miR-340 inhibits glioblastoma cell proliferation by suppressing CDK6, cyclin-D1 and cyclin-D2

Journal Article · Fri May 08 04:00:00 EDT 2015 · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BBRC.2015.03.088· OSTI ID:22462037

Li, Xuesong; Gong, Xuhai ^[1]; Chen, Jing ^[2]; Zhang, Jinghui ^[3]; Sun, Jiahang ^[4]; Guo, Mian ^[4]

---

1. Department of Neurology, Daqing Oilfield General Hospital, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163001 (China)
2. Department of Neurology, Daqing Longnan Hospital, Daqing, Heilongjiang, 163001 China (China)
3. Department of Cardiology, The Fourth Hospital of Harbin City, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150026 (China)
4. Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150086 (China)

Glioblastoma development is often associated with alteration in the activity and expression of cell cycle regulators, such as cyclin-dependent kinases (CKDs) and cyclins, resulting in aberrant cell proliferation. Recent studies have highlighted the pivotal roles of miRNAs in controlling the development and growth of glioblastoma. Here, we provide evidence for a function of miR-340 in the inhibition of glioblastoma cell proliferation. We found that miR-340 is downregulated in human glioblastoma tissue samples and several established glioblastoma cell lines. Proliferation and neurosphere formation assays revealed that miR-340 plays an oncosuppressive role in glioblastoma, and that its ectopic expression causes significant defect in glioblastoma cell growth. Further, using bioinformatics, luciferase assay and western blot, we found that miR-340 specifically targets the 3′UTRs of CDK6, cyclin-D1 and cyclin-D2, leading to the arrest of glioblastoma cells in the G0/G1 cell cycle phase. Confirming these results, we found that re-introducing CDK6, cyclin-D1 or cyclin-D2 expression partially, but significantly, rescues cells from the suppression of cell proliferation and cell cycle arrest mediated by miR-340. Collectively, our results demonstrate that miR-340 plays a tumor-suppressive role in glioblastoma and may be useful as a diagnostic biomarker and/or a therapeutic avenue for glioblastoma. - Highlights: • miR-340 is downregulated in glioblastoma samples and cell lines. • miR-340 inhibits glioblastoma cell proliferation. • miR-340 directly targets CDK6, cyclin-D1, and cyclin-D2. • miR-340 regulates glioblastoma cell proliferation via CDK6, cyclin-D1 and cyclin-D2.

• OSTI ID: 22462037
• Journal Information: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Journal Name: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 460; ISSN 0006-291X; ISSN BBRCA9
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES
ANIMAL TISSUES
BIOLOGICAL MARKERS
CELL CYCLE
CELL PROLIFERATION
DEFECTS
GLIOMAS
HUMAN POPULATIONS
INHIBITION
LUCIFERASE
PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES
PLANT GROWTH