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Potential tumor suppressing role of microRNA-545 in epithelial ovarian cancer

  • Authors:
    • Xibiao Jia
    • Xiaogang Liu
    • Ming Li
    • Yu Zeng
    • Zaoming Feng
    • Xian Su
    • Yan Huang
    • Maomao Chen
    • Xueyi Yang
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  • Published online on: February 27, 2018     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.8130
  • Pages: 6386-6392
  • Copyright: © Jia et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License [CC BY_NC 4.0].

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Abstract

Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the most common type of ovarian cancer, which exhibits invasive traits. MicroRNAs (miRNAs/miRs) have been demonstrated to serve important functions in the pathogenesis of EOC. However, the function of miR‑545 in EOC remains unknown. In the present study, the function of miR‑545 in EOC was analyzed and it was identified that miR-545 is downregulated in EOC tissues and cell lines. Additionally, a low level of miR‑545 expression was associated with a low survival rate of patients with EOC. Furthermore, overexpression of miR‑545 inhibited cell growth and promoted apoptosis. Suppression of miR‑545 promoted cell growth and inhibited apoptosis. Additionally, the RAC‑γ serine/threonine‑protein kinase gene was targeted by miR‑545. Thus, it may be concluded that miR‑545 exhibited antitumor traits in EOC.

Introduction

Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the most common type of invasive ovarian cancer, and a leading cause of cancer-associated mortalities in females globally (1,2). In China, the incidence rate of ovarian cancer was 7.91/100,000 and the age-adjusted incidence rate was 5.35/100,000 between 1999 and 2010 (3). The incidence of EOC increases rapidly following menopause (4). Although a number of factors are involved the in the molecular mechanism behind EOC, these risk factors are not well defined and the pathogenesis of EOC remains unclear (5). The progress in the treatment of EOC is not optimistic, the prognosis is poor and the 5-year relative survival rate is ~30% (6).

In recent years the functions of microRNAs (miRNAs/miRs) in the cancer have begun to be revealed (712), and a number of miRNAs have been identified to be involved in the pathogenesis of EOC (1319). miRNAs are evolutionarily conserved, small non-coding RNAs that regulate the expression of genes and translocation of proteins (20).

The functions of miR-545 have been studied in several types of cancer. In pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, miR-545 inhibited cellular proliferation and was associated with a decreased survival rate in patients (21). In lung cancer, miR-545 suppressed cellular proliferation via the inhibition of cyclin D1 and cyclin-dependent kinase 4 expression (22). However, the function of miR-545 in EOC remains unknown.

In the present study, the expression level of miR-545 was analyzed in EOC tissues and the in vitro functions of miR-545 were investigated. Subsequently, the potential miR-545-target genes were assessed.

Materials and methods

Patients and tissues

A total of 27 EOC tissues and matched normal adjacent tissues were collected from 27 subjects (the mean age was 59.9 years, and the range was 36–45 years) who underwent surgery for the treatment of EOC at the West China Women's and Children's Hospital of Sichuan University (Chengdu, China). The histopathological diagnosis of EOC was provided and confirmed by the senior pathologist of the West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University (Chengdu, Sichuan 610041). The survival status of patients was recorded and used for Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. Patient information is summarized in Table I. The present study was approved by Ethic Committee of Sichuan University and each patient provided written informed consent.

Table I.

Characteristics of patients with ovarian cancer.

Table I.

Characteristics of patients with ovarian cancer.

No.Age, yearsTypeStageFollow-up time, monthsStatus
  145Epithelial ovarian cancer/serousIV34Deceased
  254Epithelial ovarian cancer/serousIV44Deceased
  346Epithelial ovarian cancer/serousIII55Deceased
  456Epithelial ovarian cancer/serousIII66Survived
  548Epithelial ovarian cancer/serousIV66Survived
  636Epithelial ovarian cancer/serousIII66Survived
  757Epithelial ovarian cancer/serousIII66Survived
  845Epithelial ovarian cancer/serousIV66Survived
  964Epithelial ovarian cancer/serousIV66Survived
1075Epithelial ovarian cancer/serousIV66Survived
1156Epithelial ovarian cancer/serousIV66Survived
1274Epithelial ovarian cancer/serousIV66Survived
1369Epithelial ovarian cancer/serousIV66Survived
1479Epithelial ovarian cancer/serousIV  4Deceased
1575Epithelial ovarian cancer/serousIV  7Deceased
1667Epithelial ovarian cancer/serousIV11Deceased
1765Epithelial ovarian cancer/serousIII13Deceased
1869Epithelial ovarian cancer/serousIV14Deceased
1973Epithelial ovarian cancer/serousIV19Deceased
2065Epithelial ovarian cancer/serousIV22Deceased
2159Epithelial ovarian cancer/serousIV27Deceased
2257Epithelial ovarian cancer/serousIII66Deceased
2363Epithelial ovarian cancer/serousIV66Survived
2467Epithelial ovarian cancer/serousIV66Survived
2554Epithelial ovarian cancer/serousIII66Survived
2651Epithelial ovarian cancer/serousIV66Survived
2749Epithelial ovarian cancer/serousIV66Survived
Cell lines

