PMID- 30962263 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200617 LR - 20231213 IS - 1573-4935 (Electronic) IS - 0144-8463 (Print) IS - 0144-8463 (Linking) VI - 39 IP - 4 DP - 2019 Apr 30 TI - miR-140-5p induces cell apoptosis and decreases Warburg effect in chronic myeloid leukemia by targeting SIX1. LID - BSR20190150 [pii] LID - 10.1042/BSR20190150 [doi] AB - microRNAs (miRNA), as tumor suppressors or oncogenes, are involved in modulating cancer cell behavior, including cell proliferation and apoptosis. The miR-140-5p acts as a tumor suppressor in several tumors, but the role of miR-140-5p in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) remains unclear. Here, we investigated the suppression of miR-140-5p in CML patients and CML cell lines using quantitative PCR (qPCR) and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Overexpression miR-140-5p in CML cells significantly inhibited cell proliferation as revealed by the CCK-8 assay and promoted cell apoptosis as revealed by flow cytometry. Moreover, the sine oculis homeobox 1 (SIX1) gene had been confirmed as a direct target of miR-140-5p using bioinformatics analysis and luciferase reporter assays. Overexpression of miR-140-5p decreased the SIX1 protein level in CML cells. SIX1 mRNA and protein levels were significantly up-regulated in CML patients and CML cell lines. Knockdown of SIX1 expression significantly inhibited CML cell proliferation and promoted cell apoptosis. Furthermore, SIX1 as a transcriptional factor positively regulated pyruvate kinase isozyme type M2 (PKM2) expression and played an important role in the Warburg effect. In addition, these findings indicated that miR-140-5p functions as a tumor suppressor and plays a critical role in CML cell apoptosis and metabolism by targeting SIX1. Moreover, the miR-140-5p/SIX1 axis may be a potential therapeutic target in CML. CI - (c) 2019 The Author(s). FAU - Nie, Zi-Yuan AU - Nie ZY AD - Department of Hematology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, 215 Heping W Rd, Shijiazhuang 050000, China. FAU - Liu, Xiao-Jun AU - Liu XJ AD - Department of Hematology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, 215 Heping W Rd, Shijiazhuang 050000, China. FAU - Zhan, Ying AU - Zhan Y AD - Department of Hematology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, 215 Heping W Rd, Shijiazhuang 050000, China. FAU - Liu, Meng-Han AU - Liu MH AD - Department of Hematology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, 215 Heping W Rd, Shijiazhuang 050000, China. FAU - Zhang, Xiao-Yan AU - Zhang XY AD - Department of Hematology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, 215 Heping W Rd, Shijiazhuang 050000, China. FAU - Li, Zi-Ye AU - Li ZY AD - Department of Hematology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, 215 Heping W Rd, Shijiazhuang 050000, China. FAU - Lu, Ya-Qiong AU - Lu YQ AD - Department of Hematology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, 215 Heping W Rd, Shijiazhuang 050000, China. FAU - Luo, Jian-Min AU - Luo JM AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8811-7187 AD - Department of Hematology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, 215 Heping W Rd, Shijiazhuang 050000, China luojianmin1960@126.com. FAU - Yang, Lin AU - Yang L AD - Department of Hematology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, 215 Heping W Rd, Shijiazhuang 050000, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20190430 PL - England TA - Biosci Rep JT - Bioscience reports JID - 8102797 RN - 0 (Carrier Proteins) RN - 0 (Homeodomain Proteins) RN - 0 (Membrane Proteins) RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - 0 (Mirn140 microRNA, human) RN - 0 (SIX1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Thyroid Hormones) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Apoptosis/genetics MH - Carrier Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Female MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Leukemic MH - Homeodomain Proteins/*genetics MH - Humans MH - K562 Cells MH - Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/*genetics/*pathology MH - Leukocytes, Mononuclear/pathology/physiology MH - Male MH - Membrane Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - MicroRNAs/*genetics/metabolism MH - Middle Aged MH - Thyroid Hormones/genetics/metabolism MH - Thyroid Hormone-Binding Proteins PMC - PMC6488949 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Chronic myeloid leukemia OT - PKM2 OT - SIX1 OT - Warburg effect OT - apoptosis OT - miR-140-5p COIS- The authors declare that there are no competing interests associated with the manuscript. EDAT- 2019/04/10 06:00 MHDA- 2020/06/18 06:00 PMCR- 2019/04/30 CRDT- 2019/04/10 06:00 PHST- 2019/01/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/03/29 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/04/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/04/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/06/18 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/04/10 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/04/30 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - BSR20190150 [pii] AID - 10.1042/BSR20190150 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Biosci Rep. 2019 Apr 30;39(4):BSR20190150. doi: 10.1042/BSR20190150. Print 2019 Apr 30.