Inhibition of PTTG1 expression by microRNA suppresses proliferation and induces apoptosis of malignant glioma cells

  • Authors:
    • Xing Su
    • Jianguo Chen
    • Lanchun Ni
    • Wei Shi
    • Jinlong Shi
    • Xiaojiang Liu
    • Yu Zhang
    • Peipei Gong
    • Hui Zhu
    • Qingfeng Huang
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  • Published online on: August 22, 2016     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.5035
  • Pages: 3463-3471
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Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the role of pituitary tumor-transforming gene 1 (PTTG1) in the proliferation, invasion and apoptosis of human malignant glioma U251 cells. Firstly, 2 microRNAs (miRNAs) targeting PTTG1 messenger (m)RNA were ligated into a pcDNA6.2-GW/EmGFP-miR expression vector. The recombinant plasmids, miRNA‑1 and miRNA-2 (miR‑2), were transfected into U251 cells using the liposome method. PTTG1 mRNA and protein levels were evaluated using quantitative polymerase chain reaction and western blot analysis. The proliferation and invasion abilities of U251 cells were determined using methylthiazol tetrazolium and Matrigel assays. Flow cytometry analysis with Annexin V/propidium iodide double staining was used to determine the percentage of apoptotic cells. PTTG1 expression was effectively suppressed by miR‑2. U251 cell growth was inhibited between 10.7 and 34.7% in the miR‑2 group compared with the blank group. The Matrigel assay demonstrated that the percentage of infiltrating U251 cells was significantly lower in the miR‑2 group (12.3±1.0%) compared to the blank group (24.7±1.4%; P<0.001) and the negative control group (24.0±2.0%; P<0.05). A higher percentage of apoptotic U251 cells were observed in the miR‑2 group compared with the blank group (53.6 vs. 32.4%) using flow cytometry due to cycle arrests at the G2/M phase. The miR‑2‑transfected U251 cells were subcutaneously injected into nude mice, and these mice possessed a decreased tumor tissue growth rate and higher percentage of apoptotic cells compared with the blank and negative control groups. In conclusion, PTTG1 gene expression in human malignant glioma U251 cells was effectively suppressed by exogenous miR‑2. The downregulation of PTTG1 induced glioma cell apoptosis and cell cycle arrest at the G2/M phase, which inhibited cell proliferation, reverse invasion and infiltration of glioma cells.
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Su X, Chen J, Ni L, Shi W, Shi J, Liu X, Zhang Y, Gong P, Zhu H, Huang Q, Huang Q, et al: Inhibition of PTTG1 expression by microRNA suppresses proliferation and induces apoptosis of malignant glioma cells. Oncol Lett 12: 3463-3471, 2016
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Su, X., Chen, J., Ni, L., Shi, W., Shi, J., Liu, X. ... Huang, Q. (2016). Inhibition of PTTG1 expression by microRNA suppresses proliferation and induces apoptosis of malignant glioma cells. Oncology Letters, 12, 3463-3471. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.5035
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Su, X., Chen, J., Ni, L., Shi, W., Shi, J., Liu, X., Zhang, Y., Gong, P., Zhu, H., Huang, Q."Inhibition of PTTG1 expression by microRNA suppresses proliferation and induces apoptosis of malignant glioma cells". Oncology Letters 12.5 (2016): 3463-3471.
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Su, X., Chen, J., Ni, L., Shi, W., Shi, J., Liu, X., Zhang, Y., Gong, P., Zhu, H., Huang, Q."Inhibition of PTTG1 expression by microRNA suppresses proliferation and induces apoptosis of malignant glioma cells". Oncology Letters 12, no. 5 (2016): 3463-3471. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.5035