miR-10b-5p Suppresses the Proliferation and Invasion of Primary Hepatic Carcinoma Cells by Downregulating EphA2.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

To analyze the function of miR-10b-5p in suppressing the invasion and proliferation of primary hepatic carcinoma cells by downregulating erythropoietin-producing hepatocellular receptor A2 (EphA2). Material and Methods. Eighty-six hepatic carcinoma (HCC) tissue specimens and 86 corresponding adjacent tissue specimens were collected, and the mRNA expression of miR-10b-5p and Ephrin type-A receptor 2 (EphA2) in the specimens was determined using a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay. Western blot was employed to quantify EphA2, B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia/lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2), Bcl-2-associated X protein (Bax), and Caspase-3 in the cells, and CCK8, Transwell assay, and flow cytometry were applied to evaluate the proliferation, invasion, and apoptosis of cells, respectively. Moreover, the dual luciferase reporter assay was utilized for correlation analysis between miR-10b-5p and EphA2.

RESULTS:

miR-10b-5p was lowly expressed in HCC, while EphA2 was highly expressed. Cell experiments revealed that miR-10b-5p overexpression or EphA2 knockdown could reduce cell proliferation, accelerate apoptosis, strongly upregulate Bax and Caspase-3, and downregulate Bcl-2. In contrast, miR-10b-5p knockdown or EphA2 overexpression gave rise to reverse biological phenotypes. Furthermore, dual luciferase reporter assay verified that miR-10b-5p was a target of EphA2, and the rescue experiment implied that transfection of pCMV-EphA2 or Si-EphA2 could reverse EphA2 expression and cell biological functions caused by miR-10b-5p overexpression or knockdown.

CONCLUSIONS:

miR-10b-5p reduced HCC cell proliferation but accelerate apoptosis by regulating EphA2, suggesting it has the potential to be a clinical target for HCC.

• Authors: Xu Niu, Haitao Sun, Feng Qiu, Jing Liu, Tianchi Yang, Wei Han
• Journal: BioMed research international (Biomed Res Int) Vol. 2021 Pg. 1382061 ( 2021) ISSN: 2314-6141 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 35005012 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Retracted Publication)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2021 Xu Niu et al.

Chemical References

• EPHA2 protein, human
• MIRN10 microRNA, human
• MicroRNAs
• Erythropoietin
• Receptor, EphA2

Topics

• Apoptosis (genetics)
• Carcinoma, Hepatocellular (genetics, pathology)
• Cell Line, Tumor
• Cell Movement (genetics)
• Cell Proliferation (genetics)
• Down-Regulation (genetics)
• Erythropoietin (genetics)
• Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic (genetics)
• Hep G2 Cells
• Humans
• Liver Neoplasms (genetics, pathology)
• MicroRNAs (genetics)
• Neoplasm Invasiveness (genetics, pathology)
• Receptor, EphA2 (genetics)
• Transfection (methods)
• Up-Regulation (genetics)