miR-145 inhibits proliferation and migration of breast cancer cells by directly or indirectly regulating TGF-β1 expression

  • Authors:
    • Yanling Ding
    • Chunfu Zhang
    • Jiahui Zhang
    • Nannan Zhang
    • Tao Li
    • Jie Fang
    • Yi Zhang
    • Feiyang Zuo
    • Zehua Tao
    • Shengnan Tang
    • Wei Zhu
    • Huabiao Chen
    • Xiaochun Sun
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  • Published online on: April 4, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2017.3945
  • Pages: 1701-1710
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Abstract

Studies have demonstrated low expression of miR-145 associated with cell proliferation and migration in a wide variety of tumors. Here, we studied the expression of miR-145 in relation to the occurrence and development of breast cancer. Total RNA from breast cancer tissue and corresponding adjacent normal tissue was extracted and used to detect miR-145 expression by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). We also transfected breast cancer cells with hsa-miR-145 mimics, hsa-miR-145 inhibitor, mimics negative control (mimics NC) or inhibitor negative control (inhibitor NC). Cell proliferation was analyzed by colony formation assays and methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium assays. Cell proliferation in breast cancer cells was decreased after overexpression of miR-145 and increased following miR-145 suppression. Cell migration and invasion were assessed using Transwell and wound healing assays, respectively, and were also decreased after overexpression of miR-145 and increased after miR-145 suppression in breast cancer cells. Finally, western blot assays showed that overexpression of miR-145 inhibited expression of transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1). Collectively, these data suggest that miR-145 may inhibit TGF-β1 protein expression which may in turn contribute to tumor formation.

Introduction

Breast cancer is one of the most frequently diagnosed malignant cancers in women worldwide (1). Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among females, with a yearly toll of more than 40,000 deaths in the United States alone (2). Furthermore, the number of cases is increasing, which represents a serious threat to women's health and their quality of life. Therefore, research in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer is very important (3).

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play important roles in cancers (4). miRNAs form a class of small non-coding RNAs (5) which function by binding to the 3′ terminal untranslated region of targeted mRNAs to inhibit their translation (6). Furthermore, miRNAs are important for regulating various biological processes including proliferation, migration and inhibition of apoptosis (7). miR-145 is a microRNA which has been widely studied in cancer and has been shown to be expressed at low levels in a wide variety of tumors, including bladder cancer (8), colorectal cancer (9), and lung cancer (10).

In this study, we examined the role of miR-145 in human breast cancer. Expression levels of miR-145 in breast cancer tissue and adjacent normal tissue were first analyzed using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) (3). We then transfected breast cancer cells with hsa-miR-145 mimics, hsa-miR-145 inhibitor, mimics negative control (mimics NC) and inhibitor negative control (inhibitor NC). Cell proliferation was analyzed by colony formation assay and MTT cell proliferation assay. Cell migration was assessed using Transwell and wound-healing assays. Previous studies indicated that transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) played an important role in growth and metastasis of breast cancer cells (11). To detect the relationship between TGF-β1 and miR-145, we used western blot analysis to analyze protein expression of TGF-β1.

Materials and methods

Breast cancer and normal tissues

The ethics committee of Jiangsu University (Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China) approved all aspects of this study. Documented informed consent was obtained from all subjects. Breast cancer tissues and corresponding adjacent normal tissues were obtained from the Department of Surgery, the Second People's Hospital of Kunshan, China. Cancer status was histologically confirmed, and all tissues were immediately stored at -80°C.

Cell culture

Breast cancer cells (MCF-7 and MDA-MB 231) were provided from Nanjing University and grown in DMEM (Gibco, Carlsbad, CA, USA) containing 10% fetal bovine serum (ExCell Biology, Shanghai, China) at 37°C in a humidified chamber.

Cell transfection

Breast cancer cells were seeded in 6-well plates. After 24 h, the cells were transfected with 100 nM of miR-145 mimics, miR-145 inhibitor, mimics NC or inhibitor NC (provided by GenePharma, Shanghai, China), using Lipofectamine-2000 (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA, USA) according to the manufacturer's protocol. The sequences are listed in Table I.

Table I

Sequences of miR-145 mimics, miR-145 inhibitor and negative controls.

Table I

Sequences of miR-145 mimics, miR-145 inhibitor and negative controls.

