MiR-126 induces myeloma cell line Karpas707 apoptosis by downregulating anti-apoptotic protein MCL
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1Department of Orthopaedics, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China. pocheliaolunbu@163.com.
Objective:
Myeloma seriously threats human life and health and needs more efficacy treatment method in the clinic. MiR-126 regulates cell proliferation and apoptosis. This study explores the regulatory role of miR-126 in myeloma and related molecular mechanism.
Materials And Methods:
MiR-126 and control were synthesized and transfected to myeloma cell line Karpas707 using Lipofectamine. Cell apoptosis was evaluated by MTT assay, caspase-3 activity detection, and flow cytometry. Myeloid cell leukemin (MCL) siRNA and plasmid were transfected to Karpas707 cells to test its impact on cell apoptosis.
Results:
MTT assay revealed that miR-126 significantly restrained Karpas707 cell growth (p=0.0017). Cell apoptosis detection showed that miR-126 significantly promoted phosphatidylserine eversion and caspase-3 activation (p=0.031), and downregulated MCL level (p=0.017). MCL siRNA markedly enhanced Karpas707 cell apoptosis induced by miR-126 (p=0.024), while the MCL overexpression apparently inhibited Karpas707 cell apoptosis induced by miR-126 (p=0.0073).
Conclusions:
MiR-126 induces Karpas707 cell apoptosis by downregulating anti-apoptotic protein MCL, which provides a theoretical basis for the target selection of myeloma.
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