miR-9 Modulates Osteosarcoma Cell Growth by Targeting the GCIP Tumor Suppressor.

Abstract

Osteosarcoma is the most common primary bone tumor in humans, especially in childhood. However, the genetic etiology for its pathogenesis remains elusive. It is known that microRNAs (miRNAs) are involved in the development of tumor progression. Here we show that microRNA-9 (miR-9) is a potential oncogene upregulated in osteosarcoma cells. Knockdown of miR-9 in osteosarcoma resulted in suppressed colony formation and cell proliferation. Further study identified GCIP, a Grap2 and cyclin D interacting protein, as a direct target of miR- 9. In addition, GCIP overexpression activated retinoblastoma 1 (Rb) and suppressed E2F transcriptional target expression in osteosarcoma cells. Moreover, GCIP depletion reversed miR-9 knockdown induced colony formation and cell proliferation suppression. In sum, these results highlight the importance of miR-9 as an oncogene in regulating the proliferation of osteosarcoma by directly targeting GCIP and may provide new insights into the pathogenesis of osteosarcoma.

• Authors: Shao-Wen Zhu, Jian-Peng Li, Xin-Long Ma, Jian-Xiong Ma, Yang Yang, Yang Chen, Wei Liu
• Journal: Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP (Asian Pac J Cancer Prev) Vol. 16 Issue 11 Pg. 4509-13 ( 2015) ISSN: 2476-762X [Electronic] Thailand
• PMID: 26107195 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• CCNDBP1 protein, human
• MIRN92 microRNA, human
• MicroRNAs
• RNA, Messenger
• Transcription Factors

Topics

• Apoptosis
• Blotting, Western
• Bone Neoplasms (genetics, metabolism, pathology)
• Cell Proliferation
• Colony-Forming Units Assay
• Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
• Genes, Tumor Suppressor
• Humans
• MicroRNAs (genetics)
• Osteosarcoma (genetics, metabolism, pathology)
• RNA, Messenger (genetics)
• Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
• Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
• Transcription Factors (genetics, metabolism)
• Tumor Cells, Cultured