Abstract |
MicroRNAs ( miRNAs) are known to mainly target protein-coding genes at post-transcriptional level, resulting in mRNA destabilization and/or translational repression. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are emerging as a novel set of targets for miRNAs. Here, we report that downregulated hsa-miR-1 and upregulated lncRNA urothelial cancer associated 1 (UCA1) were inversely expressed in bladder cancer. Hsa-miR-1 decreased the expression of UCA1 in bladder cancer cells in an Ago2-slicer-dependent manner. The binding site between UCA1 and hsa-miR-1 was confirmed. Overexpression of hsa-miR-1 inhibited bladder cancer cell growth, induced apoptosis, and decreased cell motility. Knockdown of UCA1 expression phenocopied the effects of upregulation of hsa-miR-1. Transfection of UCA1 expression vector partly reversed the changes caused by transfection of pre-miR-1 plasmids. This study provides evidence for hsa-miR-1 to play tumor suppressive roles via downregulating lncRNA UCA1 in bladder cancer, which may have potential therapeutic significance.
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Authors | Tiantian Wang, Jiancheng Yuan, Nenggui Feng, Yuchi Li, Zheguang Lin, Zhimao Jiang, Yaoting Gui |
Journal | Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine
(Tumour Biol)
Vol. 35
Issue 10
Pg. 10075-84
(Oct 2014)
ISSN: 1423-0380 [Electronic] Netherlands |
PMID | 25015192
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- MIRN1 microRNA, human
- MicroRNAs
- RNA, Long Noncoding
- UCA1 RNA, human
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Apoptosis
(genetics)
- Blotting, Western
- Carcinoma, Transitional Cell
(genetics)
- Cell Proliferation
- Down-Regulation
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
(genetics)
- Humans
- Male
- MicroRNAs
(genetics)
- Middle Aged
- RNA, Long Noncoding
(genetics)
- Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Transfection
- Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
(genetics)
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