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Association between miR‑212‑3p and SOX11, and the effects of miR‑212‑3p on cell proliferation and migration in mantle cell lymphoma

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    • Yuyang Tian
    • Li Wang
    • Yanming Zhang
    • Lianqiao Li
    • Yingying Fei
    • Xingxia Zhang
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    Affiliations: Department of Hematology, Hainan Cancer Hospital, Haikou, Hainan 571000, P.R. China, Department of Hematology, Huai'an Hospital Affiliated to Xuzhou Medical College and Huai'an Second People's Hospital, Huai'an, Jiangsu 223002, P.R. China, Department of Radiotherapy, Huai'an Hospital Affiliated to Xuzhou Medical College and Huai'an Second People's Hospital, Huai'an, Jiangsu 223002, P.R. China
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Abstract

To the best of our knowledge, the effect of miR‑212‑3p on sex‑determining region Y‑box 11 (SOX11) expression has not been previously investigated and how this effect affects cell proliferation and migration in lymphoma remains unclear. The present study aimed to assess the association between microRNA‑212‑3p (miR‑212‑3p) and SOX11, and the effects of miR‑212‑3p on cell proliferation and migration in mantle cell lymphoma. Cancer tissue and corresponding paracancerous tissue samples were collected from 65 patients with mantle cell lymphoma. The mRNA expression levels of miR‑212‑3p and SOX11 were analyzed using quantitative PCR, and SOX11 protein expression was determined using western blotting. Following transfection, the miR‑212‑3p mimic group exhibited a significantly lower SOX11 mRNA and protein expression than the miR‑NC group. After 48‑72 h of transfection, cell proliferation in the miR‑212‑3p mimic group was significantly lower than that in the miR‑NC group. Furthermore, the miR‑212‑3p mimic group exhibited significantly lower cell invasion and significantly higher apoptosis than the miR‑NC group. The current results suggested that miR‑212‑3p inhibited lymphoma cell proliferation and migration, and promoted their apoptosis by specifically regulating SOX11. Therefore, miR‑212‑3p may serve as a novel therapeutic target and marker for lymphoma.

Introduction

Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), which is a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma type, is a refractory hematological cancer with a poor prognosis (1–3) due to its high drug resistance and it has a survival period of 1–2 years after relapse (4,5). Therefore, effective and highly safe therapies that specifically target molecular MCL are imperative (6).

Sex-determining region Y-box 11 (SOX11), which belongs to the SOX family, is an intron-lacking gene that is highly expressed in various types of cancer, including breast cancer, ovarian cancer and MCL (7–11). It promotes angiogenesis and tumor cell migration and metastasis by mediating the expression of platelet-derived growth factor α (12,13). Recently, the targeting roles of microRNAs (miRNAs/miRs) have attracted great attention. miRNAs can regulate mRNAs by binding to the 3′-untranslated region of the target mRNA, thereby regulating gene expression, and miRNA dysregulation often leads to cancer (14,15). miR-212-3p is a miRNA that inhibits the proliferation of blood cancer cells; however, it is minimally expressed in adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma and plasmablastic lymphoma (16,17). It has been revealed that miR-212-3p acts as a tumor suppressor in numerous types of cancer, such as osteosarcoma (18), glioblastoma (19) and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (20). Overall, SOX11 seems to have a promoting effect on the growth of lymphoma, whereas miR-212-3p expression is low in various cancer cells. However, to the best of our knowledge, the effect of miR-212-3p on SOX11 expression has not been previously investigated, and how this effect affects cell proliferation and migration in lymphoma remains unclear. Therefore, the present study aimed to assess the association between miR-212-3p and SOX11, and the effects of miR-212-3p on cell proliferation and migration in MCL.