NameSequence
Hsa-miR-145 mimic
 Sense 5′-GUCCAGUUUUCCCAGGAAUCCCU-3′
 Antisense 5′-GGAUUCCUGGGAAAACUGGACUU-3′
Mimic-negative control
 Sense 5′-UUCUUCGAACGUGUCACGUTT-3′
 Antisense 5′-ACGUGACACGUUCGGAGAATT-3′
Hsa-miR-145 inhibitor 5′-AGGGAUUCCUGGGAAAACUGGAC-3′
Inhibitor negative control 5′-CAGUACUUUUGUGUAGUACAA-3′
Quantitative real-time PCR

Total cellular RNA was isolated from tissue samples and cells using TRIzol reagent (Invitrogen) according to the manufacturer's protocol. RNA (1 μg) was reverse transcribed into cDNA using reverse transcriptase (GenePharma). The expression levels of miR-145 were evaluated by quantitative real-time PCR performed using a SYBR green-containing PCR kit (GenePharma). A CFX-96 real-time fluorescence thermal cycler (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA) was used for quantitative miRNA and mRNA detection. U6 snRNA was used for normalization of miR-145 expression levels and GAPDH was used for normalization of TGF-β1 mRNA expression levels. Primer sequences are listed in Table II. miR-145 and TGF-β1 mRNA expression levels were calculated using the 2−ΔCt method relative to U6 snRNA and GAPDH.

Table II

Specific primers for target and control genes.

Table II

Specific primers for target and control genes.

NameSequence
miR-145F: 5′-CAGTCTTGTCCAGTTTTCCCAG-3′
R: 5′-TATGCTTGTTCTCGTCTCTGTGTC-3′
U6snRNAF: 5′-ATTGGAACGATACAGAGAAGATT-3′
R: 5′-GGAACGCTTCACGAATTTG-3′
TGFB1F: 5′-GTACCTGAACCCGTGTTGCT-3′
R: 5′-GTATCGCCAGGAATTGTTGC-3′
GAPDHF: 5′-GAAGGTGAAGGTCGGAGTC-3′
R: 5′-GAAGATGGTGATGGGATTTC-3

[i] F, forward; R, reverse.

Cell proliferation assay

The effect of miR-145 on proliferation was measured using Thiazolyl Blue Tetrazolium Bromide-MTT (Amresco, Solon, OH, USA). Briefly, 4×103 cells transfected with miR-145 mimics, miR-145 inhibitor, mimics NC or inhibitor NC were plated in 96-well plates. MTT reagent was added to each well 24, 48 and 72 h after seeding. After 4 h incubation, the reagent was removed and dimethyl sulfoxide was added to each well. The absorbance value in each well was measured with an FLx800 Fluorescence Microplate Reader (BioTek, Winooski, VT, USA) at 490 nm.

Colony formation assay

Breast cancer cells transfected with miR-145 mimics, miR-145 inhibitor, mimics NC or inhibitor NC were seeded into six-well plates and incubated for 12 days. Colonies were fixed with formaldehyde, stained with crystal violet and counted. Assays were performed in triplicate.

Transwell invasion assay

Transwell invasion assays were performed using Transwell plates (Corning Inc., Corning, NY, USA) containing membranes with 8 μm pores. Breast cancer cells were transfected with miR-145 mimics, miR-145 inhibitor, mimics NC or inhibitor NC. After 48 h, 4×104 cells were resuspended in 200 μl serum-free medium and seeded into the upper chamber. Culture medium containing 10% fetal bovine serum was added to the lower chamber as the chemoattractant. The cells were incubated in a humidified incubator at 37°C for 14 h, and cells which had migrated to the lower surface of the insert were stained and counted. Assays were performed in triplicate.

Wound scratch assay

Wound scratch assays were performed in 6-well Transwell chambers (Corning). Cells transfected with miR-145 mimics, miR-145 inhibitor, mimics NC or inhibitor NC were plated and grown to 100% confluence Scratches were created with sterile pipette tips. The wounds were photographed at 0 and 48 h and monitored following standard protocols.

