Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, PR China.
Institute of Digestive Disease, Partner State Key Laboratory of Digestive Disease, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, PR China.
Cell Death Dis. 2018 Jan 24;9(2):92. doi: 10.1038/s41419-017-0134-0.
miR-375 is a tumor-suppressive microRNA (miRNA) in gastric cancer (GC). However, its molecular mechanism remains unclear. The aim of this study is to comprehensively investigate how miR-375 is involved in Hippo pathway by targeting multiple oncogenes. miR-375 expression in gastric cancer cell lines and primary GC was investigated by qRT-PCR. The regulation of YAP1, TEAD4, and CTGF expression by miR-375 was evaluated by qRT-PCR, western blot, and luciferase reporter assays, respectively. The functional roles of the related genes were examined by siRNA-mediated knockdown or ectopic expression assays. The clinical significance and expression correlation analysis of miR-375, YAP1, and CTGF were performed in primary GCs. TCGA cohort was also used to analyze the expression correlation of YAP1, TEAD4, CTGF, and miR-375 in primary GCs. miR-375 was down-regulated in GC due to promoter methylation and histone deacetylation. miR-375 downregulation was associated with unfavorable outcome and lymph node metastasis. Ectopic expression of miR-375 inhibited tumor growth in vitro and in vivo. Three components of Hippo pathway, YAP1, TEAD4 and CTGF, were revealed to be direct targets of miR-375. The expression of three genes showed a negative correlation with miR-375 expression and YAP1 re-expression partly abolished the tumor-suppressive effect of miR-375. Furthermore, CTGF was confirmed to be the key downstream of Hippo-YAP1 cascade and its knockdown phenocopied siYAP1 or miR-375 overexpression. YAP1 nuclear accumulation was positively correlated with CTGF cytoplasmic expression in primary GC tissues. Verteporfin exerted an anti-oncogenic effect in GC cell lines by quenching CTGF expression through YAP1 degradation. In short, miR-375 was involved in the Hippo pathway by targeting YAP1-TEAD4-CTGF axis and enriched our knowledge on the miRNA dysregulation in gastric tumorigenesis.
miR-375 是胃癌(GC)中的一种肿瘤抑制 microRNA(miRNA)。然而,其分子机制尚不清楚。本研究旨在通过靶向多个癌基因,全面研究 miR-375 如何参与 Hippo 通路。通过 qRT-PCR 检测胃癌细胞系和原发性 GC 中 miR-375 的表达。通过 qRT-PCR、western blot 和荧光素酶报告基因检测分别评估 miR-375 对 YAP1、TEAD4 和 CTGF 表达的调节。通过 siRNA 介导的敲低或异位表达实验研究相关基因的功能作用。在原发性 GC 中进行 miR-375、YAP1 和 CTGF 的临床意义和表达相关性分析。还使用 TCGA 队列分析原发性 GC 中 YAP1、TEAD4、CTGF 和 miR-375 的表达相关性。miR-375 因启动子甲基化和组蛋白去乙酰化而在 GC 中下调。miR-375 下调与不良预后和淋巴结转移相关。外源性表达 miR-375 抑制体外和体内肿瘤生长。Hippo 通路的三个组成部分,YAP1、TEAD4 和 CTGF,被揭示为 miR-375 的直接靶点。三个基因的表达与 miR-375 表达呈负相关,YAP1 再表达部分消除了 miR-375 的肿瘤抑制作用。此外,CTGF 被证实是 Hippo-YAP1 级联的关键下游靶点,其敲低模拟了 siYAP1 或 miR-375 过表达。在原发性 GC 组织中,YAP1 核积累与 CTGF 细胞质表达呈正相关。通过 YAP1 降解使 CTGF 表达失活,verteporfin 在 GC 细胞系中发挥了抗癌作用。总之,miR-375 通过靶向 YAP1-TEAD4-CTGF 轴参与 Hippo 通路,丰富了我们对胃癌发生中 miRNA 失调的认识。
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