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MicroRNA-21 down-regulates the expression of tumor suppressor PDCD4 in human glioblastoma cell T98G

Chen, Yang, Liu, Wei, Chao, Tengfei, Zhang, Yu, Yan, Xingqi, Gong, Yanhua, Qiang, Boqin, Yuan, Jiangang +2 more·2008·Cancer Letters

Abstract

MicroRNAs have been linked to different cancer-related processes. The microRNA miR-21 appears to function as an anti-apoptosis factor in glioblastomas. However, the functional target genes of miR-21 are largely unknown in glioblastomas. In this study, bioinformatics analysis was used to identify miR-21 target sites in various genes. Luciferase activity assay showed that a number of genes involved in apoptosis, PDCD4, MTAP, and SOX5, carry putative miR-21 binding sites. Expression of PDCD4 protein correlates inversely with expression of miR-21 in a number of human glioblastoma cell lines such as T98G, A172, U87, and U251. Inhibition of miR-21 increases endogenous levels of PDCD4 in cell line T98G and over-expression miR-21 inhibits PDCD4-dependent apoptosis. Together, these results indicate that miR-21 expression plays a key role in regulating cellular processes in glioblastomas and may serve as a target for effective therapies.

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  • miR-21 has been shown to be a strong antiapoptotic factor.

    “In particular, miRNA-21 (miR-21) has been shown to be a strong antiapoptotic factor [5, 9–11].”

    From MicroRNA‐21 protects neurons from ischemic death (2010) · cites this paper as [9]

  • PDCD4, HNRNPK, and RECK are tumor suppressor genes and direct targets of miR-21-5p.

    “Previous studies have proven that PDCD4, HNRNPK and RECK are TSGs among the direct targets of miR-21-5p (13,(27)(28)(29).”

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Authors
Chen, Y., Liu, W., Chao, T., Zhang, Y., Yan, X., Gong, Y., Qiang, B., Yuan, J., Sun, M., & Peng, X.
Affiliations
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
Corresponding author
  • Sun, Maosheng
  • Peng, Xiaozhong
Venue
Cancer Letters
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2008-12
Volume
272
Issue
2
Pages
197-205
ISSN
0304-3835 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2091108445
Cited by
217
References
26
Citations by year
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FWCI
8.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Cancer Letters (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Genetics › Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
Keywords
miR-21, PDCD4, glioblastoma, microRNA binding sites, apoptosis, MTAP, SOX5, T98G cells, tumor suppressor regulation, miRNA inhibitors
MeSH terms
Base Sequence, Brain Neoplasms, Glioblastoma, Humans, Blotting, Northern, Blotting, Western, Down-Regulation, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, RNA-Binding Proteins, DNA Primers, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, In Situ Nick-End Labeling, MicroRNAs, Cell Line, Tumor, Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins

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