miR-143 suppresses the proliferation and migration of SGC7901 gastric cancer cells

Xinyi WANG; Haiyang ZHANG; Shuang LI; Tao NING; Le ZHANG; Jingjing DUAN; Yanjun QU; Yiran SI; Yi WANG; Guoguang YING; Yi BA

Objective:

To investigate the role and mechanism of miR-143 in the proliferation and migration of gastric cancer (GC) cells.

Methods:

Western blot was performed to detect the expression level of avian erythroblastosis oncogene B-3 (ERBB3) in GC tissues, paired non-cancerous tissues, and SGC7901 GC cells. RT-qPCR was conducted to determine the mRNA and miR-143 of ERBB3 quantita-tively. Bioinformatics tools were used to predict the target gene of miR-143. Luciferase reporter assay was carried out to confirm the predicted target gene. Transwell and EdU assays were applied to observe the migration and proliferation of SGC7901 GC cells transfect-ed with miR-143 mimics/inhibitor/NC mimics/inhibitor.

Results:

Compared with the expression levels of ERBB3 and miR-143 in the paired non-cancerous tissues, the expression level of ERBB3 was upregulated and the expression level of miR-143 was downregulated in GC tissues. In the prediction of the potential target gene, miR-143 could bind to a specific sequence of the 3′-untranslated regions (UTR) of the mRNA of ERBB3. This finding was supported by luciferase reporter assay results. In vitro, ERBB3 protein expression and cell migration and proliferation were suppressed significantly in the SGC7901 cells transfected with miR-143 mimics. By contrast, these processes were remarkably enhanced when the cells were transfected with miR-143 inhibitor.

Conclusion:

miR-143 can suppress the migration and proliferation of GC cells by downregulating the expression of ERBB3.

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