MiR-218通过抑制Robo1的表达影响肺癌细胞迁移侵袭

背景与目的 本研究旨在探讨肺癌中miR-218的表达,研究miR-218在肺癌细胞中的功能及其可能的分子机制.方法 应用实时荧光定量PCR(qRT-PCR)检测15例肺癌组织和15例癌旁组织中miR-218的表达.在肺癌细胞A549中转染miR-218的抑制物(Anti-miR-218),在肺癌细胞HCC4006中转染miR-218的模拟物后,用Transwell实验检测细胞的迁移侵袭能力的变化.用Targetscan和MiRanda软件预测miR-218的可能靶点,转染miR-218的抑制物及模拟物后用qRT-PCR和Western blot检测Robo1的mRNA和蛋白表达水平.用双荧光素酶报告基因方法鉴定miR-218和Robo1的调控关系.用Anti-miR-218、miR-218模拟物或阴性对照与Si-Robo1或Si-NC同时转染细胞,应用Transwell实验检测转染后细胞的侵袭迁移能力的变化.结果 与癌旁组织比较,肺癌组织中miR-218在肺癌组织中表达水平显著降低(P<0.01).在A549细胞中转染miR-218的抑制物,能够显著降低miR-218的表达,促进了细胞的迁移侵袭.在HCC4006中转染miR-218的模拟物能够显著提高miR-218的表达,同时抑制了细胞的迁移侵袭能力.利用生物信息学预测出在Robo1的3′UTR区有miR-218的结合位点,双荧光素酶报告基因实验进一步证实miR-218能够调控Robo1的转录活性.抑制miR-218能够提高Robo1的表达;过表达miR-218显著降低Robo1的表达,且miR-218能够通过调控Robo1影响细胞的迁移侵袭.结论 MiR-218在肺癌组织中呈现低表达状态,miR-218可能是通过抑制Robo1的表达抑制肺癌细胞侵袭迁移.

MiR-218 Inhibits Migration and Invasion of Lung Cancer Cell by Regulating Robo1 Expression

Background and objective To explore the function and the potential molecular mechanism of miR-218 in lung cancer cell. Methods The expression of miR-218 mRNA was determined by real-time PCR in lung cancer tissues, ad-jacent tissues and lung cancer cells. Transwell assay was used to detect the migration and invasion of A549 cell after transfected with Anti-miR-218 or negative control and HC4006 cell after transfected with miR-218 mimics and miR-218 negative control. Targetscan and MiRanda were used to calculate the potential targets of miR-218 and Luciferase reporter assay was performed to identify that the Robo1 was one target genes of miR-218. Transwell assay was used to detect whether miR-218 regulated the invasion of lung cancer cell transfected with anti-miR-218 or negative control via Robo1. Results The expression of miR-218 in the lung cancer tissues was significantly lower than that in the adjacent tissues (P<0.05). Inhibition of miR-218 improved the migration and invasion of A549 cell. Overexpression of miR-218 suppressed the migration and invasion of HCC4006 cell. The co-transfection of anti-miR-218 or miR-218 mimics and the Robo13′UTR increased or reduced the luciferase activity of Robo1 compared with the control group (P<0.05). Inhibition of miR-218 and Robo1 recovered the invaded cells of A549. Overexpression of miR-218 and inhibition of Robo1 reduced the number of the invased cells of HCC4006. These results sug-gested that miR-218 banded Robo1 directly and inhibited lung cancer cell invasion by targeting Robo1. Conclusion MiR-218 inhibited the migration and invasion of lung cancer cells through regulating Robo1 expression.