The EOC SKOV3 and HO8910 cell lines and the normal immortalized human ovarian surface epithelial cells IOSE29 were acquired from the Type Culture Collection of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Shanghai, China). Cells were cultured in RPMI-1640 medium with 10% fetal bovine serum (Invitrogen; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., Waltham, MA, USA) (23).

Reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR)

Following cell and tissue isolation, total RNA was purified from EOC tissues, IOSE29, SKOV3, HO8910 cell lines (treated or control group) using TRIzol reagent (Life Sciences; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.) according to the manufacturer's protocol. The extracted RNA was dissolved in DEPC-treated ddH2O and subjected to DNAse I treatment (catalog no, EN0521; Invitrogen; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.). Total RNA was reverse-transcribed to cDNA by using All-in-One miRNA First-Strand cDNA Synthesis kit (catalog no. AMRT-0020; Biocompare, South San Francisco, CA, USA). The PCR process was completed by SYBR® Green PCR Master Mix (catalog no. 4364344; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.). The primers were synthesized and tested by the Chengdu Haoyi Biotechnology Co., Ltd (http://haoyibio.net) (Chengdu, China). The following primers were used for the analysis: miR-545, 5S rRNA forward primer, 5′-ACGGCCATACCACCCTGAAC-3′, reverse primer, 5′-GGCGGTCTCCCATCCAAGTA-3′; U6 forward primer, 5′-CTCGCTTCGGCAGCACA-3′, reverse primer, 5′-AACGCTTCACGAATTTGCGT-3′. Data analysis were performed using the the 2−ΔΔCq method of normalization (24). U6 was used for the normalization of miR-545 (10,2527).

miR-545 mimics and anti-sense oligonucleotides transfection (ASO)

The miR-545 mimics (5′-UCAGCAAACAUUUAUUGUGUGC-3′), miR-545 ASO (5′-GCACACAAUAAAUGUUUGCUGA-3′) and negative controls (5′-UGGGCGUAUAGACGUGUUACAC-3′) were purchased from Dharmacon (GE Healthcare Life Sciences, Little Chalfont, UK). Cells were seeded at 2×105 per well in 6-well plates for further investigation. These cells were transfected with miR-545 mimics, miR-545 ASO or miR-545 mimics using Lipofectamine 2000 (Invitrogen; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.) according to the manufacturer's protocol. After 24 h, the transfected cells were used for further experiments.

Cell proliferation assay

The cellular proliferation was assessed using an MTT assay. SKOV3 and HO8910 cells were seeded into 96-well plates at a density of 5×105 cells/well. MTT reagent was added into the medium at a final concentration of 0.1 mg/ml and the plate was incubated at 37°C for 3 h. Following incubation, Dimethyl sulfoxide (100 µl) was added at 37°C for 15 min. Optical density was measured using a microplate reader at 570 nm.

Cell apoptosis analysis

Annexin V-fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) Staining/Detection kit (ab14085, Abcam, Cambridge, UK) was used. The binding buffer were prepared according to the manufacturer's protocol. Treated SKOV3 and HO8910 cells were suspended (5×105 cells/ml) in 1xbinding buffer. Annexin V-FITC (5 µl) was added and incubated for 15 min at room temperature. Subsequently, propidium iodide (5 µl) (ab14083, Abcam) was added for 5 min at room temperature, samples were analyzed with a flow cytometer using the 488 nm excitation line (Argon-ion laser or solid state laser) and emission detected at 530 nm (green, FITC) and 575–610 nm (orange, PI). The data was analyzed by BD LSR II software (v.1.1.0, Franklin, NJ, USA).

