miR-130b promotes bladder cancer cell proliferation, migration and invasion by targeting VGLL4

  • Authors:
    • Xiaowu Liu
    • Chuize Kong
    • Zhe Zhang
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  • Published online on: March 6, 2018     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2018.6300
  • Pages: 2324-2332
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Abstract

Bladder cancer (BCa) is the most common urological cancer, and more and more evidence suggests that microRNAs (miRNAs) play an important role in BCa pathogenesis. Aberrant miR-130b expression has been reported in several types of cancers. The aim of the present study was to elucidate the effects of miR-130b on BCa progression. miR‑130b expression in BCa cell lines and tissues was detected using real-time PCR (RT-PCR), and vestigial-like protein 4 (VGLL4) expression in tissue specimens and BCa cells that had been transfected with miR-130b mimics and inhibitors was detected using western blotting. Dual-luciferase reporter assay was performed to confirm whether the VGLL4 gene is a direct target of miR-130b, and in vitro cell function testing, Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) assay, colony formation assay, wound healing and Transwell assays were performed to examine BCa cell proliferation, migration and invasion ability after the cells were transfected with miR-130b mimics and inhibitors and VGLL4 siRNA. miR-130b was found to be upregulated in BCa cells and tissues. miR-130b overexpression promoted BCa cell proliferation, migration and invasion, whereas miR-130b inhibition had the opposite effects. Dual-luciferase reporter assay confirmed that the VGLL4 gene was a direct target of miR-130b and that VGLL4 suppression was crucial for miR‑130b-induced BCa cell proliferation, migration and invasion. The present study showed that miR-130b was significantly upregulated in BCa and may play an oncogenic role in BCa occurrence and development by targeting VGLL4. miR-130b may be a potential therapeutic target in the treatment of BCa.
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Liu X, Kong C and Zhang Z: miR-130b promotes bladder cancer cell proliferation, migration and invasion by targeting VGLL4. Oncol Rep 39: 2324-2332, 2018.
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Liu, X., Kong, C., & Zhang, Z. (2018). miR-130b promotes bladder cancer cell proliferation, migration and invasion by targeting VGLL4. Oncology Reports, 39, 2324-2332. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2018.6300
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Liu, X., Kong, C., Zhang, Z."miR-130b promotes bladder cancer cell proliferation, migration and invasion by targeting VGLL4". Oncology Reports 39.5 (2018): 2324-2332.
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Liu, X., Kong, C., Zhang, Z."miR-130b promotes bladder cancer cell proliferation, migration and invasion by targeting VGLL4". Oncology Reports 39, no. 5 (2018): 2324-2332. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2018.6300