Materials and methods

Tissue collection

Cancerous and corresponding paracancerous tissues (5 mm distance from cancerous tissue) were collected from 65 patients with MCL who underwent surgery at Huai'an Hospital Affiliated to Xuzhou Medical College and Huai'an Second People's Hospital (Huai'an, China) between November 2016 and November 2019. The cancerous tissues of the patients were all taken from the lymph node tissues, and the adjacent tissues were dominated by normal B lymphocytes (such as tunicular lymphocytes) (Table I). Patients diagnosed with MCL at the aforementioned hospital, without other major diseases, and with relatively complete clinical data were included in the present study. Conversely, patients who had received any radiotherapy and chemotherapy before the study, or who presented with diseases that could affect the study results or with severe hepatic dysfunction were excluded. The Ethics Committee of Huai'an Hospital Affiliated to Xuzhou Medical College and Huai'an Second People's Hospital approved the present study. All patients and their families were informed of the study, and they signed informed consent forms before the commencement of the study.

Table I.

Clinical characteristics of the patients with mantle cell lymphoma (n=65).

Table I.

Clinical characteristics of the patients with mantle cell lymphoma (n=65).

CharacteristicsValues
Sex, n (%)
  Male35 (53.85)
  Female30 (46.15)
Mean age ± SD, years45.23±12.31
Mean BMI ± SD, kg/m223.23±0.87
Lymphoma and the location of adjacent tissues, n (%)
  Colorectal18 (27.70)
  Stomach17 (26.15)
  Torso skin20 (30.77)
  Marrow10 (15.38)
Main reagents and instruments

Human MCL cells (JeKo-1 and Z-138 cells) and DMEM were obtained from Hunan Fenghui Biotechnology Co., Ltd. Fetal bovine serum (FBS) was obtained from Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. Cell apoptosis assay kit and Lipofectamine® 3000 were obtained from Sigma-Aldrich (Merck KGaA). TRIzol® was obtained from Invitrogen; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. Transwell assay kit was obtained from ElabScience Biotechnology, Co., Ltd. Primers, transfection plasmids of miR-212-3p and SOX11, and internal references (U6 and GAPDH) were designed and synthesized by Sangon Biotech Co., Ltd. The mimic control (scrambled) was purchased from Shanghai GenePharma Co., Ltd. The sequences of the mimics were as follows: miR-212-3p mimic sense, 5′-UAACAGUCUCCAGUCACGGGG-3′ and antisense, 5′-CCGUGACUGGAGACUGUUAUU-3′; and mimic control (miR-NC) sense, 5′-UUCUCCGAACGCGUGUCACGUTT-3′ and antisense, 5′-ACGUGACACGUUCGGAGAATT-3′. The equipment included an ultraviolet spectrophotometer (Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.), a flow cytometer (CoulterCytoFLEX; Beckman Coulter, Inc.), an ABI 7500 FAST Real-Time PCR instrument (ABI 7500; Applied Biosystems; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.).

Determination of miR-212-3p and SOX11 mRNA expression

Total RNA was extracted from patient cancerous tissues and transfected cells in each group using TRIzol reagent (Invitrogen; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.) in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. cDNA was synthesized using the PrimeScript® RT reagent kit according to the manufacturer's protocol. (Takara Bio, Inc.). RT-qPCR was performed using SYBR Premix ExTaq™ (Takara Bio, Inc.) on the platform of Applied Biosystems 7500 (Applied Biosystems; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.). U6 and GAPDH were used as internal controls for miRNA and mRNA, respectively. The reverse universal miR qPCR primers were included in the PrimeScript™ miRNA RT-PCR kit (cat. no. RR716; Takara Biotechnology Co., Ltd.). The total reaction system was 20 µl in volume, containing 1 µl cDNA, 10 µl SYBR Premix EX Taq, 1 µl each of the primers (10 µM) and 7 µl ddH2O. The PCR program was as follows: 95°C for 3 min, followed by 40 cycles of 95°C for 10 sec and 60°C for 30 sec. Primers were synthesized by Sangon Biotech Co., Ltd., as follows: miR-221-3p forward, 5′-CGGCTACATTGTCTGCCTG-3′ and reverse, 5′-CAGTGCGTGTCGTGGAGT-3′; SOX11 forward, 5′-AGCAAGAAATGCGGCAAGC-3′ and reverse, 5′-ATCCAGAAACACGCACTTGAC-3′; GAPDH forward, 5′-GGAGCGAGATCCCTCCAAAAT-3′ and reverse, 5′-GGCTGTTGTCATACTTCTCATGG-3′; and U6 forward, 5′-CGCTTCGGCAGCACATATAC-3′ and reverse, 5′-AACGCTTCACGAATTTGCGT-3′. The relative expression levels of miR-221-3p and SOX11 were calculated using the 2−ΔΔCq method (21). All experiments were conducted in triplicate.

