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MIR4435-2HG, miR-125b-5p, and Sema4D axis affects the aggressiveness of colorectal cancer cells
Ming Yu1, Zhengguo Yi1, Shenghui Chen1
1Department of General Surgery (Two), Shangrao Municipal Hospital, Shangrao, Jiangxi 334000, P.R. China.
Introduction:
The purpose of this study is to elucidate the impact of long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) MIR4435-2HG/microRNA (miR)-125b-5p/ Semaphorins 4D (Sema4D) on colorectal cancer (CRC) cell propagation and migration.
Material And Methods:
Sema4D expression in 73 pairs of CRC tissues and matched adjacent normal tissues was measured by qRT-PCR and western blot and its association with pathological characteristics of CRC patients was analyzed by chi-square test. Also, the expression of MIR4435-2HG, miR-125b-5p and Sema4D in CRC cell lines was detected by qRT-PCR and Western blot. Knockdown or overexpression of MIR4435-2HG, miR-125b- 5p and Sema4D were separately performed in Caco-2 and LoVo cells, and the cell propagation, migration and invasiveness were detected by cell-counting kit 8, scratch, and transwell assays.
Results:
LncRNA MIR4435-2HG and Sema4D were highly expressed, while miR-125b-5p expression was decreased in CRC tissues and cells. Knockdown of MIR4435-2HG/Sema4D or overexpression of miR-125b-5p inhibited CRC cell proliferation and aggressiveness; overexpression of MIR4435-2HG/Sema4D or knockdown of miR-125b-5p prompted the malignant behaviors of cancer cells. MIR4435-2HG and Sema4D competitively bound to miR-125b-5p.
Conclusions:
LncRNA MIR4435-2HG targets miR-125b-5p to upregulate Sema4D expression, and thus regulates CRC cell propagation, migration and invasiveness.
