Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
First Clinical Medical College of Hubei University of Chinese Medcine, Wuhan, China.
J Cell Biochem. 2019 Apr;120(4):6671-6682. doi: 10.1002/jcb.27963. Epub 2018 Oct 28.
High expression of special AT-rich-binding protein 1 (SATB1) correlates with the advanced TNM stage and short overall and recurrence-free survival of gastric cancer (GC). A bioinformatic analysis revealed that SATB1 3'-untranslated region (3'-UTR) and long noncoding RNA UCA1 (lncRNA-UCA1) might competitively bind to microRNA-495-3p (miR-495-3p). Interestingly, lncRNA-UCA1 is also an important contributor to GC. The current study aimed to demonstrate the potential interaction among SATB1/miR-495-3p/lncRNA-UCA1 network and their effects on GC proliferation and invasion. The expression in GC and paracancerous normal tissues were assessed using real-time polymerase chain reaction and Western blot analysis. Luciferase reporter, RNA pull-down, and transfection assays were performed to determine the interaction among SATB1/miR-495-3p/lncRNA-UCA1 network in GC cells. GC proliferation and invasion were evaluated using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide, transwell invasion, and colony formation assays. Results showed higher expression of SATB1 and lncRNA-UCA1 but lower miR-495-3p expression in GC than in the normal tissues. In luciferase reporter assay, miR-495-3p bound to three seed sequences in SATB1 3'-UTR but only one in lncRNA-UCA1. SATB1 knockdown increased the combination of miR-495-3p with lncRNA-UCA1 but decreased lncRNA-UCA1 expression. Decreased lncRNA-UCA1 was also observed with the mimics increased miR-495-3p. These data suggested that SATB1 3'-UTR functions as a competing endogenous RNA of miR-495-3p and positively regulates lncRNA-UCA1. LncRNA-UCA1 knockdown only decreased SATB1 expression in MKN-45 cells but not in BGC-823 cells, which suggested that the regulatory effect of lncRNA-UCA1 on SATB1 by sponging miR-495-3p is cell-dependent. This study further identified that SATB1/miR-495-3p/lncRNA-UCA1 network is implicated in GC proliferation and invasion. The current study firstly revealed that SATB1 interacts with miR-495-3p/lncRNA-UCA1 network, whereby enhancing GC proliferation and invasion.
SATB1 高表达与胃癌(GC)的晚期 TNM 分期和总生存及无复发生存时间缩短相关。生物信息学分析显示,SATB1 3'非翻译区(3'-UTR)和长链非编码 RNA UCA1(lncRNA-UCA1)可能与 microRNA-495-3p(miR-495-3p)竞争性结合。有趣的是,lncRNA-UCA1 也是 GC 的一个重要贡献者。本研究旨在证实 SATB1/miR-495-3p/lncRNA-UCA1 网络之间的潜在相互作用及其对 GC 增殖和侵袭的影响。采用实时聚合酶链反应和 Western blot 分析评估 GC 和癌旁正常组织中的表达。通过荧光素酶报告、RNA 下拉和转染实验确定 GC 细胞中 SATB1/miR-495-3p/lncRNA-UCA1 网络的相互作用。通过 3-(4,5-二甲基噻唑-2-基)-2,5-二苯基四氮唑溴盐、Transwell 侵袭和集落形成实验评估 GC 增殖和侵袭。结果显示,GC 组织中 SATB1 和 lncRNA-UCA1 的表达高于正常组织,而 miR-495-3p 的表达则较低。在荧光素酶报告实验中,miR-495-3p 与 SATB1 3'-UTR 的三个种子序列结合,但与 lncRNA-UCA1 仅结合一个。SATB1 敲低增加了 miR-495-3p 与 lncRNA-UCA1 的结合,但降低了 lncRNA-UCA1 的表达。miR-495-3p 模拟物增加也观察到 lncRNA-UCA1 减少。这些数据表明,SATB1 3'-UTR 作为 miR-495-3p 的竞争内源性 RNA,正向调节 lncRNA-UCA1。lncRNA-UCA1 敲低仅降低 MKN-45 细胞中的 SATB1 表达,而不降低 BGC-823 细胞中的 SATB1 表达,这表明 lncRNA-UCA1 通过海绵 miR-495-3p 对 SATB1 的调节作用是细胞依赖性的。本研究进一步证实,SATB1/miR-495-3p/lncRNA-UCA1 网络参与 GC 的增殖和侵袭。本研究首次揭示 SATB1 与 miR-495-3p/lncRNA-UCA1 网络相互作用,从而增强 GC 的增殖和侵袭。