Determination of SOX11 protein expression

Total protein from patient cancerous tissues and transfected cells was lysed with RIPA buffer (Invitrogen; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.), and protein concentration was measured using a BCA kit (Beyotime Institute of Biotechnology). Total protein (50 µg/lane) was separated by 10% SDS-PAGE and blotted onto polyvinylidene fluoride membranes. After blocking in 5% skimmed milk for 1 h at room temperature, the membranes were incubated overnight at 4°C with primary antibodies against SOX2 (1:1,000; cat. no. ab170916; Abcam) and β-actin (1:1,000; cat. no. ab6276; Abcam). Subsequently, secondary horse-radish peroxidase (HRP)-rabbit antibodies were incubated with the membranes at room temperature for 2 h (1:5,000; cat. no. ab6858; Abcam). The bands were visualized using an ECL kit (Beyotime Institute of Biotechnology), and the gray values of the bands were calculated automatically using the ImageJ software version k1.45 (National Institutes of Health). SOX11/GAPDH ratios represented relative protein expression.

Cell culture and transfection

JeKo-1 and Z-138 cells were sub-cultured routinely in high-sugar DMEM containing 10% FBS in a 5% CO2 cell incubator at 37°C. After culture, the cells were divided into the miR-NC and miR-212-3p mimic groups before being seeded into a 96-well plate, and cells were then transfected with the miR-NC or miR-212-3p mimic at a concentration of 80 nmol/ml using Lipofectamine 3000® at 37°C for 24 h. miR-212-3p expression in each group was detected 24 h after transfection.

Cell proliferation assay

Transfected JeKo-1 and Z-138 cells in the two groups were seeded (4×103/well) into a 96-well plate separately, and each sample was tested in three duplicate wells. Subsequently, the plate was cultured for 24, 48 and 72 h. A total of 10 µl CCK8 reagent from the cell proliferation colorimetric assay kit (CCK8; Shanghai Xiangsheng Biological Technology Co., Ltd.) was added to each well 2 h before the end of culture period. After addition of the reagent at each time-point, the plate was cultured in a 5% CO2 cell incubator at 37°C for 2 h, and the optical density of each well was measured at 490 nm using an automatic microplate reader to analyze cell proliferation.

Cell invasion assay

To detect cell migration, the Transwell assay was performed. First, matrix gelatin (10 µg/µl) was melted at 4°C, diluted to 0.25 µg/µl with DMEM, and stored in an ice box for future use. Subsequently, 100 µl of diluted matrix gelatin was added to each well of the 24-well Transwell insert, and the insert was cultured in a 5% CO2 incubator at 37°C for 1 h. After the matrix gel solidified to form the mechanical barrier layer, the remaining uncured liquid was absorbed using filter paper. Subsequently, cells in each group were transferred to the insert. DMEM (100 µl) with 10% FBS was added to the upper chamber and DMEM (600 µl) with 20% FBS was added to the lower chamber (22). The upper chamber (coated with Matrigel) was filled with cells (4×103 cells/well). Finally, the cells were incubated in a 5% CO2 incubator at 37°C for 1 day. Paraformaldehyde (4%) was used to fix the cells at 4°C for 20 min that were being moved via the membrane and crystal violet hydrate solution was used to dye them (Shanghai Yuanye Biological Technology Co., Ltd.), and counted under a light microscope (Leica Microsystems) (magnification, ×100) after 24 h incubation period at room temperate.

