Substrate stiffness affects epithelial-mesenchymal transition of cervical cancer cells through miR-106b and its target protein DAB2

  • Authors:
    • Jinlan Piao
    • Ke You
    • Yanli Guo
    • Youyi Zhang
    • Zijian Li
    • Li Geng
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  • Published online on: April 27, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2017.3978
  • Pages: 2033-2042
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Abstract

The effects of different substrate stiffness were investigated on epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of cervical cancer cell lines and the role of miR-106b and its target protein DAB2 therein. Cervical cancer cell lines HeLa and SiHa were cultured on artificial substrates with different stiffness prepared using different ratios of acrylamide and bis-acrylamide. Changes of microRNA profiles were detected using microRNA chip analysis, and the expression levels of EMT-related markers E-cadherin and vimentin were detected using western blotting and real-time PCR. In addition, the effects of miR-106b overexpression as well as miR-106b and DAB2 knockdown on expression of E-cadherin and vimentin were also examined using western blotting and real-time PCR. The results showed that i) cervical cancer cell lines SiHa and HeLa cultured on substrate with stiffness of 20 kPa had the strongest EMT ability, showed the highest levels of vimentin and lowest levels of E-cadherin, compared with cells cultured on substrate with stiffness of 1 kPa; ii) miR-106b knockdown reversed the effects of substrate stiffness on EMT of cervical cancer cells, while miR-106 overexpression and DAB2 knockdown induced EMT of cervical cancer cells cultured on substrate with stiffness of 20 kPa. Overall, the results indicated that substrate stiffness could regulate EMT of cervical cancer cell lines HeLa and SiHa at least partially through miR-106b and its downstream target DAB2.
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Piao J, You K, Guo Y, Zhang Y, Li Z and Geng L: Substrate stiffness affects epithelial-mesenchymal transition of cervical cancer cells through miR-106b and its target protein DAB2. Int J Oncol 50: 2033-2042, 2017
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Piao, J., You, K., Guo, Y., Zhang, Y., Li, Z., & Geng, L. (2017). Substrate stiffness affects epithelial-mesenchymal transition of cervical cancer cells through miR-106b and its target protein DAB2. International Journal of Oncology, 50, 2033-2042. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2017.3978
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Piao, J., You, K., Guo, Y., Zhang, Y., Li, Z., Geng, L."Substrate stiffness affects epithelial-mesenchymal transition of cervical cancer cells through miR-106b and its target protein DAB2". International Journal of Oncology 50.6 (2017): 2033-2042.
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Piao, J., You, K., Guo, Y., Zhang, Y., Li, Z., Geng, L."Substrate stiffness affects epithelial-mesenchymal transition of cervical cancer cells through miR-106b and its target protein DAB2". International Journal of Oncology 50, no. 6 (2017): 2033-2042. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2017.3978