ArticleNeuro-oncology2015
Targeting the SMO oncogene by miR-326 inhibits glioma biological behaviors and stemness.
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- Noncoding RNAs related to the hedgehog pathway in cancer: clinical implications and future perspectives.Molecular cancer · 2022Review
- Expression of microRNAs miR-21 and miR-326 associated with HIF-1α regulation in neurospheres of glioblastoma submitted to ionizing radiation treatment.Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology · 2022Article
- GANT-61 Induces Autophagy and Apoptosis in Glioblastoma Cells despite their heterogeneity.Cellular and molecular neurobiology · 2021Article
- A novel protein encoded by circular SMO RNA is essential for Hedgehog signaling activation and glioblastoma tumorigenicity.Genome biology · 2021Article
- Research Progress on Circular RNA in Glioma.Frontiers in oncology · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundFew studies have associated microRNAs (miRNAs) with the hedgehog (Hh) pathway. Here, we investigated whether targeting smoothened (SMO) with miR-326 would affect glioma biological behavior and stemness.
methodsTo investigate the expression of SMO and miR-326 in glioma specimens and cell lines, we utilized quantitative real-time (qRT)-PCR, Western blot, immunohistochemistry, and fluorescence in situ hybridization. The luciferase reporter assay was used to verify the relationship between SMO and miR-326. We performed cell counting kit-8, transwell, and flow cytometric assays using annexin-V labeling to detect changes after transfection with siRNA against SMO or miR-326. qRT-PCR assays, neurosphere formation, and immunofluorescence were utilized to detect the modification of self-renewal and stemness in U251 tumor stem cells. A U251-implanted intracranial model was used to study the effect of miR-326 on tumor volume and SMO suppression efficacy.
resultsSMO was upregulated in gliomas and was associated with tumor grade and survival period. SMO inhibition suppressed the biological behaviors of glioma cells. SMO expression was inversely correlated with miR-326 and was identified as a novel direct target of miR-326. miR-326 overexpression not only repressed SMO and downstream genes but also decreased the activity of the Hh pathway. Moreover, miR-326 overexpression decreased self-renewal and stemness and partially prompted differentiation in U251 tumor stem cells. In turn, the inhibition of Hh partially elevated miR-326 expression. Intracranial tumorigenicity induced by the transfection of miR-326 was reduced and was partially mediated by the decreased SMO expression.
conclusionsThis work suggests a possible molecular mechanism of the miR- 326/SMO axis, which can be a potential alternative therapeutic pathway for gliomas.
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