MiR-204-5p Inhibits Cell Proliferation and Induces Cell Apoptosis in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Regulating Nestin

Overview

Journal Int J Med Sci

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2022 Apr 4

PMID 35370458

Authors

Honghe Luo

Weize Lv

Huayong Zhang

Chunxia Lin

Fei Li

Fangfang Zheng

Beilong Zhong

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Abstract

Esophageal cancer (EC) is a highly malignant gastrointestinal tumor, and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is one of the most common histological types of EC. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs closely related to tumorigenesis and tumor progression. In addition, Nestin is an intermediate filament protein (class VI) and contributes to the progression of numerous tumors. However, the correlation between miRNAs and Nestin in ESCC remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between miR-204-5p and Nestin in ESCC. First, Nestin-related miRNAs in ESCC were explored using RNA sequencing. In ESCC tissues and cell lines, the expression of miR-204-5p was decreased detected by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), whereas Nestin protein level was upregulated identified by Western blotting (WB). Besides, Nestin was the direct target of miR-204-5p in ESCC determined via the luciferase reported assay. Moreover, miR-204-5p regulated Nestin to inhibit ESCC cell proliferation detected by the colony formation assay and promote ESCC cell apoptosis identified using the flow cytometry and TUNEL assay. Furthermore, miR-204-5p suppressed tumorigenesis evaluated by the murine xenograft tumor model. In conclusion, these results indicated that miR-204-5p inhibited cell proliferation and induced cell apoptosis in ESCC through targeting Nestin, which might provide novel therapeutic targets for ESCC therapy.

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