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MicroRNA-98-5p Inhibits Cell Proliferation and Induces Cell Apoptosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma via Targeting IGF2BP1
Tinghui Jiang*, Mengfan Li†, Qiuyin Li‡, Zhiqiang Guo§, Xianjun Sun‡, Xufeng Zhang§, Yan Liu‡, Wenyi Yao‡, Ping Xiao*
* Key Laboratory of Nanobiological Technology, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University,
Changsha, Hunan, P.R. China
† Department of Vascular Surgery, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,
Shanghai, P.R. China
‡ Department of Interventional Radiology, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,
Shanghai, P.R. China
§ Department of Thoracic Surgery, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,
Shanghai, P.R. China
Oncology Research 2017, 25(7), 1117-1127. https://doi.org/10.3727/096504016X14821952695683
Abstract
Some microRNAs (miRs) have been demonstrated to play promoting or tumor-suppressing roles in the development and progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the regulatory mechanism of miR-98-5p
in HCC still remains largely unclear. In the present study, our data showed that miR-98-5p was significantly
downregulated in 84 cases of HCC tissues compared to the matched adjacent nontumor tissues. In addition,
downregulation of miR-98-5p was associated with tumor size, portal vein tumor embolus, node metastasis,
and clinical stage in HCC. HCC patients with low expression of miR-98-5p showed a shorter survival time
compared with those with high miR-98-5p levels. Moreover, the expression of miR-98-5p was also reduced
in HCC cell lines (HepG2, Hep3B, LM3, and SMCC7721) compared to the normal liver cell line THLE-3.
Overexpression of miR-98-5p significantly decreased LM3 cell growth by inducing cell cycle arrest at the G
1
stage and cell apoptosis. Insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA-binding protein 1 (IGF2BP1) was then identified
as a novel target gene of miR-98-5p, and its protein expression was negatively regulated by miR-98-5p in LM3
cells. Overexpression of IGF2BP1 eliminated the effects of miR-98-5p overexpression on the proliferation, cell
cycle, and apoptosis of LM3 cells. Finally, we found that IGF2BP1 was upregulated in HCC, and its expression
was negatively correlated to miR-98-5p levels. In summary, we demonstrate that miR-98-5p could inhibit HCC
cell proliferation while inducing cell apoptosis, partly at least, via inhibition of its target gene IGF2BP1, and we
suggest that miR-98-5p may become a promising therapeutic candidate for HCC treatment.
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APA Style
Jiang, T., Li, M., Li, Q., Guo, Z., Sun, X. et al. (2017). Microrna-98-5p inhibits cell proliferation and induces cell apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma via targeting IGF2BP1. Oncology Research, 25(7), 1117-1127. https://doi.org/10.3727/096504016X14821952695683
Vancouver Style
Jiang T, Li M, Li Q, Guo Z, Sun X, Zhang X, et al. Microrna-98-5p inhibits cell proliferation and induces cell apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma via targeting IGF2BP1. Oncol Res. 2017;25(7):1117-1127 https://doi.org/10.3727/096504016X14821952695683
IEEE Style
T. Jiang et al., "MicroRNA-98-5p Inhibits Cell Proliferation and Induces Cell Apoptosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma via Targeting IGF2BP1," Oncol. Res., vol. 25, no. 7, pp. 1117-1127. 2017. https://doi.org/10.3727/096504016X14821952695683