Purpose: Colon cancer is a common caner with high death rate in the world. The study aimed to detect the effect and mechanism of long non-coding RNA (LncRNA) MIR503HG on colon cancer.
Methods: The MIR503HG expression was measured in colon cancer tissues and cell lines by qRT-PCR. The proliferation, apoptosis, migration and invasion of colon cancer cells were measured by MTT, flow-cytometry, wound healing and transwell assay. The protein expression of E-cadherin, N-cadherin, and Vimentin was detected by Western blot. The target relationships among MIR503HG, miR-107 and Par4 were predicted by StarBase and TargetScan, and verified by luciferase reporter and RNA pull-down assay. The xenograft tumor model was constructed in mice to verify the inhibitory effect of MIR503HG in vivo.
Results: The expression of MIR503HG was decreased in colon cancer tissues and cell lines. MIR503HG overexpression inhibited cell proliferation, migration and invasion, promoted cell apoptosis, down-regulated N-cadherin and Vimentin, and up-regulated E-cadherin in colon cancer. MIR503HG negatively regulated its target miR-107. MiR-107 overexpression reversed the anti-tumor effects of MIR503HG overexpression on colon cancer cells. Par4 was a target of miR-107, which was positively regulated by MIR503HG. The promoting effects of MIR503HG silencing on colon cancer cells were eliminated by Par4 overexpression.
Conclusion: MIR503HG regulated Par4 via sponging miR-107 in colon cancer, which promoting a new idea for the treatment of colon cancer.
Keywords: Colon cancer; LncRNA MIR503HG; Migration and invasion; Par4; Proliferation.
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