Department of Urology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410005, PR China.
Department of Surgery, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410005, PR China.
Int J Biol Macromol. 2019 Mar 15;125:557-565. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.12.088. Epub 2018 Dec 10.
Our previous work has demonstrated that the role of miR-93 in prostate cancer (PC) progression. The aim of this study was to determine the downstream gene regulated by miR-93 and the molecular mechanisms underlying its roles in PC. Bioinformatics analysis and luciferase reporter assays predicted disabled homolog 2 (DAB2) as a direct target gene of miR-93. Real time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and Western blot analysis revealed that DAB2 was tumor repressor in PC cells, and its mRNA expression was negatively correlated with miR-93 in PC tissues. Gain and loss of function experiments also indicated DAB2 overexpression significantly suppressed PC cells proliferation, invasion and migration, while knockdown of its expression came to the opposite effect. Furthermore, a rescue experiment indicated miR-93 directly regulated PC cell growth and migration, as well as AKT and ERK activation by targeting DAB2. Additionally, antitumor effect of a Green tea polysaccharide (GTP) on PC-3 cells could be achieved by increasing DAB2 protein expression and inactivating AKT and ERK1/2 signaling. Our study suggests that miR-93 promoted PC progression and metastasis by repressing DAB2 to activate Akt/ERK1/2 pathway, and elevation of DAB2 and inactivation of Akt/ERK1/2 might be a potential therapeutic target for PC by GTP.
我们之前的工作已经证明了 miR-93 在前列腺癌(PC)进展中的作用。本研究旨在确定 miR-93 调控的下游基因及其在 PC 中作用的分子机制。生物信息学分析和荧光素酶报告基因实验预测Disabled homolog 2(DAB2)是 miR-93 的直接靶基因。实时定量聚合酶链反应(qRT-PCR)和 Western blot 分析显示,DAB2 是 PC 细胞中的肿瘤抑制因子,其 mRNA 表达与 PC 组织中的 miR-93 呈负相关。功能获得和功能丧失实验也表明,DAB2 的过表达显著抑制了 PC 细胞的增殖、侵袭和迁移,而其表达的下调则产生了相反的效果。此外,一项挽救实验表明,miR-93 通过靶向 DAB2 直接调控 PC 细胞的生长和迁移以及 AKT 和 ERK 的激活。此外,绿茶多糖(GTP)通过增加 DAB2 蛋白表达和使 Akt/ERK1/2 信号失活,对 PC-3 细胞发挥抗肿瘤作用。我们的研究表明,miR-93 通过抑制 DAB2 激活 Akt/ERK1/2 通路促进 PC 的进展和转移,而升高 DAB2 和使 Akt/ERK1/2 失活可能是 GTP 治疗 PC 的潜在治疗靶点。