ArticleBioengineered2021
miRNA-204-5p acts as tumor suppressor to influence the invasion and migration of astrocytoma by targeting ezrin and is downregulated by DNA methylation.
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Abstract
microRNAs (miRNAs), through their regulation of the expression and activity of numerous proteins, are involved in almost all cellular processes. As a consequence, dysregulation of miRNA expression is closely associated with the development and progression of cancers. Recently, DNA methylation has been shown to play a key role in miRNA expression dysregulation in tumors. miRNA-204-5p commonly acts in the suppression of oncogenes in tumors. In this study, the levels of miRNA-204-5p were found to be down-regulated in the astrocytoma samples. miRNA-204-5p expression was also down-regulated in two astrocytoma cell lines (U87MG and LN382). Examination of online databases showed that the miRNA-204-5p promoter regions exist in CpG islands, which might be subjected to differential methylation. Subsequently, we showed that the miRNA-204-5p promoter region was hypermethylated in the astrocytoma tissue samples and cell lines. Then we found that ezrin expression was down-regulated with an increase in miRNA-204-5p expression in LN382 and U87MG cells after 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine (5'AZA) treatment compared with control DMSO treatment. In addition, LN382 and U87MG cells treated with 5'AZA exhibited significantly inhibited cell invasion and migration . In a recovery experiment, cell invasion and migration returned to normal levels as miRNA-204-5p and ezrin levels were restored. Overall, our study suggests that miRNA-204-5p acts as a tumor suppressor to influence astrocytoma invasion and migration by targeting ezrin and that miRNA-204-5p expression is downregulated by DNA methylation. This study provides a new potential strategy for astrocytoma treatment.
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