PMID- 26627200 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160620 LR - 20181113 IS - 1423-0127 (Electronic) IS - 1021-7770 (Print) IS - 1021-7770 (Linking) VI - 22 DP - 2015 Dec 2 TI - TGF-beta induces HLA-G expression through inhibiting miR-152 in gastric cancer cells. PG - 107 LID - 10.1186/s12929-015-0177-4 [doi] LID - 107 AB - BACKGROUND: Mounting evidences have showed the important role of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) in immunological surveillance of tumors. Some studies have also indicated human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-G-associated immune escape involving TGF-beta management in gastric cancer (GC). However, the mechanism underlying it is unclear. This study aims to verify the correlations between HLA-G and TGF-beta, involving the potential targeting of miR-152 on HLA-G. RESULTS: TGF-beta and HLA-G levels were analyzed in blood samples from twenty GC patients with ELISA assays, while TGF-beta showed directly proportional to HLA-G levels in GC patients, and TGF-beta induced HLA-G up-regulation was also confirmed in GC cell lines. Furthermore, miR-152 expression could be inhibited by TGF-beta, and the negative post-transcriptionally regulation of miR-152 on HLA-G was also demonstrated through gain- and loss-of-function studies. Besides, miR-152 overexpression repressed HLA-G up-regulation induced by TGF-beta. And, miR-152 expression levels showed inversely proportional to both HLA-G and also TGF-beta levels in GC patients. CONCLUSION: TGF-beta could induce HLA-G expression in GC by inhibiting miR-152, involving its negative regulation on HLA-G. Since TGF-beta induced HLA-G up-regulation plays important role in immune escape, a potential application of miR-152 was suggested in GC treatment, or miR-152 might be one potential biomarker for GC. FAU - Guan, Zhongzheng AU - Guan Z AD - Department of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, No.107, West Wenhua Road, Jinan, Shandong Province, 250012, China. AD - Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical University, Binzhou, Shandong, 256603, China. FAU - Song, Bingtan AU - Song B AD - Department of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, No.107, West Wenhua Road, Jinan, Shandong Province, 250012, China. AD - Department of General Surgery, Liaocheng Third People's Hospital, Liaocheng, Shandong, 252000, China. FAU - Liu, Fengjun AU - Liu F AD - Department of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, No.107, West Wenhua Road, Jinan, Shandong Province, 250012, China. fengjliuj@163.com. FAU - Sun, Dong AU - Sun D AD - Department of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, No.107, West Wenhua Road, Jinan, Shandong Province, 250012, China. FAU - Wang, Kexin AU - Wang K AD - Department of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, No.107, West Wenhua Road, Jinan, Shandong Province, 250012, China. FAU - Qu, Hui AU - Qu H AD - Department of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, No.107, West Wenhua Road, Jinan, Shandong Province, 250012, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20151202 PL - England TA - J Biomed Sci JT - Journal of biomedical science JID - 9421567 RN - 0 (Biomarkers, Tumor) RN - 0 (HLA-G Antigens) RN - 0 (MIRN152 microRNA, human) RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - 0 (Neoplasm Proteins) RN - 0 (RNA, Neoplasm) RN - 0 (Transforming Growth Factor beta) SB - IM MH - Biomarkers, Tumor/*biosynthesis/genetics/immunology MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Female MH - *Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - HLA-G Antigens/*biosynthesis/genetics/immunology MH - Humans MH - Male MH - MicroRNAs/*biosynthesis/genetics/immunology MH - Neoplasm Proteins/*biosynthesis/genetics/immunology MH - RNA, Neoplasm/*biosynthesis/genetics/immunology MH - Stomach Neoplasms/genetics/immunology/*metabolism/pathology MH - Transforming Growth Factor beta/genetics/immunology/*metabolism MH - Tumor Escape/genetics PMC - PMC4667479 EDAT- 2015/12/03 06:00 MHDA- 2016/06/21 06:00 PMCR- 2015/12/02 CRDT- 2015/12/03 06:00 PHST- 2015/04/25 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/08/05 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/12/03 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/12/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/06/21 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/12/02 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1186/s12929-015-0177-4 [pii] AID - 177 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s12929-015-0177-4 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Biomed Sci. 2015 Dec 2;22:107. doi: 10.1186/s12929-015-0177-4.