Dual luciferase reporter assays

SKOV3 cells were seeded at 1×105 per well and were serum-starved for 6 h prior to transfection. The RAC-γ serine/threonine-protein kinase (AKT3) 3′-UTR reporter plasmid (500 ng) and the pGL3-control (100 ng) (Promega Corporation, Madison, WI, USA) were co-transfected into cells using Lipofectamine 2000 (Invitrogen; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.). Cells were harvested and luciferase activities were analyzed after 24 h using the Dual-Luciferase Reporter Assay system (Promega Corporation). Mutants of AKT3 3′-UTR were generated using a Site-Directed Mutagenesis kit (Promega Corporation). The data was normalized by Renilla luciferase activity. The value in miR-NC group was arbitrarily defined as 100%.

Prediction of the possible targets of miR-545

Targetscan software (http://www.targetscan.org/) was used to predict the possible targets of miR-545 by searching miR-545. TargetScan is online software, that predicts biological targets of miRNA by searching for the presence of conserved 8mer, 7mer, and 6mer sites that match the seed region of each miRNA (28).

Western blot analysis

The lysates were prepared with lysis buffer (M-PER™ Mammalian Protein Extraction Reagent, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., Waltham, MA, USA) containing protease inhibitors (Pierce Protease Inhibitor, A32963, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.) and then were cleared by centrifugation. The protein concentration was assayed by Pierce Rapid Gold BCA Protein Assay Kit (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.). Total proteins (30 µg) were resolved using SDS-PAGE (10%) and transferred onto polyvinylidene difluoride membranes (Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany). The membranes were immersed with 5% non-fat dry milk (in Blocking Buffer, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.) for 15 min at room temperature. Membranes were washed with PBS for 15 min and then incubated with primary antibodies overnight in 4°C, washed by PBS for three times. Then the membranes were incubated with secondary antibodies for 2 h at room temperature. Western blot Signal was developed by Pierce™ DAB Substrate Kit (Thermo Fisher, Scientific, Inc.), then the blotting images were captured using CL-XPosure film 5×7 inch (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.). The following antibodies were used as follows: AKT3 (catalog no. sc-56878, 1:1,000 dilution; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc., Dallas, TX, USA), GAPDH (catalog no. sc69778, 1:3,000 dilution; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc.), goat anti-rabbit (catalog no. sc-2004, 1:10,000 dilution; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc.).

Statistical analysis

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS software (version 10; SPSS, Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). The difference between two groups was analyzed using a two-tailed Student's t-test. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to analyze the difference between three groups; Fisher's least significant difference test was performed following ANOVA. Analysis of the survival rate of patients with EOC was performed via Kaplan-Meier survival curves and a log-rank test was performed to confirm the significance. P<0.05 was considered to indicate a statistically significant difference.

Results

miR-545 expression is decreased in EOC tissues and low level of miR-545 is associated with low survival rate of patients with EOC

The miR-545 levels in 27 EOC tissues samples were analyzed using RT-qPCR. The levels of miR-545 expression were decreased in tumor tissues compared with matched-adjacent normal tissues in 23 specimens (Fig. 1A). The mean expression of miR-545 in the 27 EOC tissues samples was significantly lower than that in the adjacent normal samples (Fig. 1B). The survival rate of the patients for 66 months following surgical treatment was also assessed, and the 27 patients with EOC were divided into two groups according to the median value of the miR-545 expression in EOC tissues. Kaplan-Meyer survival analysis revealed that patients expressing increased levels of miR-545 in EOC tissues were associated with increased survival rates (Fig. 1C).

Overexpression of miR-545 inhibits cells growth and promotes apoptosis

Next the function of miR-545 in the EOC cell lines SKOV3 and HO8910 was tested. It was identified that miR-545 was expressed at decreased levels in SKOV3 and HO8910 cells compared with normal ovarian tissue and the normal immortalized human ovarian surface epithelial cells IOSE29 (Fig. 2A). Next the miR-545 levels in SKOV3 and HO8910 cells were determined following transfection with miR-545 mimics; miR-545 mimics upregulated the miR-545 levels in the two cell lines at 48 and 72 h after transfection (Fig. 2B). Cellular proliferation and apoptosis were assessed using MTT analysis at 48 h after transfection with miR-545 mimics or the negative control. Overexpression of miR-545 was revealed to inhibit cellular proliferation (Fig. 2C). At 48 h after transfection, the rates of cell apoptosis were assessed using flow cytometry, and it was identified that miR-545 increased the apoptosis rate in SKOV3 and HO8910 (Fig. 2D).