Apoptosis assay

Cells were transfected for 48 h and were stained with Annexin V and PI (cat. no. V13241; BD Biosciences) in a 6-well plate for 30 min at 4°C. Subsequently, cells were detected using a CoulterCytoFLEX flow cytometer (Beckman Coulter, Inc.), and the assay was repeated three times. FlowJo v.10 (Flowjo LLC) was used for analysis.

Bioinformatics analysis

To identify the putative miRNA target, the online miRNA target analysis tools TargetScanHuman v.7.2 (http://www.targetscan.org/vert_70/) was used.

Verification of the targeting association between miR-212-3p and SOX11 using a dual luciferase reporter gene assay

JeKo-1 and Z-138 cells (4×103 cells/well) were seeded into a 96-well plate, The SOX11 mutated and SOX11 wild-type (WT) 3′UTR was also added to the Luciferase miRNA expression reporter (Promega Inc.) and miR-212-3p mimics, SOX11 mutated and SOX11 wild-type (WT) were transfected into the cells using Lipofectamine 3000, as aforementioned. After 48 h of transfection Firefly and Renilla luciferase activities in the cells were determined using a dual luciferase reporter assay kit (Promega Corporation). The Firefly luciferase activities were normalized to Renilla luciferase activity and the relative luciferase activity of Firefly (to Renilla) were reported in the present study. Each assay was repeated thrice.

Statistical analysis

Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS 19.0 (IBM Corp.). Comparisons between tumor and normal tissues were analyzed using a paired t-test, while comparisons between transfection groups were analyzed using an unpaired t-test and one-way or two-way ANOVA with Bonferroni correction as the post hoc test. The values were expressed as the mean ± SE. Each experiment was performed independently at least 3 times. Count data were analyzed using the χ2 test. P<0.05 was considered to indicate a statistically significant difference.

Results

miR-212-3p and SOX11 expression in paracancerous and cancerous tissues

miR-212-3p expression in the paracancerous tissues was significantly higher than that in the cancerous tissues (3.54±0.42 vs. 1.13±0.25; P<0.0015; Fig. 1). The relative SOX11 mRNA expression in the paracancerous and cancerous tissues was 2.78±0.43 and 6.74±1.22, respectively, and the relative SOX11 protein expression was 1.55±0.26 and 4.53±1.02, respectively; thus, relative SOX11 mRNA and protein expression in the cancerous tissues was significantly higher than that in the paracancerous tissues (both P<0.05; Fig. 1). The current results indicated that miR-212-3p expression may be negatively associated with lymphoma, suggesting that miR-212-3p may have an inhibitory effect on lymphoma. Both mRNA and protein expression levels of SOX11 were high in the cancerous tissues, suggesting that SOX11 may serve an important role in lymphoma.

Figure 1.

Relative miR-212-3, SOX11 mRNA and protein expression in cancerous and paracancerous tissues. (A) Relative mRNA expression levels of miR-212-3p in paracancerous and cancerous tissues. Relative SOX11 (B) mRNA and (C and D) protein expression in the cancerous and paracancerous tissues. *P<0.05 vs. paracancerous tissues. miR, microRNA; SOX11, sex-determining region Y-box 11.

Targeting association between miR-212-3p and SOX11

As predicted with TargetScanHuman v.7.2, binding loci were found between miR-212-3p and SOX11 (Fig. 2A). The binding between SOX11 and miR-212-3p significantly decreased the luciferase activity in the SOX11-Wt and miR-212-3p mimic group (P<0.05; Fig. 2B and C). Therefore, miR-212-3p targeted regulation of SOX11, and it was speculated that miR-212-3p may serve an important role in lymphoma by regulating SOX11.

