PMID- 28535647 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170817 LR - 20181202 IS - 0253-3766 (Print) IS - 0253-3766 (Linking) VI - 39 IP - 5 DP - 2017 May 23 TI - [Effects of overexpression of miR-17-92 gene cluster on the biological characteristics of prostate cancer cells and its mechanism]. PG - 325-331 LID - 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3766.2017.05.002 [doi] AB - Objective: To explore the effect and mechanism of over-expression of miR-17-92 gene cluster on the biological characteristics of prostate cancer cells. Methods: DU145 cells were transfected with miR-17-92 gene expression plasmid and clones with stable ectopic miR-17-92 overexpression were established. The cell viabilities of DU145-17-92 and DU145-control cells were monitored by xCELLigence system. Cell proliferation and apoptosis were analyzed by Ki-67 and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay. Cell cycle was detected by flow cytometry. Expression levels of proteins involved in apoptosis and Akt pathway were determined by western blotting. Results: xCELLigence RTCA array data showed that the growth rate of DU145-17-92 cells was significantly higher than that of DU145-control cells after 24 h of seeding (P<0.01). The Ki-67-positive rates of the DU145-control group at 24, 48 and 72 hours were (56.57+/-1.68)%, (85.48+/-0.26)% and (90.85+/-2.08)%, respectively. While the Ki-67 positive rates of the DU145-17-92 group at the desired time points were (73.64+/-0.68)%, (93.43+/-1.23)% and (97.36+/-0.86)%, respectively, with a statistically significant difference at 24 hours (P<0.01). The percentages of apoptotic cells of the DU145-control group at 24, 48 and 72 hours were (6.76+/-0.09)%, (14.51+/-0.86)% and (20.73+/-1.64)%, respectively, while the apoptotic percentages of the DU145-17-92 group were (1.86+/-0.15)%, (7.90+/-0.40)% and (4.92+/-0.48)%, respectively. The percentages of apoptotic cells of the DU145-control group at different time were significantly higher than those of DU145-17-92 group (P<0.01 for all). The result of western blotting showed that the protein expression levels of Bcl-2 interacting mediator of cell death (BIM) and phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome ten (PTEN) in DU145-control cells were 0.83+/-0.00 and 0.91+/-0.00, respectively, significantly higher than 0.16+/-0.00 and 0.13+/-0.00 of DU145-17-92 cells (both P<0.01). Overexpression of miR17-92 induced the phosphorylation of protein kinase B (Akt) at Ser473 while no appreciable effect on the phosphorylation of Akt at Thr308. The phosphorylated level of extracellular regulated protein kinases (ERK) in DU145-control cells was 0.21+/-0.01, significantly lower than 0.72+/-0.01 of DU145-17-92 cells (P<0.01). Conclusions: Overexpression of miR-17-92 gene plays a pivotal role in growth, proliferation, apoptosis and cell cycle of DU145 cells through down-regulation of apoptotic protein BIM and tumor suppressor PTEN and activation of Akt and ERK signaling pathway. FAU - Zhou, P AU - Zhou P AD - Central Laboratory, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China. FAU - Ma, L AU - Ma L AD - Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Suzhou 215006, China. FAU - Zhou, J AU - Zhou J AD - Central Laboratory, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China. FAU - Xu, J J AU - Xu JJ AD - Central Laboratory, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China. FAU - Liu, F AU - Liu F AD - Central Laboratory, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China. FAU - Guo, F AU - Guo F AD - Central Laboratory, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China. LA - chi PT - Journal Article PL - China TA - Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi JT - Zhonghua zhong liu za zhi [Chinese journal of oncology] JID - 7910681 RN - 0 (Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins) RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) RN - EC 3.1.3.67 (PTEN Phosphohydrolase) RN - EC 3.1.3.67 (PTEN protein, human) SB - IM MH - Apoptosis MH - Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins/metabolism MH - Cell Cycle MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Down-Regulation MH - Gene Expression/*physiology MH - Humans MH - In Situ Nick-End Labeling MH - Male MH - MicroRNAs/*genetics MH - Multigene Family/*physiology MH - PTEN Phosphohydrolase/metabolism MH - Phosphorylation MH - Prostatic Neoplasms/genetics/metabolism/*pathology MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction MH - Time Factors MH - Transfection/methods OTO - NOTNLM OT - Bcl-2 interacting mediator of cell death OT - Extracellular regulated protein kinases OT - Phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome ten OT - Prostate neoplasms OT - Protein kinase B OT - miR-17-92 EDAT- 2017/05/26 06:00 MHDA- 2017/08/18 06:00 CRDT- 2017/05/25 06:00 PHST- 2017/05/25 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/05/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/08/18 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3766.2017.05.002 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi. 2017 May 23;39(5):325-331. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3766.2017.05.002.