Suppression of miR-545 promoted cell proliferation and inhibited apoptosis

The miR-545 levels in SKOV3 and HO8910 were suppressed by miR-545 ASO transfection. After 48 and 72 h, the miR-545 levels were assayed using RT-qPCR. It was identified that miR-545 ASO significantly suppressed the miR-545 levels at the two time points (Fig. 3A). The MTT assay revealed that miR-545 ASO transfection promoted cellular proliferation in SKOV3 and HO8910 cells (Fig. 3B). Similarly, 48 h after transfection, the cell apoptosis rates were assessed using FACS analysis, and it was revealed that miR-545 ASO decreased the apoptosis rate in SKOV3 and HO8910 cells (Fig. 3C).

AKT3 is targeted by miR-545

The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT pathway has been demonstrated to serve a function in oncogenic transformation in ovarian cancer, with AKT3 being an important mediator of ovarian oncogenesis (29). The bioinformatics algorithm suggested that miR-545 may bind the 3′-UTR of AKT3 (Fig. 4A). The intact 3′-UTR of AKT3 and its mutated version were cloned into luciferase reporter plasmids and used for co-transfection with miR-545 into IOSE29 cells. It was revealed that miR-545 decreased the luciferase activity of the wild type 3′-UTR reporter, whereas the luciferase activity of the reporter with the mutated version was not significantly different between miR-NC and miR-545 (Fig. 4B). At 48 h after transfection of the miR-545 mimics into the SKOV3 cells, AKT3 protein levels in the SKOV3 cells were assayed by western blot analysis, and found that these data indicated that miR-545 exerted its function through AKT3. Transfected miR-545 mimics decreased the AKT3 protein levels (Fig. 4C).

Discussion

miRNAs have been demonstrated to be involved in the pathogenesis of EOC (3032). A previous study by the authors revealed the function of miR-494 in EOC (33). The authors demonstrated that miR-494 was expressed at low levels in EOC tissues and cells. Overexpression of miR-494 inhibited the proliferation and migration of the EOC cells. miR-494 was revealed to target Myc proto-oncogene protein (34). In the present study, the function of miR-545 in EOC was analyzed and it was demonstrated that miR-545 served an antitumor function, and AKT3 was targeted by miR-545.

miR-545 appears to function as a cancer suppressor gene in a number of types of cancer, including pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and lung cancer (22,35). In a previous study, inhibition of miR-545 expression decreased the radiosensitivity of Lewis lung carcinoma, with miR-545 regulating Ku70 expression by targeting the 3′-UTR of Ku70, a process that was involved in radiotherapy (36). On the one hand, miR-545 can inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells by targeting oncogenes (35); however, miR-545 could also enhance radiosensitivity during cancer therapy. Thus, miR-545 is a good candidate target for cancer therapy.

Expression of AKT3 is increased in several types of cancer (37). In triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), the downregulation of AKT3 inhibits the cellular proliferation of TNBC cell lines and depletion of AKT3 in TNBC sensitizes cells to the pan-AKT inhibitor GSK690693 (38). Additionally, in prostate cancer, AKT3 promotes the proliferation of prostate cancer proliferation cells through regulation of AKT, serine/threonine protein kinase B-Raf and tuberous sclerosis 1/2 (39).

In conclusion, the data collected in the present study demonstrated that miR-545 may serve an antitumor function in EOC.

Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank Ms Gao Hui (Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China) for her technical assistance.

Funding

No funding was received.

Availability of data and materials

All data generated or analyzed during this study are included in this published article.

Author's contributions

XJ collected patient data and performed cell experiments. XL analyzed the data. ML performed the statistical analysis. YZ performed the literature search and analyzed the data. ZF performed cell experiments. XS performed flow cytometry. YH collected and analyzed the data. MC contributed to study design and submitted the manuscript. XY contributed to study design and manuscript writing.

Ethics approval and consent to participate

The present study was approved by Ethic Committee of Sichuan University and each patient provided written informed consent.

Consent for publication

All samples were collected with the informed consent of the patients.

Competing interests

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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