Abstract |
Chronic exposure to arsenite can cause various human tumors. For the initiation and recurrence of human liver cancer, the acquisition of CSC-like properties is essential. In various cancers, microRNAs ( miRNAs) act as regulators in induction of CSC-like properties. Liver cancers over-express miR-155, but the mechanism relating miR-155 and arsenite-induced liver cancer is unknown. Here, we show that long-term exposure of L-02 cells to arsenite increases miR-155 levels by activation of NF-κB and leads to the acquisition of CSC-like properties. In spheroids formed from arsenite-transformed L-02 cells, the levels of miR-155 positively relate to the levels of CD90, EpCAM, and OCT4. Inhibition of miR-155, by reduction of SOX2 and OCT4, results in suppression of spheroid formation. Luciferase reporter assays indicate that QKI is a target of miR-155. Inhibition of QKI expression by miR-155 promotes arsenite-induced acquisition of CSC-like properties, whereas QKI over-expression has the opposite effect. Collectively, the findings demonstrate that miR-155, driven by NF-κB, reduces QKI expression and is involved in acquisition of the CSC-like phenotype during neoplastic transformation of hepatic cells induced by arsenite.
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Authors | Chao Chen, Fei Luo, Qianlei Yang, Dapeng Wang, Ping Yang, Junchao Xue, Xiangyu Dai, Xinlu Liu, Hui Xu, Jiachun Lu, Aihua Zhang, Qizhan Liu |
Journal | Molecular carcinogenesis
(Mol Carcinog)
Vol. 57
Issue 4
Pg. 483-493
(04 2018)
ISSN: 1098-2744 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 29240254
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
Chemical References |
- Arsenites
- MIRN155 microRNA, human
- MicroRNAs
- NF-kappa B
- Octamer Transcription Factor-3
- POU5F1 protein, human
- QKI protein, human
- RNA-Binding Proteins
- SOX2 protein, human
- SOXB1 Transcription Factors
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Topics |
- Arsenites
(pharmacology)
- Base Sequence
- Cell Line
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
(drug effects, genetics, metabolism)
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
(drug effects)
- Hepatocytes
(drug effects, metabolism)
- Humans
- MicroRNAs
(genetics)
- NF-kappa B
(metabolism)
- Neoplastic Stem Cells
(metabolism)
- Octamer Transcription Factor-3
(genetics, metabolism)
- Phenotype
- RNA-Binding Proteins
(genetics, metabolism)
- SOXB1 Transcription Factors
(genetics, metabolism)
- Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
- Spheroids, Cellular
(drug effects, metabolism)
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