Dicer ablation promotes a mesenchymal and invasive phenotype in bladder cancer cells

  • Authors:
    • Alan P. Lombard
    • Rebecca M. Lim
    • Rachel M. Nakagawa
    • Kathleen D. Vidallo
    • Stephen J. Libertini
    • Alexander J. Platero
    • Maria Mudryj
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  • Published online on: July 9, 2015     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2015.4117
  • Pages: 1526-1532
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Abstract

Dicer expression is frequently altered in cancer and affects a wide array of cellular functions acting as an oncogene or tumor suppressor in varying contexts. It has been shown that Dicer expression is also deregulated in urothelial cell carcinoma of the bladder (UCCB) but the nature of this deregulation differs between reports. The aim of the present study was to gain a better understanding of the role of Dicer in bladder cancer to help determine its contribution to the disease. The results showed that Dicer transcript levels were decreased in UCCB tumor tissues as compared to normal tissues, suggesting that Dicer is a tumor suppressor. However, consistent with previous results, we demonstrated that knockdown of Dicer decreases cell viability and increases the induction of apoptosis, suggesting that Dicer is an oncogene. To resolve this discrepancy, we assessed the effects of decreased Dicer expression on epithelial-to‑mesenchymal transition, migration and invasion. We showed that decreased Dicer levels promoted a mesenchymal phenotype and increased migration. Additionally, the results showed that Dicer protein ablation leads to increased cell invasion, higher levels of matrix metalloproteinase-2, and decreased levels of key miRNAs shown to inhibit invasion. The results of this study suggest that decreased Dicer levels may portend a more malignant phenotype.
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September-2015
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Lombard AP, Lim RM, Nakagawa RM, Vidallo KD, Libertini SJ, Platero AJ and Mudryj M: Dicer ablation promotes a mesenchymal and invasive phenotype in bladder cancer cells. Oncol Rep 34: 1526-1532, 2015
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Lombard, A.P., Lim, R.M., Nakagawa, R.M., Vidallo, K.D., Libertini, S.J., Platero, A.J., & Mudryj, M. (2015). Dicer ablation promotes a mesenchymal and invasive phenotype in bladder cancer cells. Oncology Reports, 34, 1526-1532. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2015.4117
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Lombard, A. P., Lim, R. M., Nakagawa, R. M., Vidallo, K. D., Libertini, S. J., Platero, A. J., Mudryj, M."Dicer ablation promotes a mesenchymal and invasive phenotype in bladder cancer cells". Oncology Reports 34.3 (2015): 1526-1532.
Chicago
Lombard, A. P., Lim, R. M., Nakagawa, R. M., Vidallo, K. D., Libertini, S. J., Platero, A. J., Mudryj, M."Dicer ablation promotes a mesenchymal and invasive phenotype in bladder cancer cells". Oncology Reports 34, no. 3 (2015): 1526-1532. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2015.4117