1. miR-98-5p inhibits gastric cancer cell stemness and chemoresistance by targeting branched-chain aminotransferases 1.
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Zhan, Panpan, Shu, Xiong, Chen, Meng, Sun, Lixin, Yu, Long, Liu, Jun, Sun, Lichao, Yang, Zhihua, and Ran, Yuliang
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STOMACH cancer , *DRUG resistance in cancer cells , *CANCER cells , *AMINOTRANSFERASES , *CANCER stem cells , *PACLITAXEL - Abstract
Gastric cancer stem cells (GCSCs) have been used as a therapeutic target. This study aims to estimate the role of miR-98-5p (termed miR-98) in the development of GCSCs. The expression of miR-98 in CD44+ GCSCs was verified by RT-PCR. The miR-98 was overexpressed in CD44+ GCSCs by Lentivirus. The ability of self-renewal, invasion, chemoresistance and tumorigenicity was detected in vitro or in vivo after overexpression of miR-98. The target genes of miR-98 were predicted and verified by luciferase reporter assays. The effects miR-98 / BCAT1 signaling on the chemoresistance and tumorigenicity of CD44+ GCSCs were investigated in a xenograft model by rescue experiments. We have shown that miR-98 was decreased in CD44+ GCSCs. The overexpression of miR-98 could inhibit the expression of stem-related genes and the ability of self-renewal, invasion, and tumorigenicity of GCSCs. Also, we found that miR-98 overexpression enhances the sensitivity to cisplatin treatment in vitro. Using a xenograft model, we showed that miR-98 overexpression reversed paclitaxel resistance to CD44+ GCSCs. Finally, we found that branched-chain aminotransferases 1 (BCAT1) is a target gene of miR-98. Overexpressed BCAT1 reversed xenograft tumor formation ability and attenuated the paclitaxel chemosensitivity induced by miR-98 downregulation. Furthermore, BCAT1 restoration affected the expression of invasion and drug resistance-related genes. This study revealed miR-98 inhibits gastric cancer cell stemness and chemoresistance by targeting BCAT1, suggesting that this miR-98 / BCAT1 axis represents a potential therapeutic target in gastric cancer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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