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In Vivo Inhibition of MicroRNA to Decrease Tumor Growth in Mice
Published on: August 23, 2019
Overexpressed ZC3H13 suppresses papillary thyroid carcinoma growth through m6A modification-mediated IQGAP1
Rong Xie1, Wanzhi Chen1, Yunxia Lv1
1Department of Thyroid Surgery, Hongjiaozhou Branch of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Xuefu Avenue, Honggutan District, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi, China.
Purpose:
The purpose of this study was to clarify the effect of ZC3H13 on the growth of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC).
Methods:
Firstly, we used qRT-PCR and Western blot to compare the difference in the expression of ZC3H13 between normal thyroid epithelial cells and PTC cell lines. Then, ZC3H13 overexpression/knockout thyroid cancer cells were constructed by lentivirus transfection, and the effects of overexpression of ZC3H13 on the proliferation, migration and invasion of PTC cells were detected by CCK8 and transwell experiments. Lastly, MeRIP-qPCR, RIP and o Actinomycin D were used to verify that ZC3H13 regulated the expression of downstream target gene IQGAP1 through m6A modification.
Results:
ZC3H13 expression was decreased in PTC cell lines BCPAP, KTC-1, k1, HTH83, and TPC-1. Proliferation, invasion, and migration of PTC cells were inhibited by overexpressed ZC3H13 but increased by knockdown of ZC3H13. IQGAP1 expression was suppressed by ZC3H13 overexpression but enhanced by ZC3H13 knockdown. In ZC3H13-overexpressed PTC cells, the m6A level of IQGAP1 mRNA was increased, and the IQGAP1 mRNA expression was decreased with the increasing time of Actinomycin D treatment. YTHDF2 enriched more IQGAP1 mRNA than IgG and knockdown of YTHDF2 reversed the effect of ZC3H13 overexpression on IQGAP1 mRNA stability. The xenograft tumor experiment in nude mice confirmed that the overexpression of ZC3H13 inhibited tumor growth, while overexpression of IQGAP1 could reverse the inhibitory effect of ZC3H13 overexpression on tumor growth.
Conclusion:
ZC3H13 mediates IQGAP1 mRNA degradation by promoting m6A modification of IQGAP1 mRNA, this provides a prospective therapeutic target for PTC.
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