Western blot analysis

We use a modified radio immunoprecipitation assay lysis buffer (Beyotime, Shanghai, China) and phenylmethanesulfonyl fluoride (Beyotime) to extract total cellular protein from cells 48 h after they were transfected with miR-145 mimics, miR-145 inhibitor, mimics NC or inhibitor NC. Equal amounts of protein lysates (100–150 μg) were separated by 10% sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (Beyotime) and then transferred to polyvinylidene fluoride membranes (Beyotime). The membranes were blocked with 5% nonfat milk for 2 h and then incubated with primary anti-TGF-β1 (Bioworld Technology, Inc, St. Louis, MN, USA, BS1361, dilution of 1:500) and anti-GAPDH (Ruiying, RLM3029, dilution of 1:1000) at 4°C overnight. Membranes were washed three times in TBST (Tris Buffered Saline, with Tween-20), 10 min per wash, and incubated with HRP (horseradish peroxidase)-conjugated secondary antibodies (anti-mouse or anti-rabbit IgG, Ruiying, RS0001 and RS0002, dilution of 1:2000) for 2 h at room temperature. Finally, immunoblots were visualized using chemiluminescence reagents (ECL, Beyotime).

Statistical analyses

Results were expressed as means ± standard deviation (SD) using the GraphPad Prism V5.0 software program (GraphPad, San Diego, CA, USA). P-values were obtained from t-tests for either paired or independent samples. P-value <0.05 was considered to indicate a statistically significant difference.

Results

Expression level of miR-145 is decreased in breast cancer tissues compared with adjacent normal tissue

Total RNA extracted from breast cancer tissue and corresponding adjacent normal tissue was analyzed using qRT-PCR to determine the level of miR-145. The expression level of miR-145 was decreased in breast cancer tissues compared with normal adjacent tissues (Fig. 1). We then transfected miR-145 mimics or inhibitor into breast cancer cell lines (MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7) to confirm their effect on miR-145 expression. After 6 h, we evaluated transfection efficiency by fluorescence microscopy and verified miR-145 expression levels by qRT-PCR and found that the transfection was successful (Fig. 2).

miR-145 inhibits the proliferation of breast cancer cells

Cell proliferation assays indicated that proliferation was inhibited when cells were transfected with miR-145 mimics compared with mimics NC transfection (Fig. 3). Furthermore, cell proliferation increased following transfection with miR-145 inhibitor compared with inhibitor NC transfection (Fig. 3). These data showed that miR-145 could decrease the proliferation of breast cancer cells.

miR-145 decreases colony formation of breast cancer cells

Colony formation assays showed that cell colony formation was inhibited when cells were transfected with miR-145 mimics compared with mimics NC transfection (Fig. 4). In contrast, cells transfected with miR-145 inhibitor formed more colonies than inhibitor NC-transfected cells (Fig. 4). These results showed that miR-145 could inhibit colony formation in breast cancer cells.

miR-145 influences the invasive ability of breast cancer cells

Transwell invasion assays showed that the number of membrane-penetrating cells transfected with miR-145 mimics was significantly less than the number transfected with mimics NC (Fig. 5). Moreover, the number of membrane-penetrating cells transfected with miR-145 inhibitor was significantly greater than the number of cells transfected with inhibitor NC (Fig. 5). We therefore concluded that miR-145 could inhibit breast cancer cell invasion (Fig. 5).

miR-145 decreases the migration of breast cancer cells

Wound scratch assays showed that the wound size in the miR-145-transfected group was greater at 48 h than that in the mimics negative control groups, indicating that cells transfected with miR-145 mimics migrated more slowly than cells transfected with mimics NC. Cells transfected with miR-145 inhibitor migrated the most rapidly of all transfected cells. Therefore, miR-145 decreased the migratory ability of breast cancer cells (Fig. 6).

TGF-β1 mRNA and protein expression

The impact of miR-145 on TGF-β1 expression was detected by qRT-PCR assays and western blot analysis. Although we did not find apparent effects on TGF-β1 mRNA expression in miR-145 mimics or miR-145 inhibitor transfected cells (Fig. 7B–E), western blot analysis showed that TGF-β1 protein expression was significantly decreased or increased in the breast cancer cells after treatment of miR-145 mimics or miR-145 inhibitor (Fig. 7A).

Discussion

Breast cancer remains the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among females (1), and evidence suggests that 20–50% of patients first diagnosed with primary breast cancer will eventually develop metastatic disease (2). Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease with varied morphological appearances, molecular features, behavior and response to therapy (12). Unfortunately, current treatment strategies for breast cancer metastasis still largely rely on the use of systemic cytotoxic agents, which usually cause severe side effects, and in many cases have limited long-term success (2). Consequently, developing targeted treatment for breast cancer is of great importance (13). miRNAs are critical regulators of gene expression. Since overexpression of oncogenes or lower expression of tumor suppressor genes will eventually lead to the occurrence of cancer (14), miRNA expression and cancer may be closely linked.

