Ning Wang1, Meifen Zhu1, Xuanbin Wang2, Hor-Yue Tan1, Sai-Wah Tsao3, Yibin Feng4. 1. School of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 10 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, PR China. 2. School of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 10 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, PR China; Laboratory of Chinese Herbal Pharmacology, Renmin Hospital, School of Pharmacy, Hubei University of Medicine, 442000, PR China. 3. Department of Anatomy, The University of Hong Kong, 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, PR China. 4. School of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 10 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, PR China. Electronic address: yfeng@hku.hk.
Abstract
AIM OF THE STUDY: To investigate the involvement of p53 in the regulatory network of microRNA-23a (miR-23a) in berberine-treated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells. METHODS: The biogenesis of miR-23a upon berberine treatment was monitored by detecting the transcript expression of primary precursor, precursor and mature forms of miR-23a. Protein expression was detected with immunoblotting. The binding capacity between p53 and chromatin DNA was determined by chromatin immunoprecipitation. The role of miR-23a in mediating suppression of HCC by berberine was determined both in vitro and in vivo. RESULTS: miR-23a was up-regulated upon berberine treatment in human HCC cells, and berberine could increase the expression of primary precursor, precursor and mature forms of miR-23a. The up-regulation of miR-23a by berberine is p53-dependent. Inhibition of p53 expression and activity could block the up-regulation of miR-23a induced by berberine. Furthermore, berberine-induced miR-23a expression may mediate the transcription activation of p53-related tumor suppressive genes p21 and GADD45α. Inhibition of miR-23a abolishes the binding of p53 onto chromatin and attenuates transcription activation of p21 and GADD45α. Target prediction and experimental validation demonstrate that berberine-induced miR-23a may target to Nek6 to suppress its expression. Berberine-induced G2/M cell cycle arrest in HCC was attenuated when miR-23a was inhibited. Berberine-induced cell death and in vivo tumor growth inhibition are attenuated upon inhibition of miR-23a. CONCLUSION: Our study reveals that miR-23a may be involved in regulating the anti-HCC effect of berberine by mediating the regulation of p53.
AIM OF THE STUDY: To investigate the involvement of p53 in the regulatory network of microRNA-23a (miR-23a) in berberine-treated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells. METHODS: The biogenesis of miR-23a upon berberine treatment was monitored by detecting the transcript expression of primary precursor, precursor and mature forms of miR-23a. Protein expression was detected with immunoblotting. The binding capacity between p53 and chromatin DNA was determined by chromatin immunoprecipitation. The role of miR-23a in mediating suppression of HCC by berberine was determined both in vitro and in vivo. RESULTS:miR-23a was up-regulated upon berberine treatment in human HCC cells, and berberine could increase the expression of primary precursor, precursor and mature forms of miR-23a. The up-regulation of miR-23a by berberine is p53-dependent. Inhibition of p53 expression and activity could block the up-regulation of miR-23a induced by berberine. Furthermore, berberine-induced miR-23a expression may mediate the transcription activation of p53-related tumor suppressive genes p21 and GADD45α. Inhibition of miR-23a abolishes the binding of p53 onto chromatin and attenuates transcription activation of p21 and GADD45α. Target prediction and experimental validation demonstrate that berberine-induced miR-23a may target to Nek6 to suppress its expression. Berberine-induced G2/M cell cycle arrest in HCC was attenuated when miR-23a was inhibited. Berberine-induced cell death and in vivo tumor growth inhibition are attenuated upon inhibition of miR-23a. CONCLUSION: Our study reveals that miR-23a may be involved in regulating the anti-HCC effect of berberine by mediating the regulation of p53.
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