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  • Title: AKAP12 Endogenous Transcripts Suppress The Proliferation, Migration And Invasion Of Colorectal Cancer Cells By Directly Targeting oncomiR-183-5p.
    Author: Hu T, Wu X, Li K, Li Y, He P, Wu Z, Fan J, Liu W, Guan M.
    Journal: Onco Targets Ther; 2019; 12():8301-8310. PubMed ID: 31632079.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: Restoring lost function to suppressor gene products has captured the interest of the research community in the field of gene therapy. AKAP12, also known as Gravin/AKAP250, is a tumor suppressor gene, and its deregulation may be responsible for cancer progression. The aim of this study was to investigate whether AKAP12 mRNA has an anti-cancer function by regulating onco-miRNA expression in colorectal cancer (CRC) cells. METHODS: miRNAs targeting AKAP12 were predicted by bioinformatics analysis and further confirmed by dual-luciferase reporter assays and RT-qPCR. The altered expression of microRNA was validated in early-stage CRC tumor tissues by miRseq. Cell proliferation was measured by Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) assay. Cell invasion and migration were detected by transwell and wound healing assays, respectively. In vivo experiments were conducted to confirm the in vitro findings. RESULTS: Among all miRNAs, reversed correlation between AKAP12 expression and miRNA-183-5p expression was most significant. Luciferase assays revealed that AKAP12 directly targeted miR-183-5p. The miRseq data showed that miR-183 was also dysregulated at the early stage of tumor development and upregulated in late sub-stage II CRC patients (P<0.01). Mechanistic analysis both in vitro and in vivo demonstrated that anti-miR-183-5p depressed cell proliferation, migration, and invasion in CRC cells while miR-183-5p overexpression resulted in opposite effects. CONCLUSION: Our findings suggested that oncomiR-183-5p promoted the proliferation, migration, and invasion of CRC cells. AKAP12 miRNA-binding elements (MREs) suppressed miRNA-183-5p activities. Any change in expression of AKAP12 thus affected miRNA-183-5p. This may be another anti-tumor mechanism in addition to protein-mediation that regulates tumor suppressor genes.
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