OncoTargets and Therapy (Mar 2020)

MicroRNA Profile Identifies miR-6165 Could Suppress Gastric Cancer Migration and Invasion by Targeting STRN4

  • Wang Z,
  • Li Y,
  • Cao J,
  • Zhang W,
  • Wang Q,
  • Zhang Z,
  • Gao Z,
  • Ye Y,
  • Jiang K,
  • Wang S

Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 13
pp. 1859 – 1869

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Zhu Wang,1,2 Yang Li,1,2 Jian Cao,1 Wei Zhang,1,2 Quan Wang,1,2 Zhen Zhang,1,2 Zhidong Gao,1 Yingjiang Ye,1,2 Kewei Jiang,1,2 Shan Wang1,2 1Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing 100044, People’s Republic of China; 2Laboratory of Surgical Oncology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Research, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing 100044, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Shan Wang; Kewei Jiang Tel/Fax +86-10-88326608Email [email protected]; [email protected]: Recent studies showed that aberrant expression of miRNAs causes tumor-suppressing or promoting effects in various cancers including gastric cancer (GC). Our previous studies showed that lots of miRNAs and mRNA expressed differentially in GC and normal tissues. However, the critical miRNAs and mRNA need to be clarified.Materials and Methods: Microarray sequencing was used to profile the differential expression of miRNAs and mRNA in GC and normal tissues. Bioinformatics analysis and database prediction were used to search the critical miRNAs and mRNA. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR), luciferase reporter assay, immunohistochemistry (IHC), wound healing assay and transwell assay were used to clarify the relationship between the target miRNAs and mRNA. Statistical analysis was used to seek their value of diagnosis and prognosis.Results: We identified microRNA-6165 (miR-6165) as a novel cancer-related miRNA in GC through high-throughput microarray sequencing. By bioinformatics analysis and luciferase reporter assay, we found STRN4 was the target of miR-6165. Via a series of cell experiments, we determined that miR-6165 suppressed GC cells migration and invasion by targeting STRN4. Also, we discovered the potential diagnosis and prognosis value of miR-6165 and STRN4.Conclusion: It was found that miR-6165 might suppress GC migration and invasion by targeting STRN4 in vitro, and the further research should focus more on the potential diagnosis and prognosis value of miR-6165 and STRN4 in gastric cancer patients.Keywords: gastric cancer, miR-6165, STRN4, migration and invasion

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