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  • Title: A double-negative feedback loop between EZH2 and miR-26a regulates tumor cell growth in hepatocellular carcinoma.
    Author: Zhuang C, Wang P, Huang D, Xu L, Wang X, Wang L, Hu L.
    Journal: Int J Oncol; 2016 Mar; 48(3):1195-204. PubMed ID: 26781064.
    Abstract:
    Accumulating evidence demonstrates the important roles of microRNAs (miRNAs) in tumor development and progression. miR-26a has been reported to be downregulated in several types of cancers including hepatocellular carcinoma, but the underlying mechanism of how miR-26a is repressed remains largely unknown. In the present study, we performed western blot analysis, qRT-PCR, luciferase reporter assay and chromatin immunoprecipitation assay to investigate the relationship between miR-26a and the enhancer of zest homologue 2 (EZH2). CCK-8 assay and colony formation assay were carried out to explore the effect of miR-26a on HCC cells proliferation. We demonstrated that miR-26a was epigenetically repressed by EZH2-mediated H3K27 trimethylation within the miR-26a promoter. Moreover, we confirmed that EZH2 was also a direct target of miR-26a in HCC cells, thus, creating a double-negative feedback loop. Furthermore, miR-26a restoration increased the expressions of its host genes (CTDSPL and CTDSP2). Overexpression of EZH2 abrogated miR-26a induction of CTDSPL and CTDSP2. Restoring the balance of the double-negative feedback loop by miR-26a overpression or EZH2 silence significantly inhibited HCC cell growth. Overexpression of EZH2 rescued the growth inhibition effect of miR-26a. These findings suggest that an imbalanced double-negative feedback loop between EZH2 and miR-26a exists in HCC cells, which contributes to miR-26a deregulation and regulates tumor cells proliferation.
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