Figure 2.

Binding loci and luciferase activity between miR-212-3p and SOX11. (A) Binding loci between miR-212-3p and SOX11. Luciferase activity was measured in (B) Jeko-1 and (C) Z138 cells following transfection with miR-212-3p mimics or miR-NC and SOX11-WT or SOX11-Mut. *P<0.05 vs. miR-NC group. miR, microRNA; SOX11, sex-determining region Y-box 11; NC, negative control; WT, wild-type; Mut, mutated.

Elevated SOX11 expression after miR-212-3p overexpression

As shown in the experimental results, the miR-212-3p mimic group exhibited significantly higher miR-212-3p expression than the miR-NC group (JeKo-1, 4.22±0.80 vs. 0.54±0.04; Z-138, 3.97±0.94 vs. 0.46±0.07; P<0.05; Fig. 3A and E). Additionally, SOX11 mRNA expression in the miR-212-3p mimic group was significantly lower than that in the miR-NC group (JeKo-1, 2.08±0.15 vs. 5.01±0.63; Z-138, 1.66±0.43 vs. 4.37±0.72; P<0.05; Fig. 3B and F). Similarly, SOX11 protein expression in the miR-212-3p mimic group was significantly lower than that in the miR-NC group (JeKo-1, 0.76±0.07 vs. 3.97±0.66; Z-138, 1.12±0.18 vs. 4.23±0.41; P<0.05; Fig. 3C, D, G and H). The current results indicated that miR-212-3p may have an inhibitory effect on SOX11.

Figure 3.

Relative expression levels of miR-212-3p, mRNA and protein expression levels of SOX11 between the miR-212-3p mimic and the miR-NC groups in Jeko-1 cells or Z138 cells. (A) Relative expression levels of miR-212-3p, (B) mRNA and (C and D) protein expression levels of SOX11 between the miR-212-3p mimic and the miR-NC groups in Jeko-1 cells. (E) Relative expression levels of miR-212-3p, (F) mRNA and (G and H) protein expression levels of SOX11 between the miR-212-3p mimic and the miR-NC groups in Z138 cells. *P<0.05 vs. miR-NC group. miR, microRNA; SOX11, sex-determining region Y-box 11; NC, negative control.

miR-212-3p overexpression decreases the proliferation of JeKo-1 and Z-138 cells

At 24 h, cell proliferation in the miR-212-3p mimic group was not significantly different from that in the miR-NC group (P>0.05; Fig. 4). However, at 48 and 72 h, the miR-212-3p mimic group exhibited significantly decreased cell proliferation than the miR-NC group (P<0.05; Fig. 4). The proliferation of lymphatic cancer cells was slowed down, indicating that miR-212-3p may affect the proliferation of lymphatic cancer cells by inhibiting SOX11.

Figure 4.

Proliferation of human mantle cell lymphoma JeKo-1 and Z138 cells in the miR-212-3p mimic and the miR-NC groups. Proliferation of human mantle cell lymphoma (A) JeKo-1 and (B) Z138 cells in the miR-212-3p mimic and the miR-NC groups. *P<0.05 vs. miR-212-3p mimic group; ^P<0.05 vs. 24 h; #P<0.05 vs. 48 h. miR, microRNA; NC, negative control.

miR-212-3p overexpression decreases the migration of JeKo-1 and Z-138 cells

The number of migrating cells in the miR-212-3p mimic group was significantly lower than that in the miR-NC group (JeKo-1, 78.56±7.25 vs. 139.78±11.98 cells; Z-138, 55.23±8.67 vs. 132.55±13.36; P<0.05; Fig. 5). The slowing down of the migration rate of the lymphatic cancer JeKo-1 and Z-138 cells indicated that miR-212-3p may affect the migration of lymphatic cancer cells by inhibiting SOX11.