Since miRNAs were first discovered in the early 1990s, they have been determined to play an increasingly important role in the development and progression of cancer (15). In addition, abnormal miRNA expression can affect cancer-related processes such as cell proliferation (16), apoptosis, invasion (16,17), and metastasis (17). Regulation of miRNA-mediated gene expression is vitally important in many biological processes such as inflammation and neurodegeneration (18). Recent studies have shown that some miRNAs can function as oncogenes or tumor suppressors and regulate cellular proliferation and apoptosis (15), but the role of miRNAs in mediating cancer metastasis remains unexplored (17,19).

Previous studies have shown that some miRNAs can influence the development of breast cancer, including miR-720 (20), miR-362 (21), miR-125b-1 (22) and miR-493 (23), among others. The role of miR-145 has been widely studied in cancer, and a number of studies have shown abnormal miR-145 expression in a wide variety of tumors, including colon cancer (24), bladder cancer (8), retinoblastoma (25) and colorectal cancer (9). In this study, we used qRT-PCR to detect the expression of miR-145 and found that miR-145 expression was significantly lower in breast cancer tissues compared with corresponding adjacent normal tissues. We thus hypothesized that miR-145 may act as a tumor suppressor. Cell proliferation, invasion and migration were significantly decreased by overexpression of miR-145 in breast cancer cells as shown by MTT assay, colony formation assay, wound healing assay and Transwell assay, whereas low expression of miR-145 significantly enhanced cell growth, invasion and migration. It has been shown that miR-145 inhibits cell proliferation, invasion and metastasis by acting as a tumor suppressor in other types of cancer, such as bladder cancer (8), gastric cancer (26), lung cancer (27) and ovarian cancer (28). Previous studies have established that microRNA-145 targets TRIM2 and exerts tumor-suppressing functions in ovarian cancer (29). Thus, these previous studies are consistent with our current data suggesting that miR-145 plays a role as a tumor suppressor in regulating the growth of breast cancer.

From previous studies we know that TGF-β1 may play an important role in growth and metastasis of breast cancer cells (11). During tumor development, tumor cells secrete large amounts of active TGF-β1 which may promote tumor invasion and metastasis (30). In this study, we demonstrated TGF-β1 as a factor mediating the effect of miR-145. The human TGF-β family comprises three isoforms: TGF-β1, TGF-β2 and TGF-β3 (31). As the major isoform, TGF-β1 has been reported to be overexpressed in many tumors including bladder cancer (32), colorectal cancer (33), cervical neoplasia (34) and pancreatic cancer (35), and associated with tumor transformation and progression (36). Furthermore, as a member of the transforming growth factor family, TGF-β1 is involved in enhancing tumor growth, progression and transformation, as well as the invasive and metastatic potential of tumors (3638).

Finally, we explored the relationship between miR-145 and TGF-β1 expression. We used qRT-PCR assays and western blot analysis to assess the impact of miR-145 on TGF-β1 expression. We did not find apparent effects on TGF-β1 mRNA expression in miR-145 mimics or miR-145 inhibitor transfected cells, but western blot analysis showed that TGF-β1 protein expression was significantly decreased or increased in the breast cancer cells after treatment of miR-145 mimics or miR-145 inhibitor. When a miRNA is perfectly complementary to its target, it can specifically degrade the target mRNA (39). We did not find hsa-miR-145 binding site of TGF-β1 mRNA, thus we did not find apparent effects on TGF-β1 mRNA expression. The mechanism of miR-145 inhibiting TGF-β1 protein expression requires further study.

In conclusion, in this study, we explore the role of miR-145 in breast cancer development and progression. Our data suggests that miR-145 may act as a tumor-suppressor miRNA in breast cancer through inhibiting proliferation and migration of breast cancer cells. In addition, miR-145 inhibits the protein expression of TGF-β1 which may in turn contribute to tumor formation.

Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the Open Projects of the State Key Laboratory of Immunology of China (grant no. 20150511) and the Science Foundation of Kunshan (grant no. KS1331).

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