结肠癌化疗耐药相关miRNA表达谱的初步研究

目的:应用基因芯片技术筛选结肠癌耐药相关微小RNAs (miRNAs),探究miRNAs对化疗耐药的调控机制。方法:采用基因芯片技术分析结肠癌细胞系HCT8及其耐长春新碱细胞系HCT8/v中miRNAs的表达差异,对部分差异表达的miRNAs应用RT-qPCR进行验证,对表达差异显著的miRNAs进行靶基因预测,利用Gene Ontology (GO)和京都基因与基因组百科全书(KEGG)数据库对预测到的靶基因进行生物信息学分析。结果:筛选出342个差异表达miRNAs,其中190个表达上调,152个表达下调。RT-qPCR验证结果示miR-125-5p、miR-181c-5p和miR-153-3的表达情况和芯片检测结果一致;miR-130a-3p和miR-149-3p的表达与芯片检测结果不一致。GO分析结果显示,耐药相关基因主要富集的旁路是RNA聚合酶II调控区序列特异性DNA结合旁路,主要通过正向调节发挥作用,位置主要是在细胞内有界细胞器上。KEGG分析结果显示,耐药相关基因最为富集的是轴突导向通路、胰岛素信号通路及磷脂酶D信号通路。结论:miRNAs与结肠癌化疗耐药密切相关。对这些miRNAs的研究能使我们对结肠癌的化疗耐药机制有更深入的理解,并为逆转化疗耐药提供新的思路。

Preliminary study on miRNA expression spectrum related to chemotherapy resistance in colon cancer

AIM: To screen the chemotherapy resistance-related microRNAs(miRNAs) of colon cancer using gene chip technique, and to explore the mechanism of miRNAs regulating chemotherapy resistance. METHODS: Gene chip technique was used to analyze the expression of miRNAs in colon cancer cell line HCT8 and vincristine-resistant cell line HCT8/v, and screen the miRNAs with significantly different expression. The results were verified by RT-qPCR. The target genes of these miRNAs were predicted, and the Gene Ontology(GO) analysis and the signaling pathway analysis of the predicted genes were carried out. RESULTS: Altogether 342 miRNAs with significantly differential expression were selected, in which 190 were up-regulated, and 152 were down-regulated. The verification results of RT-qPCR showed that the expression of miR-125-5 p, miR-181 c-5 p and miR-153-3 was consistent with the results of chip detection. The expression of miR-130 a-3 p and miR-149-3 p was not consistent with the results of chip detection. The results of GO analysis showed that the main pathway of chemotherapy resistance-related genes was RNA polymerase II regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding. The chemotherapy resistance-related genes played roles mainly through positive regulation and are mainly located in intracellular membrane-bound organelles. The results of KEGG analysis showed that the pathways associated with the most enriched chemotherapy resistance-related genes were axon guidance pathway, insulin signaling pathway, and phospholipase D signaling pathway.CONCLUSION: miRNAs are closely related to chemotherapy resistance in colon cancer. Through the researches on miRNAs, we can have a deeper understanding of the mechanism of chemotherapy resistance and provide new ideas for reversing chemotherapy resistance in colon cancer.