PMID- 27859417 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170131 LR - 20220330 IS - 1099-0844 (Electronic) IS - 0263-6484 (Linking) VI - 34 IP - 8 DP - 2016 Dec TI - RUNX3 inhibits laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma malignancy under the regulation of miR-148a-3p/DNMT1 axis. PG - 597-605 LID - 10.1002/cbf.3233 [doi] AB - Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) is a highly aggressive malignant cancer and accounts for 1% to 2% of all malignancies diagnosed worldwide. Runt-related transcription factor 3 (RUNX3), an important tumor suppressor, is known to related to lymph node metastasis and the development of LSCC. However, the biological roles and potential mechanisms RUNX3 expression was not well understood. In this study, we reported that the RUNX3 was significantly downregulated and highly methylated in LSCC compared with their matched normal. The enforced expression of RUNX3 inhibited LSCC cell migration, invasion, and proliferation, whereas the inhibition of RUNX3 did the opposite. We identified that RUNX3 was regulated by miR-148a-3p and found that the expression level of miR-148-3p was significantly decreased and positively related with the expression of RUNX3 in LSCC. We also identified that DNA methyltransferase enzyme DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) was targeted by miR-148a-3p in LSCC. The knockdown of DNMT1 promoted the expression of RUNX3 and inhibited migration, invasion, and proliferation in LSCC cells. In summary, our study demonstrated that miR-148a-3p may regulate RUNX3 expression through the modulation of DNMT1-dependent DNA methylation in LSCC, providing a novel target and a potential therapeutic pathway against LSCC. LSCC is a highly aggressive malignant cancer and accounts for 1% to 2% of all malignancies diagnosed worldwide. In this study, we reported that RUNX3, an important tumor suppressor, was significantly downregulated and highly methylated in LSCC compared with their matched normal. The overexpression of RUNX3 inhibited LSCC cell migration, invasion, and proliferation, whereas the inhibition of RUNX3 did the opposite. Moreover, RUNX3 was regulated by miR-148a-3p, which targeted DNA methyltransferase enzyme DNMT1 in LSCC cells. Therefore, miR-148a-3p may regulate RUNX3 expression through the modulation of DNMT1-dependent DNA methylation in LSCC, providing a novel target and a potential therapeutic pathway against LSCC. CI - Copyright (c) 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. FAU - Jili, Su AU - Jili S AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The first Affiliated Hospital, and College of Clinical Medicine of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471003, China. FAU - Eryong, Lu AU - Eryong L AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The first Affiliated Hospital, and College of Clinical Medicine of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471003, China. FAU - Lijuan, Lu AU - Lijuan L AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The first Affiliated Hospital, and College of Clinical Medicine of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471003, China. FAU - Chao, Zhang AU - Chao Z AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The first Affiliated Hospital, and College of Clinical Medicine of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471003, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20161115 PL - England TA - Cell Biochem Funct JT - Cell biochemistry and function JID - 8305874 RN - 0 (Core Binding Factor Alpha 3 Subunit) RN - 0 (MIRN148 microRNA, human) RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - EC 2.1.1.37 (DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferase 1) RN - EC 2.1.1.37 (DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferases) RN - EC 2.1.1.37 (DNMT1 protein, human) SB - IM MH - Base Sequence MH - Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/*genetics/*pathology MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Movement/genetics MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Core Binding Factor Alpha 3 Subunit/genetics/*metabolism MH - DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferase 1 MH - DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferases/genetics/*metabolism MH - DNA Methylation/genetics MH - Disease Progression MH - Down-Regulation/genetics MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - Humans MH - Laryngeal Neoplasms/*genetics/*pathology MH - MicroRNAs/genetics/*metabolism MH - Neoplasm Invasiveness MH - Tumor Stem Cell Assay OTO - NOTNLM OT - DNMT1 OT - LSCC OT - RUNX3 OT - methylation OT - miR-148a-3p EDAT- 2016/11/20 06:00 MHDA- 2017/02/01 06:00 CRDT- 2016/11/19 06:00 PHST- 2016/08/22 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/10/07 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/10/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/11/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/02/01 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/11/19 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/cbf.3233 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cell Biochem Funct. 2016 Dec;34(8):597-605. doi: 10.1002/cbf.3233. Epub 2016 Nov 15.