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    miR-1299 suppresses cell proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by targeting CDK6
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    Targeted therapies have been proven as promising in the treatment of breast cancer and have improved survival and quality of life in advanced breast cancer. We previously identified a novel peptide SA12 which showed significant activity in the inhibition of proliferation and induction of apoptosis in SKBr-3 cells.The present study investigated the potential antitumor role of SA12 in breast cancer cell lines MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 through Cell Counting Kit-8 assay and colony formation assay, and examined the cell cycle distribution using flow cytometry analysis. Furthermore, the expression of cell cycle-related genes cyclin D1, CDK4, and tumor suppressor gene p16 were examined by real-time polymerase chain reaction and Western blot to explore the molecular mechanism.We determined that peptide SA12 suppressed the proliferation of MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cell lines through the G0/G1 phase cell cycle arrest. Moreover, the expressions of cell cycle-associated genes cyclin D1 and CDK4 were downregulated and the expression of tumor suppressor gene p16 was upregulated after treatment with SA12. MECP2 was required for the enhanced expression of p16 gene induced by SA12, which further inhibits CDK4/CDK6 activation and arrests the cell cycle progression from G0/G1 to S phase.We concluded that SA-12 inhibits the proliferation of MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells through G0/G1 cell cycle arrest. Cell cycle related genes cyclin D1, CDK4, and p16 participate in the process, and MECP2 is essential for the enhanced expression of p16 gene induced by SA-12.
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    It has been shown that a variety of cell cycle-related proteins play important roles in the process of carcinogenesis including hepatocarcinogenesis. In the present study, we evaluated mRNA and protein expression of G1 phase-related cell cycle molecules in the process of hepatocarcinogenesis, using Long-Evans Cinnamon (LEC) rats, an animal model of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The expression of cyclin D1, cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (Cdk4) and Cdk6 was measured quantitatively by real-time polymerase chain reaction. Cyclin D1 mRNA expression was increased significantly in chronic hepatitis liver compared with normal liver, and then decreased in HCC and the surrounding precancerous liver of LEC rats. Levels of Cdk4 mRNA were increased significantly in HCC compared to precancerous and chronic hepatitis livers. In contrast, mRNA levels of Cdk6 did not change significantly during hepatocarcinogenesis. We also evaluated the protein levels of these G1 phase-related cell cycle molecules by Western blot analyses and confirmed similar results. Total amounts of retinoblastoma protein (pRb) in the liver did not change significantly in the process of hepatocarcinogenesis in LEC rats. However, levels of phosphorylated pRb were increased markedly in the process of hepatocarcinogenesis, and the highest in HCC compared to precancerous, chronic hepatitis and normal livers. These results indicate that cyclin D1 may be involved in the regeneration of hepatocytes rather than hepatocarcinogenesis, while Cdk4 but not Cdk6 may play an important role in the development of HCC.
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    RNA-mediated interference (RNAi) has become a promising biopesticide technology with which to direct sequence-specific gene knockdown of key targets in the potato psyllid (PoP) Bactericera cockerelli, resulting in significant mortality. In this study, three strategically selected target genes, ATF4, C7 and D24, essential for the biosynthesis and regulation of ecdysteroids, were evaluated for knockdown and mortality using oral delivery of individual, paired and all three double-stranded RNAs (dsRNAs), in five replicated experiments. Knockdown was determined as the fold-change in gene expression using a quantitative polymerase chain reaction.Knockdown of the D24 target, at 39%-45%, resulted in 51% PoP mortality by 10 days post-ingestion (dpi) of dsRNA. Knockdown of C7, at 38%-61%, resulted in 53% mortality by 10 dpi, whereas dsD24 ingestion resulted in 65% mortality by 10 dpi when dsD24 and dsC7 were co-delivered. Three phenotypes, INCOMEC, PREMEC and SWOLLEN, were observed at a frequency of 4%-12%, and are consistent with incomplete ecdysis in immature and/or adult PoP. Adult PoP exhibiting INCOMEC survived for several days but were unable to mate or fly, whereas SWOLLEN and PREMEC were lethal to the immature instars. Knockdown of ATF4 did not result in the mortality or malformations in immature and adult PoP.Compared with knockdown of individual D24 and C7 targets, significantly greater RNAi penetrance was achieved following delivery of combined dsRNAs. The highest knockdown that resulted in incomplete ecdysis and/or mortality was obtained for targets with predicted involvement in the same or interacting pathway(s). Knockdown of ATF4 was apparently "rescued" by uncharacterized compensatory gene(s) or effects. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry.
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    Objective To study the internal mechanism of inhibition of glioma cell cycle from G1 phase into S phase by miR-7.Methods After transfecting plasmid containing miR-7 into U251 glioma cell line,hybridization in situ and real-time PCR were used to detect the gene integration,and the cell cycle was detected by flow cytometry.The protein expression level of EGFR,CyclinD1,CyclinE,CDK2,CDK4,CDK6,P16,P21 and P27 were detected by Western blot.The corrclation among them was analyzed by software SPSS 13.0.Results The real-time PCR showed that miR-7 gene was successfully integrated into U251 glioma cells,and it was mainly localized in the nucleus and cytoplasm from in situ hybridization results.After miR-7 gene transfection,the cell proliferation rate slowed down,and most of them were inhibited in G1 phase in mitotic cells.As meanwhile,the percentage of S phase cells decreased significantly ( P <0.05).The expression level of miR-7 was negatively correlated with EGFR,CyclinD1,CDK4,and CDK6 ( P < 0.01 ),and was negatively correlated with CyclinE and CDK2 (0.01 < P <0.05),but was positively correlated with P16 ( P <0.01 ).There was no correlation with P21 and P27 ( P> 0.05 ).Conclusion Through effective silencing the expression of oncogene EGFR,miR-7 may inhibit the activity of protein complex CyclinD1/CDK4/6,which is an important cell cycle G1 phase regulatory.With the P16 synergies,they inhibit glioma cell cycle from G1 phase into S phase.So miR-7 is expected to become a new drug candidate for glioma treatment. Key words: Glioma; microRNA; Epidermal growth factor receptor
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