues(P<0.01). Bim was predicted as a potential target gene of miR2223p by bioinformatics methods. The luciferase reporter gene assay results showed that overexpression of miR2223p inhibited the Bim 3′UTR activity, whereas did not affect the luciferase activity of mutant form of Bim 3′UTR. Immunohistochemistry assay showed that the staining intensity of Bim was lower in RCC tissues than in matched adjacent tissues(P<0.01).Western blotting analysis showed that Bim was significantly downregulated in RCC tissues(P<0.01).Transient overexpression of miR2223p in 769P cells resulted in reduction of Bim protein levels(P<0.01); however, Bim mRNA level did not change significantly. In vitro cell function studies showed that overexpression of miR2223p significantly inhibited the apoptosis of 769P cells(P<0.01). Conclusion: miR2223p could cause carcinogenesis via inhibiting the apoptosis of renal cell carcinoma, which plays an important role in the development and progression of RCC through targeting tumor suppressor gene Bim. The miR2223p/Bim axis may potentially serve as a novel therapeutic application for RCC.
田亚萍1,2, 王成2, 钟锦莎2, 丁梦2, 葛京平3, 张春妮2. miR-222-3p通过靶向调节Bim蛋白表达参与肾细胞癌的发生发展[J]. 江苏大学学报:医学版, 2018, 28(01): 6-11.
TIAN Ya-ping1,2, WANG Cheng2, ZHONG Jin-sha2, DING Meng2, GE Jing-ping3, ZHANG Chun-ni2. miR-222-3p is involved in the development and progression of renal cell carcinoma by targetedly inhibiting Bim protein expression. Journal of Jiangsu University(Medicine Edition), 2018, 28(01): 6-11.
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