Ding Chenyu, Yi Xuehan, Xu Jiaheng, Huang Zhenhua, Bu Xingyao, Wang Desheng, Ge Hongliang, Zhang Gaoqi, Gu Jianjun, Kang Dezhi, Wu Xiyue
Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.
Front Oncol. 2020 Nov 4;10:537763. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2020.537763. eCollection 2020.
Meningioma (MEN) is a common central nervous system disease. Accumulating evidence indicated that long non-coding RNA maternally expressed gene 3 (MEG3) participated in the progression of MEN. However, the potential mechanisms of MEG3 in altering the aggressive phenotypes of MEN need further exploration. Levels of MEG3, microRNA (miR)-29c, and A-kinase anchor protein 12 (AKAP12) were determined using quantitative real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (qRT-PCR) assay. Dual-luciferase reporter and RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) assays were performed to verify the relationship between miR-29c and MEG3 or AKAP12. The protein level of AKAP12 was detected by western blot. Moreover, cell-cycle arrest, migration, invasion, and proliferation were assessed by flow cytometry, wound healing, transwell assays, and CCK-8 assay, respectively. Levels of MEG3 and AKAP12 were downregulated, while miR-29c was effectively increased in MEN tissues and cell line. Mechanically, MEG3 was a sponge of miR-29c to regulate the expression of AKAP12. Functionally, increase of MEG3 diminished cell-cycle, migration, invasion, and proliferation in MEN cells, and reintroduction of miR-29c could eliminate these effects. In addition, AKAP12 depletion overturned the inhibitory effects of miR-29c absence on cell-cycle, migration, invasion, and proliferation . Also, AKAP12 was co-regulated by MEG3/miR-29c axis. MEG3 mediated the aggressive behaviors of MEN cells via miR-29c/AKAP12 axis, supporting that MEG3 served as a promising biomarker for the diagnosis and treatment of human MEN.
脑膜瘤(MEN)是一种常见的中枢神经系统疾病。越来越多的证据表明,长链非编码RNA母系表达基因3(MEG3)参与了脑膜瘤的进展。然而,MEG3改变脑膜瘤侵袭性表型的潜在机制仍需进一步探索。采用定量实时聚合酶链反应(qRT-PCR)检测MEG3、微小RNA(miR)-29c和A激酶锚定蛋白12(AKAP12)的水平。进行双荧光素酶报告基因和RNA免疫沉淀(RIP)实验以验证miR-29c与MEG3或AKAP12之间的关系。通过蛋白质印迹法检测AKAP12的蛋白水平。此外,分别通过流式细胞术、伤口愈合实验、Transwell实验和CCK-8实验评估细胞周期阻滞、迁移、侵袭和增殖情况。在脑膜瘤组织和细胞系中,MEG3和AKAP12的水平下调,而miR-29c有效上调。机制上,MEG3是miR-29c的海绵,可调节AKAP12的表达。功能上,MEG3的增加减少了脑膜瘤细胞的细胞周期、迁移、侵袭和增殖,重新引入miR-29c可消除这些作用。此外,AKAP12的缺失可逆转miR-29c缺失对细胞周期、迁移、侵袭和增殖的抑制作用。而且,AKAP12受MEG3/miR-29c轴共同调控。MEG3通过miR-29c/AKAP12轴介导脑膜瘤细胞的侵袭行为,这支持MEG3可作为人类脑膜瘤诊断和治疗的一个有前景的生物标志物。