lncRNA-MALAT1通过靶向下调miR-570-3p促进胃癌细胞增殖

目的:探讨长链非编码RNA MALAT1(lncRNA-MALAT1)是否可通过靶向下调微小RNA-570-3p(miR-570-3p)促进胃癌细胞增殖。方法:将体外培养的人胃癌细胞株SGC7901分为3组:空白对照组、si-MALAT1组和si-MALAT1 NC组,其中空白对照组为单纯的SGC7901细胞株,si-MALAT1组和si-MALAT1 NC组分别转染lncRNA-MALAT1 siRNA及其阴性对照。MTS法检测各组细胞的增殖情况。RT-qPCR检测单纯的SGC7901细胞株培养不同时点的miR-570-3p及不同组别lncRNA-MALAT1和miR-570-3p的表达情况。通过生物信息学软件RegRNA预测获取lncRNA-MALAT1与miR-570-3p潜在的互补结合位点。将MALAT1及其突变体克隆到萤光素酶载体psiCHECK-2中,构建MALAT1野生型和突变型质粒,并采用酶切和测序方法鉴定psi CHECK-2-MALAT1载体是否构建成功。将MALAT1野生型和突变型质粒分别与miR-570-3p模拟物、miR-570-3p抑制剂、miR-570-3p模拟物阴性对照、miR-570-3p抑制剂阴性对照在293T细胞中共转染,收集细胞后通过双萤光素酶报告系统检测不同组别的萤光素酶活性,从而对lncRNA-MALAT1与miR-570-3p的靶向调节关系进行验证。结果:与空白对照组和si-MALAT1NC组相比较,si-MALAT1组在不同时点(24、48和72 h)的A490值显著降低(P 0. 01)。在单纯的SGC7901细胞株中,随着时间的推移,miR-570-3p的表达量逐渐下降(P 0. 05)。si-MALAT1组lncRNA-MALAT1的表达水平显著降低,而miR-570-3p表达显著升高(P 0. 01)。双萤光素酶报告基因检测显示,与miR-570-3p模拟物阴性对照组相比,miR-570-3p模拟物组MALAT1野生型报告基因的萤光素酶活性显著降低(P 0. 01),而miR-570-3p抑制剂组MALAT1野生型报告基因的萤光素酶活性较miR-570-3p模拟物组明显增高(P 0. 01); miR-570-3p模拟物、miR-570-3p抑制剂、miR-570-3p模拟物阴性对照及miR-570-3p抑制剂阴性对照对MALAT1突变型的表达均无明显影响。结论:lncRNA MALAT1能够通过靶向结合并下调miR-570-3p促进胃癌细胞增殖。

lncRNA-MALAT1 targets and downregulates miR-570-3p expression to promote proliferation of gastric cancer cells

AIM:To investigate whether long non-coding RNA MALAT1 (lncRNA-MALAT1) targets and down-regulates microRNA-570-3p (miR-570-3p) expression to further promote the proliferation of gastric cancer cells. METHODS:Gastric cancer cell line SGC7901 was cultured in vitro and divided into 3 groups:blank control, si-MALAT1 and si-MALAT1 NC. The si-MALAT1 and si-MALAT1 NC groups were transfected with MALAT1 siRNA and its negative control, respectively. The cell proliferation was evaluated by MTS assay. The expression of miR-570-3p was detected at different time points in the pure SGC7901 gastric cancer cell line, and the expression of lncRNA-MALAT1 and miR-570-3p in different groups was detected by RT-qPCR. The potential complementary binding sites of lncRNA-MALAT1 and miR-570-3p were predicted by RegRNA. The MALAT1 gene and its mutant fragment were cloned into luciferase reporter vector psiCHECK-2. Restriction enzyme analysis and sequencing were used to identify whether the recombinant plasmids carrying MALAT1 or MALAT1-Mut were successfully constructed. miR-570-3p mimic, miR-570-3p inhibitor, miR-570-3p mimic negative control and miR-570-3p inhibitor negative control were co-transfected into the 293T cells with the luciferase repor-ters containing MALAT1 or MALAT1-Mut. Dual-luciferase reporter assay was performed to detect luciferase activity in different groups in order to verify the relationship between lncRNA-MALAT1 and miR-570-3p. RESULTS:Compared with blank control group and si-MALAT1 NC group, the A₄₉₀ value in si-MALAT1 group was significantly decreased (P<0.01). The expression of miR-570-3p presented an obvious declining trend over time. The expression of lncRNA-MALAT1 in si-MALAT1 group was remarkably decreased, whereas the expression of miR-570-3p was obviously increased. The dual-luciferase reporter assay indicated that the MALAT1 reporter luciferase activity decreased significantly in miR-570-3p mimic group compared with mimic negative control (P<0.01), and the luciferase activity of MALAT1 reporter was obviously up-regulated in miR-570-3p inhibitor group compared with miR-570-3p mimic group (P<0.01). However, miR-570-3p mi-mic, miR-570-3p inhibitor, miR-570-3p mimic negative control and miR-570-3p inhibitor negative control showed no effect on the luciferase activity of MALAT1-Mut reporter. CONCLUSION:lncRNA-MALAT1 targets and down-regulates miR-570-3p expression to further promote the proliferation of gastric cancer cells.