1. MiR-3074-5p suppresses non-small cell lung cancer progression by targeting the YWHAZ/Hsp27 axis.
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Dong N, Gu WW, Yang L, Lian WB, Jiang J, Zhu HJ, Chen CS, and Wang BB
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- Humans, Animals, Cell Movement drug effects, Cell Line, Tumor, Mice, Nude, Apoptosis drug effects, Male, Mice, Heat-Shock Proteins metabolism, Heat-Shock Proteins genetics, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Female, Molecular Chaperones metabolism, A549 Cells, Signal Transduction, MicroRNAs genetics, MicroRNAs metabolism, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung metabolism, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung genetics, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung pathology, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung drug therapy, Lung Neoplasms genetics, Lung Neoplasms metabolism, Lung Neoplasms pathology, Lung Neoplasms drug therapy, 14-3-3 Proteins metabolism, 14-3-3 Proteins genetics, Paclitaxel pharmacology, Paclitaxel therapeutic use, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic drug effects, Cell Proliferation drug effects, HSP27 Heat-Shock Proteins metabolism, HSP27 Heat-Shock Proteins genetics
- Abstract
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for more than 80% of lung cancer cases, and the 5-year survival rate of patients remains unsatisfactory. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small endogenous noncoding RNAs that are considered essential posttranscriptional regulators of tumorigenesis, including NSCLC. In this study, we aimed to investigate the biological role of miR-3074-5p in NSCLC cells and the underlying molecular mechanisms. We showed that miR-3074-5p expression was decreased in human NSCLC specimens and cell lines. Moreover, miR-3074-5p overexpression inhibited cell proliferation, migration and invasion and induced apoptosis and cell cycle arrest. In addition, miR-3074-5p overexpression not only suppressed tumor growth but also enhanced the antitumor effect of paclitaxel (PTX) on NSCLC cells in vitro and in vivo. A transcriptome sequencing assay revealed genes that were differentially expressed after miR-3074-5p overexpression, and among the genes whose expression levels were most significantly decreased, tyrosine 3-monooxygenase/tryptophan 5-monooxygenase activation protein zeta (YWHAZ) was a target of miR-3074-5p. The regulatory effect of miR-3074-5p on YWHAZ expression was verified by Western blotting and dual-luciferase reporter assays. The inhibition of A549 cell growth, migration and invasion was reversed by YWHAZ overexpression. Furthermore, we showed that PTX stimulated the expression of the YWHAZ and Hsp27 proteins and promoted the phosphorylation of Hsp27 (at S15 and S78). YWHAZ was confirmed to interact with Hsp27 in A549 cells, and downregulating YWHAZ expression promoted the degradation of the Hsp27 protein. Taken together, these results suggest that the miR-3074-5p/YWHAZ/Hsp27 axis may be a novel therapeutic target for NSCLC treatment., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2024
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