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lncRNA MT1JP‑overexpression abolishes the silencing of PTEN by miR‑32 in hepatocellular carcinoma

  • Authors:
    • Shuhua Zhang
    • Jianqun Xu
    • Qing Chen
    • Fan Zhang
    • Hongjuan Wang
    • Hongrong Guo
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  • Published online on: June 15, 2021     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2021.12865
  • Article Number: 604
  • Copyright: © Zhang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Previous studies have shown that long non‑coding RNA (lncRNA) MT1JP plays a role as a tumor suppressor in several types of cancer. The present study aimed to explore the role of MT1JP in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Paired HCC and non‑tumor tissues from 64 patients with HCC were subjected to RNA isolation and reverse transcription‑­quantitative PCR (RT‑qPCR) to analyze the differential expression of MT1JP, microRNA (miR)‑32 and phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) in HCC. Cell transfections, followed by RT‑qPCR and western blotting, were carried out to investigate the interactions among MT1JP, miR‑32 and PTEN. The role of MT1JP, miR‑32 and PTEN in regulating HCC cell proliferation was assessed using a Cell Counting Kit‑8 assay. It was found that MT1JP was downregulated in HCC cancer tissues compared with that in non‑cancer tissues. Survival analysis showed that patients with low MT1JP expression levels exhibited a significantly higher 5‑year overall survival rate compared with patients with high MT1JP levels. The expression of MT1JP in HCC tissues was positively associated with PTEN and negatively associated with miR‑32. Overexpression of MT1JP increased the expression levels of PTEN and decreased the expression levels of miR‑32. Overexpression of miR‑32 did not affect the expression of MT1JP but decreased the expression levels of PTEN and attenuated the effect of overexpression of MT1JP on the expression of PTEN. Overexpression of MT1JP and PTEN decreased the proliferation of HCC cells. Overexpression of miR‑32 played an opposite role and attenuated the effects of overexpression of MT1JP. Therefore, MT1JP may upregulate PTEN by downregulating miR‑32 to regulate HCC cell proliferation.
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Zhang S, Xu J, Chen Q, Zhang F, Wang H and Guo H: lncRNA MT1JP‑overexpression abolishes the silencing of PTEN by miR‑32 in hepatocellular carcinoma. Oncol Lett 22: 604, 2021
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Zhang, S., Xu, J., Chen, Q., Zhang, F., Wang, H., & Guo, H. (2021). lncRNA MT1JP‑overexpression abolishes the silencing of PTEN by miR‑32 in hepatocellular carcinoma. Oncology Letters, 22, 604. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2021.12865
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Zhang, S., Xu, J., Chen, Q., Zhang, F., Wang, H., Guo, H."lncRNA MT1JP‑overexpression abolishes the silencing of PTEN by miR‑32 in hepatocellular carcinoma". Oncology Letters 22.2 (2021): 604.
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Zhang, S., Xu, J., Chen, Q., Zhang, F., Wang, H., Guo, H."lncRNA MT1JP‑overexpression abolishes the silencing of PTEN by miR‑32 in hepatocellular carcinoma". Oncology Letters 22, no. 2 (2021): 604. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2021.12865