MicroRNA-17 induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition consistent with the cancer stem cell phenotype by regulating CYP7B1 expression in colon cancer

  • Authors:
    • Xiang‑Peng Xi
    • Jing Zhuang
    • Mu‑Jian Teng
    • Li‑Jian Xia
    • Ming‑Yu Yang
    • Qing‑Gen Liu
    • Jing‑Bo Chen
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  • Published online on: June 6, 2016     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2016.2624
  • Pages: 499-506
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Abstract

MicroRNA-17 (miRNA-17/miR‑17) expression has been confirmed to be significantly higher in colorectal cancer tissues than in normal tissues. However, its exact role in colorectal cancer has not yet been fully elucidated. In this study, we found that miR-17 not only promoted epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), but also promoted the formation of a stem cell-like population in colon cancer DLD1 cells. We also wished to determine the role of cytochrome P450, family 7, subfamily B, polypeptide 1 (CYP7B1) in CRC. miR-17 was overexpressed using a recombinant plasmid and CYP7B1 was silenced by transfection with shRNA. Western blot analysis was used to determine protein expression in the DLD1 cells and in tumor tissues obtained from patients with colon cancer. Our results revealed that miR‑17 overexpression led to the degradation of CYP7B1 mRNA expression in DLD1 cells. In addition, we found that the silencing of CYB7B1 promoted EMT and the formation of a stem cell-like population in the cells. Thus, our findings demonstrate that miR‑17 induces EMT consistent with the cancer stem cell phenotype by regulating CYP7B1 expression in colon cancer.
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Xi XP, Zhuang J, Teng MJ, Xia LJ, Yang MY, Liu QG and Chen JB: MicroRNA-17 induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition consistent with the cancer stem cell phenotype by regulating CYP7B1 expression in colon cancer. Int J Mol Med 38: 499-506, 2016
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Xi, X., Zhuang, J., Teng, M., Xia, L., Yang, M., Liu, Q., & Chen, J. (2016). MicroRNA-17 induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition consistent with the cancer stem cell phenotype by regulating CYP7B1 expression in colon cancer. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 38, 499-506. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2016.2624
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Xi, X., Zhuang, J., Teng, M., Xia, L., Yang, M., Liu, Q., Chen, J."MicroRNA-17 induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition consistent with the cancer stem cell phenotype by regulating CYP7B1 expression in colon cancer". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 38.2 (2016): 499-506.
Chicago
Xi, X., Zhuang, J., Teng, M., Xia, L., Yang, M., Liu, Q., Chen, J."MicroRNA-17 induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition consistent with the cancer stem cell phenotype by regulating CYP7B1 expression in colon cancer". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 38, no. 2 (2016): 499-506. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2016.2624