基础医学与临床 ›› 2013, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (7): 881-887.

• 研究论文 • 上一篇    下一篇

MiR-146a调节TRAIL不敏感的乳腺癌细胞迁移及其分子机制

刘丹1,姜明红2,刘敏2,高静3,刘彦信3,郑德先3   

  1. 1. 北京协和医学院基础医学研究所
    2. 中国医学科学院 基础医学研究所 医学分子生物学国家重点实验室
    3. 中国医学科学院基础医学研究所
  • 收稿日期:2013-05-09 修回日期:2013-05-14 出版日期:2013-07-05 发布日期:2013-06-26
  • 通讯作者: 郑德先 E-mail:zhengdx@pumc.edu.cn

The molecular mechanism of regulation of TRAIL-insensitive breast cancer cell migration by miR-146a

  • Received:2013-05-09 Revised:2013-05-14 Online:2013-07-05 Published:2013-06-26

摘要: 目的 研究miR-146a及其靶基因EGFR对乳腺癌细胞迁移的影响。方法 用终浓度为50、100、200和500 μg/L的重组可溶性TRAIL(rsTRAIL)持续刺激对TRAIL敏感的MDA-MB-231细胞4周,筛选得到TRAIL不敏感的乳腺癌细胞MDA-MB-231/TR。 RT-PCR检测miR-146a的表达;Transwell实验以及划痕实验检测乳腺癌细胞的迁移能力;双荧光素酶报告基因分析以及Western blot鉴定MDA-MB-231/TR细胞中miR-146a与EGFR基因的靶向调控关系;Western blot检测DR4、DR5、IRAK1、CXCR4、 p-IκBα、caspase 8和caspase 3的蛋白表达水平;染色质免疫共沉淀技术(ChIP)分析MDA-MB-231和MDA-MB-231/TR细胞中NF-κB p65亚基与miR-146a启动子区的结合情况。结果 TRAIL细胞毒作用不敏感的人乳腺癌细胞系MDA-MB-231/TR中miR-146a的表达降低,并引起其靶基因EGFR的表达增加,最终导致TRAIL不敏感的乳腺癌细胞迁移能力增强。同时发现NF-κB参与miR-146a低表达的调控。结论 miR-146a对TRAIL不敏感的乳腺癌细胞迁移起重要的调节作用。

关键词: 关键词:TRAIL, 乳腺癌细胞, miR-146a, 迁移

Abstract: Objective To investigate the effection of miR-146a and its target gene EGFR on the migration of breast cancer cells. Methods Recombinant soluble TRAIL (rsTRAIL) was used at a final concentration of 50, 100, 200, and 500 μg /L to continually stimulate TRAIL-sensitive MDA-MB-231 cells for four weeks, respectively, and a TRAIL-insensitive breast cancer cell line named MDA-MB-231/TR was screened. MiR-146a expression level was evaluated using RT-PCR. Transwell cell invasion assay and wound-healing experiment were performed to examine the migration of breast cancer cells. The relationship between miR-146a level and EGFR expression was identified in MDA-MB-231/TR cells by dual luciferase reporter assay and Western blot. The expression of DR4, DR5, IRAK1, CXCR4, p-IκBα and apoptosis-related proteins were detected by Western blot. Chromatin immunoprecipitation(ChIP) analysis revealed the binding activity of NF-κB p65 subunit to the binding sites of miR-146a promoter element in MDA-MB-231/TR cells. Result MiR-146a expression in a TRAIL-insensitive breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231/TR was decreased significantly. Down-regulation of miR-146a increased its target EGFR expression, and eventually promoted breast cancer cell migration. Furthermore, we found that NF-κB regulated the low expression of miR-146a in the MDA-MB-231/TR cells. Conclusion miR-146a plays an important regulatory role in the migration of TRAIL-insensitive breast cancer cells.

Key words: Key words: TRAIL, breast cancer cells, miR-146a, migration