Figure 5.

Invasion of human mantle cell lymphoma JeKo-1 and Z138 cells. Invasion of human mantle cell lymphoma (A) JeKo-1 and (B) Z138 cells analyzed by Transwell assay (scale bar, 50 µm) and quantification of invading (C) JeKo-1 and (D) Z138 cells in the miR-212-3p mimic and the miR-NC groups. *P<0.05 vs. miR-NC group. miR, microRNA; NC, negative control.

miR-212-3p overexpression increased the apoptosis of JeKo-1 and Z-138 cells

The miR-212-3p mimic group exhibited a significantly higher apoptotic rate than the miR-NC group (JeKo-1, 27.25±2.34% vs. 5.51±0.74%; Z-138, 23.12±3.11% vs. 4.32±1.55%; P<0.001; Fig. 6). The increase in the apoptotic rate of the lymphatic cancer JeKo-1 and Z-138 cells indicated that miR-212-3p may affect the apoptosis of lymphatic cancer cells by inhibiting SOX11.

Figure 6.

Apoptosis of human mantle cell lymphoma JeKo-1 and Z138 cells. Apoptosis of human mantle cell lymphoma (A) JeKo-1 and (B) Z138 cells analyzed by flow cytometry and quantification of apoptotic (C) JeKo-1 and (D) Z138 cells in the miR-212-3p mimic and the miR-NC groups. *P<0.05 vs. miR-NC group. miR, microRNA; NC, negative control.

Discussion

At present, chemotherapy and immunotherapy for MCL have greatly improved; however, an increasing number of patients has been estimated to die of MCL recurrence after surgery (23). Thus, the treatment methods and prognosis for patients with MCL should be urgently improved. Targeted therapy against SOX11 may be a good method for MCL management (24); therefore, the present study aimed to explore the association between miR-212-3p and SOX11.

In some lymphomas compared with normal tissue, miR-212-3p expression is downregulated, whereas in MCL, SOX11 expression is upregulated (17,25). Therefore, miR-212-3p and SOX11 may be negatively associated in MCL. The results of the current study revealed that miR-212-3p expression in cancerous tissues was significantly lower than that in the paracancerous tissues, while SOX11 expression was significantly increased in cancerous tissues compared with in paracancerous tissues, suggesting that SOX11 and miR-212-3p may be negatively associated.

According to previous studies, miR-212-3p hinders the progression of some types of cancer, including pancreatic and bladder cancer (19,26). The present study suggested a negative association between SOX11 and miR-212-3p expression, although whether this association was targeted was unclear. A study on epilepsy has revealed that miR-212-3p inhibits further deterioration of the disease by targeting SOX11 (27). Therefore, SOX11 expression was detected in cells transfected with miR-212-3p mimics, revealing that SOX11 expression was decreased following miR-212-3p overexpression. Therefore, miR-212-3p and SOX11 exhibited a targeting inhibitory association.

SOX11 expression has different roles in various types of cancer (28). SOX11 overexpression inhibits the proliferation, invasion and apoptosis of ovarian and prostate cancer cells (10,29). However, SOX11 overexpression promotes the proliferation and invasion in different head cell carcinoma cells, such as thyroid carcinoma and lymphoma cells, such as MCL (30). By contrast, SOX11 inhibition leads to the opposite effects (9,31,32). Therefore, modulation of SOX11 expression has different effects in various types of cancer. Moreover, according to the current results, miR-212-3p inhibited SOX11 in a targeted manner. For verification, the present study determined and analyzed the targeted inhibition of SOX11 by miR-212-3p, and analyzed the effects of miR-212-3p on the proliferation, migration and apoptosis of lymphoma cells. Consequently, cells in the miR-212-3p mimic group exhibited lower proliferation and migration, and higher apoptotic rates than those in the miR-NC group. According to the current results miR-212-3p may serve a targeted inhibitory role against SOX11. miR-212-3p overexpression resulted in decreased SOX11 expression, leading to decreased proliferation and migration of lymphoma cells and elevated apoptosis. miR-212-3p specifically inhibited SOX11. The current findings provide insights into novel molecular therapy schemes. However, although high SOX11 expression was demonstrated in cancerous tissues compared with in paracancerous tissues, due to constraints in time and technologies, experiments analyzing SOX11 expression under miR-212-3p inhibition, as well as experiments to prove changes in cell proliferation, migration and apoptosis under SOX11 overexpression were not performed in the present study. Therefore, further studies should be performed in the future to confirm the current results.

