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Cancer Cell International
Published in: Cancer Cell International 1/2017

Open Access 01-12-2017 | Primary research

MicroRNA-32 promotes cell proliferation, migration and suppresses apoptosis in breast cancer cells by targeting FBXW7

Authors: Wei Xia, JueYu Zhou, HaiBo Luo, YunZhou Liu, CanCan Peng, WenLing Zheng, WenLi Ma

Published in: Cancer Cell International | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

Background

MicroRNAs are a class of small non-coding RNAs that are involved in many important physiological and pathological processes by regulating gene expression negatively. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of miR-32 on cell proliferation, migration and apoptosis and to determine the functional connection between miR-32 and FBXW7 in breast cancer.

Methods

In this study, quantitative RT-PCR was used to evaluate the expression levels of miR-32 in 27 breast cancer tissues, adjacent normal breast tissues and human breast cancer cell lines. The biological functions of miR-32 in MCF-7 breast cancer cells were determined by cell proliferation, apoptosis assays and wound-healing assays. In addition, the regulation of FBXW7 by miR-32 was assessed by qRT-PCR, Western blot and luciferase reporter assays.

Results

MiR-32 was frequently overexpressed in breast cancer tissue samples and cell lines as was demonstrated by qRT-PCR. Moreover, the up-regulation of miR-32 suppressed apoptosis and promoted proliferation and migration, whereas down-regulation of miR-32 showed an opposite effect. Dual-luciferase reporter assays showed that miR-32 binds to the 3′-untranslated region of FBXW7, suggesting that FBXW7 is a direct target of miR-32. Western blot analysis showed that over-expression of miR-32 reduced FBXW7 protein level. Furthermore, an inverse correlation was found between the expressions of miR-32 and FBXW7 mRNA levels in breast cancer tissues. Knockdown of FBXW7 promoted proliferation and motility and suppressed apoptosis in MCF-7 cells.

Conclusions

Taken together, the present study suggests that miR-32 promotes proliferation and motility and suppresses apoptosis of breast cancer cells through targeting FBXW7.
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Metadata
Title
MicroRNA-32 promotes cell proliferation, migration and suppresses apoptosis in breast cancer cells by targeting FBXW7
Authors
Wei Xia
JueYu Zhou
HaiBo Luo
YunZhou Liu
CanCan Peng
WenLing Zheng
WenLi Ma
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Cancer Cell International / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 1475-2867
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12935-017-0383-0

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