miR-103/107 modulates multidrug resistance in human gastric carcinoma by downregulating Cav-1

Tumour Biol. 2015 Apr;36(4):2277-85. doi: 10.1007/s13277-014-2835-7. Epub 2014 Nov 19.

Abstract

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of non-protein-coding small RNAs with the capacity to regulate fundamental biological processes essential for cancer initiation and progression. In the present study, we analyzed miRNA expression levels between multidrug-resistant gastric carcinoma cell line SGC7901/ADR and its parent cell line SGC7901 using a miRNA microarray. MiR-103/107 was downregulated compared with parental SGC7901 cells. Overexpression of miR-103/107 sensitized SGC7901/ADR cells to doxorubicin (DOX), as demonstrated by in vitro and in vivo drug sensitivity assay. We further confirmed that miR-103/107 inhibited P-gp function in gastric cancer SGC7901/ADR cells. Finally, we verified that caveolin-1 (Cav-1), a critical component of lipid rafts, was a target of miR-103/107.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1 / genetics
  • Apoptosis / drug effects
  • Carcinoma / drug therapy
  • Carcinoma / genetics*
  • Carcinoma / pathology
  • Caveolin 1 / biosynthesis*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Cisplatin / administration & dosage
  • Doxorubicin / administration & dosage
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple / genetics
  • Drug Resistance, Neoplasm / genetics
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / drug effects
  • Humans
  • MicroRNAs / genetics*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Stomach Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology

Substances

  • ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1
  • Caveolin 1
  • MIRN103 microRNA, human
  • MicroRNAs
  • Doxorubicin
  • Cisplatin