Gang Qiu1, Baoshuan Fang1, Guohong Xin2, Qiang Wei3, Xiaoye Yuan4, Dayong Wu3. 1. Second Department of Oncology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050051, China. 2. Third Department of Oncology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050051, China. 3. Depatment of Nuclear Medicine, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050051, China. 4. Second Department of Geriatrics, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050051, China.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of miR-25 on the proliferation of human cervical carcinoma HeLa cells and its association with reversion-inducing cysteine-rich protein with Kazal motifs (RECK). METHODS: The recombinant plasmids of pcDNATM6.2-GW-pre-miR-25, pmirGLO-RECK-WT, pmirGLO-RECK-MT and anti-miR-25 were constructed, and their transfection efficiencies into HeLa cells were identified by real-time quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR). The potential proliferation-stimulating function of miR-25 was analyzed by MTT assay in HeLa cells. Furthermore, the target effect of miR-25 on the RECK was determined by dual-luciferase reporter assay system, qRT-PCR and Western blotting. RESULTS: Sequence analysis demonstrated that the recombinant plasmids of pcDNATM6.2-GW-pre-miR-25 and pmirGLO-RECK-WT, pmirGLO-RECK-MT were successfully constructed, and qRT-PCR revealed that the transfection efficiencies of pre-miR-25 and anti-miR-25 were desirable in HeLa cells. MTT assay showed that miR-25 over-expression promoted the proliferation of HeLa cells. In addition, the luciferase activity was significantly reduced in HeLa cells cotransfected with pre-miR-25 and RECK-WT. The qRT-PCR and Western blotting indicated that the expression level of RECK was up-regulated in HeLa cells transfected with anti-miR-25 at the transcriptional and posttranscriptional levels. CONCLUSION: miR-25 could promote cell proliferation by targeting RECK in HeLa cells.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of miR-25 on the proliferation of human cervical carcinoma HeLa cells and its association with reversion-inducing cysteine-rich protein with Kazal motifs (RECK). METHODS: The recombinant plasmids of pcDNATM6.2-GW-pre-miR-25, pmirGLO-RECK-WT, pmirGLO-RECK-MT and anti-miR-25 were constructed, and their transfection efficiencies into HeLa cells were identified by real-time quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR). The potential proliferation-stimulating function of miR-25 was analyzed by MTT assay in HeLa cells. Furthermore, the target effect of miR-25 on the RECK was determined by dual-luciferase reporter assay system, qRT-PCR and Western blotting. RESULTS: Sequence analysis demonstrated that the recombinant plasmids of pcDNATM6.2-GW-pre-miR-25 and pmirGLO-RECK-WT, pmirGLO-RECK-MT were successfully constructed, and qRT-PCR revealed that the transfection efficiencies of pre-miR-25 and anti-miR-25 were desirable in HeLa cells. MTT assay showed that miR-25 over-expression promoted the proliferation of HeLa cells. In addition, the luciferase activity was significantly reduced in HeLa cells cotransfected with pre-miR-25 and RECK-WT. The qRT-PCR and Western blotting indicated that the expression level of RECK was up-regulated in HeLa cells transfected with anti-miR-25 at the transcriptional and posttranscriptional levels. CONCLUSION:miR-25 could promote cell proliferation by targeting RECK in HeLa cells.