miR-221 and miR-222 synergistically regulate hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 1 to promote cell proliferation and migration in gastric cancer

Gastric cancer is a common malignancy with limited treatment options and poor prognosis. Introduction of novel pathways of gastric cancer will provide candidates for target therapy. Hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 1 is an integral-membrane proteinase inhibitor. Hepatocyte growth fa...

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Main Authors: Tao Ning, Haiyang Zhang, Xinyi Wang, Shuang Li, Le Zhang, Ting Deng, Likun Zhou, Xia Wang, Rui Liu, Ming Bai, Shaohua Ge, Hongli Li, Dingzhi Huang, Guoguang Ying, Yi Ba
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Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-05-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1010428317701636
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author Tao Ning
Haiyang Zhang
Xinyi Wang
Shuang Li
Le Zhang
Ting Deng
Likun Zhou
Xia Wang
Rui Liu
Ming Bai
Shaohua Ge
Hongli Li
Dingzhi Huang
Guoguang Ying
Yi Ba
author_facet Tao Ning
Haiyang Zhang
Xinyi Wang
Shuang Li
Le Zhang
Ting Deng
Likun Zhou
Xia Wang
Rui Liu
Ming Bai
Shaohua Ge
Hongli Li
Dingzhi Huang
Guoguang Ying
Yi Ba
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description Gastric cancer is a common malignancy with limited treatment options and poor prognosis. Introduction of novel pathways of gastric cancer will provide candidates for target therapy. Hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 1 is an integral-membrane proteinase inhibitor. Hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 1 abnormality is found in various cancers and correlates with tumor progression and metastasis. However, the mechanisms underlying the dysregulation of hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 1 expression in gastric cancer remain unclear. Although microRNAs have been reported to be involved in the development of cancer, the roles of miR-221 and miR-222 in gastric cancer have not been reported yet. In this study, we showed that hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 1 protein was downregulated, while miR-221 and miR-222 were significantly increased in gastric cancer tissues. Bioinformatic predictions and luciferase assay verified that the 3′-untranslated region of the HAI-1 gene is a direct target site for miR-221 and miR-222. Overexpression of miR-221 and miR-222 in MGC-803 cells leads to the inhibition of hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 1 protein expression, thus promoting cell proliferation and migration; whereas knockdown of miR-221 and miR-222 showed opposite effects. Moreover, we found that the expression level of hepatocyte growth factor activator protein was increased when hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 1 was knocked down in MGC-803 cells. Thus, gastric cancer is probably an autocrine tumor, and the antitumor mechanism of hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 1 in vitro might be mediated by regulating the expression of hepatocyte growth factor activator protein. Therefore, our data illustrated a novel pathway comprising miR-221and miR-222 and hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 1 in gastric cancer, which is a potential target for future clinical use.
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spelling doaj-art-706245f7de3d4edf93cead1d0d5cb7be2025-08-20T03:56:13ZengSAGE PublishingTumor Biology1423-03802017-05-013910.1177/1010428317701636miR-221 and miR-222 synergistically regulate hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 1 to promote cell proliferation and migration in gastric cancerTao NingHaiyang ZhangXinyi WangShuang LiLe ZhangTing DengLikun ZhouXia WangRui LiuMing BaiShaohua GeHongli LiDingzhi HuangGuoguang YingYi BaGastric cancer is a common malignancy with limited treatment options and poor prognosis. Introduction of novel pathways of gastric cancer will provide candidates for target therapy. Hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 1 is an integral-membrane proteinase inhibitor. Hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 1 abnormality is found in various cancers and correlates with tumor progression and metastasis. However, the mechanisms underlying the dysregulation of hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 1 expression in gastric cancer remain unclear. Although microRNAs have been reported to be involved in the development of cancer, the roles of miR-221 and miR-222 in gastric cancer have not been reported yet. In this study, we showed that hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 1 protein was downregulated, while miR-221 and miR-222 were significantly increased in gastric cancer tissues. Bioinformatic predictions and luciferase assay verified that the 3′-untranslated region of the HAI-1 gene is a direct target site for miR-221 and miR-222. Overexpression of miR-221 and miR-222 in MGC-803 cells leads to the inhibition of hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 1 protein expression, thus promoting cell proliferation and migration; whereas knockdown of miR-221 and miR-222 showed opposite effects. Moreover, we found that the expression level of hepatocyte growth factor activator protein was increased when hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 1 was knocked down in MGC-803 cells. Thus, gastric cancer is probably an autocrine tumor, and the antitumor mechanism of hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 1 in vitro might be mediated by regulating the expression of hepatocyte growth factor activator protein. Therefore, our data illustrated a novel pathway comprising miR-221and miR-222 and hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 1 in gastric cancer, which is a potential target for future clinical use.https://doi.org/10.1177/1010428317701636
spellingShingle Tao Ning
Haiyang Zhang
Xinyi Wang
Shuang Li
Le Zhang
Ting Deng
Likun Zhou
Xia Wang
Rui Liu
Ming Bai
Shaohua Ge
Hongli Li
Dingzhi Huang
Guoguang Ying
Yi Ba
miR-221 and miR-222 synergistically regulate hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 1 to promote cell proliferation and migration in gastric cancer
Tumor Biology
title miR-221 and miR-222 synergistically regulate hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 1 to promote cell proliferation and migration in gastric cancer
title_full miR-221 and miR-222 synergistically regulate hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 1 to promote cell proliferation and migration in gastric cancer
title_fullStr miR-221 and miR-222 synergistically regulate hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 1 to promote cell proliferation and migration in gastric cancer
title_full_unstemmed miR-221 and miR-222 synergistically regulate hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 1 to promote cell proliferation and migration in gastric cancer
title_short miR-221 and miR-222 synergistically regulate hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 1 to promote cell proliferation and migration in gastric cancer
title_sort mir 221 and mir 222 synergistically regulate hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 1 to promote cell proliferation and migration in gastric cancer
url https://doi.org/10.1177/1010428317701636
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