Niu Yanqin, Fu Gaohui, Xia Sijian, Li Menglong, Qiu Lin, Wang Jun, Kang Kang, Gou Deming
Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Microbial Genetic Engineering, Vascular Disease Research Center, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Regional Immunity and Disease, Carson International Cancer Center, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen 518060, China.
Biology (Basel). 2025 Apr 10;14(4):399. doi: 10.3390/biology14040399.
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are crucial in physiological and pathological processes and serve as biomarkers for various diseases. We previously validated seven miRNA biomarkers and nine in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) and lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC). In this study, we observed distinct clustering patterns of LUAD or LUSC tissues compared to paired normal tissues based on miRNA expression levels, suggesting the potential involvement of circulating miRNAs in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) progression. To elucidate their biological function, we identified the most significant differentially expressed miRNAs (DE-miRNAs)-hsa-miR-451a, hsa-miR-139-5p and hsa-miR-126-5p-using The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) datasets. We then performed protein-protein interaction (PPI) analysis and constructed a miRNA-hub gene regulatory network based on targets predicted by several miRNA-target prediction tools. Additionally, we evaluated the biological functions of these miRNA biomarkers through EdU and wound healing assays in A549 cells. Our study identifies three miRNAs that may contribute to lung cancer progression by modulating cancer-related targets and highlights their potential as biomarkers. Future mechanistic investigations may provide novel insights into NSCLC pathogenesis and open new therapeutic avenues.
微小RNA(miRNA)在生理和病理过程中至关重要,并可作为多种疾病的生物标志物。我们之前在肺腺癌(LUAD)和肺鳞状细胞癌(LUSC)中验证了7种miRNA生物标志物和9种。在本研究中,基于miRNA表达水平,我们观察到与配对的正常组织相比,LUAD或LUSC组织有明显的聚类模式,提示循环miRNA可能参与非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)的进展。为了阐明它们的生物学功能,我们使用癌症基因组图谱(TCGA)和基因表达综合数据库(GEO)数据集,鉴定出最显著差异表达的miRNA——hsa-miR-451a、hsa-miR-139-5p和hsa-miR-126-5p。然后,我们进行了蛋白质-蛋白质相互作用(PPI)分析,并基于几种miRNA靶标预测工具预测的靶标构建了一个miRNA-枢纽基因调控网络。此外,我们通过A549细胞中的EdU和伤口愈合试验评估了这些miRNA生物标志物的生物学功能。我们的研究鉴定出三种可能通过调节癌症相关靶标促进肺癌进展的miRNA,并突出了它们作为生物标志物的潜力。未来的机制研究可能为NSCLC发病机制提供新见解,并开辟新的治疗途径。