Simeng Tian, Meilin Chen, Wanting Jing, Qinghui Meng, Jie Wu
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Abstract
Background: Colorectal cancer remains to be the third leading cause of cancer mortality rates. Despite the diverse effects of the miRNA cluster located in PVT1 of 8q24.21 across various tumors, the specific biological function in colorectal cancer has not been clarified.
Methods: The amplification of the miR-1204 cluster was analyzed with the cBioPortal database, while the expression and survival analysis of the miRNAs in the cluster were obtained from several GEO databases of colorectal cancer. To investigate the functional role of miR-1204 in colorectal cancer, overexpression and silencing experiments were performed by miR-1204 mimic and inhibitor transfection in colorectal cancer cell lines, respectively. Then, the effects of miR-1204 on cell proliferation were assessed through CCK-8, colony formation, and Edu assay. In addition, cell migration was evaluated using wound healing and Transwell assay. Moreover, candidate genes identified through RNA sequencing and predicted databases were identified and validated using PCR and western blot. A Dual-luciferase reporter experiment was conducted to identify MASPIN as the target gene of miR-1204.
Results: In colorectal cancer, the miR-1204 cluster exhibited high amplification, and the expression levels of several cluster miRNAs were also significantly increased. Furthermore, miR-1204 was found to be significantly associated with disease-specific survival according to the analysis of GSE17536. Functional experiments demonstrated that transfection of miR-1204 mimic or inhibitor could enhance or decrease cancer cell proliferation and migration. MASPIN was identified as a target of miR-1204. Additionally, the overexpression of MASPIN partially rescued the effect of miR-1204 mimics on tumorigenic abilities in LOVO cells.
Conclusion: miR-1204 positioning in 8q24.21 promotes the proliferation and migration of colorectal cancer cells by targeting MASPIN.
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