In conclusion, miR-212-3p inhibited cell proliferation and migration, and promoted the apoptosis of lymphoma cells by specifically regulating SOX11; thus, miR-212-3p may serve as a novel therapeutic target and marker for lymphoma.

Acknowledgements

Not applicable.

Funding

The present study was supported by the Research Project of Xuzhou Medical College (grant no. 2018KJ11), the Natural Science Foundation of Huai'an, Jiangsu (grant no. HAB201814), Jiangsu Provincial Commission of Health and Family Planning (grant no. H201556), the Six Top Talent Peak Projects in Jiangsu (grant no. WSN-019) and the 333 Talent Project of Jiangsu Province (grant no. BRA2017246).

Availability of data and materials

The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

Authors' contributions

YT, LW and GL conceived and designed the research, and interpreted the results of the experiments. YZ and YF performed the experiments. LL and XZ analyzed the data. GL prepared the figures and drafted, edited and revised the manuscript. YT and LW confirmed the authenticity of all the raw data. All authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.

Ethics approval and consent to participate

The Ethics Committee of Huai'an Hospital Affiliated to Xuzhou Medical College and Huai'an Second People's Hospital (Huai'an, China) approved the present study. All patients and their families were informed of the study, and they signed informed consent forms before the commencement of the study.

Patient consent for publication

Not applicable.

Competing interests

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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Tian, Y., Wang, L., Zhang, Y., Li, L., Fei, Y., Zhang, X., & Lin, G. (2021). Association between miR‑212‑3p and SOX11, and the effects of miR‑212‑3p on cell proliferation and migration in mantle cell lymphoma. Oncology Letters, 22, 709. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2021.12970
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Tian, Y., Wang, L., Zhang, Y., Li, L., Fei, Y., Zhang, X., Lin, G."Association between miR‑212‑3p and SOX11, and the effects of miR‑212‑3p on cell proliferation and migration in mantle cell lymphoma". Oncology Letters 22.4 (2021): 709.
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Tian, Y., Wang, L., Zhang, Y., Li, L., Fei, Y., Zhang, X., Lin, G."Association between miR‑212‑3p and SOX11, and the effects of miR‑212‑3p on cell proliferation and migration in mantle cell lymphoma". Oncology Letters 22, no. 4 (2021): 709. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2021.12970
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Tian, Y., Wang, L., Zhang, Y., Li, L., Fei, Y., Zhang, X., & Lin, G. (2021). Association between miR‑212‑3p and SOX11, and the effects of miR‑212‑3p on cell proliferation and migration in mantle cell lymphoma. Oncology Letters, 22, 709. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2021.12970
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Tian, Y., Wang, L., Zhang, Y., Li, L., Fei, Y., Zhang, X., Lin, G."Association between miR‑212‑3p and SOX11, and the effects of miR‑212‑3p on cell proliferation and migration in mantle cell lymphoma". Oncology Letters 22.4 (2021): 709.
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Tian, Y., Wang, L., Zhang, Y., Li, L., Fei, Y., Zhang, X., Lin, G."Association between miR‑212‑3p and SOX11, and the effects of miR‑212‑3p on cell proliferation and migration in mantle cell lymphoma". Oncology Letters 22, no. 4 (2021): 709. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2021.12970
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