PMID- 34121238 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211110 LR - 20220531 IS - 1600-0714 (Electronic) IS - 0904-2512 (Linking) VI - 50 IP - 10 DP - 2021 Nov TI - Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway participates in the effect of miR-626 on oral squamous cell carcinoma by targeting RASSF4. PG - 1005-1017 LID - 10.1111/jop.13216 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: The role of miR-626 in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) was investigated by targeting RASSF4. METHODS: The miR-626 and RASSF4 expression was detected in normal oral mucosa or OSCC tissues and OSCC or normal cells. The methylation status of RASSF4 was analyzed using methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The cytoplasmic/nuclear ratios (C/N ratios) targeted by miR-626 were examined using microarray, followed by a dual-luciferase reporter assay. The subcellular localization of RASSF4 and miR-626 in OSCC cells was determined using RNA fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and immunocytochemistry (ICC), respectively. Ca9-22 and HSC2 cells were divided into mock, inhibitor NC, miR-626 inhibitor, scramble, RASSF4 and miR-626 mimic + RASSF4 groups, and then CCK-8, Annexin V-FITC/PI, wound healing, Transwell, qRT-PCR and western blotting assays were performed. RESULTS: OSCC tissues and cells had increased miR-626 expression and decreased RASSF4 expression. Patients with RASSF4 methylation had lower RASSF4 expression than those without methylation. In addition, a negative correlation between miR-626 and RASSF4 was found in OSCC tissues, both of which were correlated with the pathological grade, pathological stage, lymph node metastasis and patient prognosis. MiR-626 targeted RASSF4 in OSCC cells. Overexpressed RASSF4 inhibited the proliferation, invasion, migration and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of OSCC cells, promoted cell apoptosis, and blocked the Wnt/beta-Catenin pathway, which was reversed by miR-626 overexpression. CONCLUSIONS: Inhibiting miR-626 can regulate the biological characteristics of OSCC cells, including proliferation, invasion, migration, EMT and apoptosis, by targeting RASSF4, which may be related to the Wnt/beta-Catenin pathway. CI - (c) 2021 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. FAU - Cui, Sheng-Hai AU - Cui SH AD - Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yantai Stomatological Hospital, Yantai, China. FAU - Hu, Xiao-Di AU - Hu XD AD - Department of Stomatology, Yantaishan Hospital, Yantai, China. FAU - Yan, Yan AU - Yan Y AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7925-741X AD - Department of Stomatology, Yantaishan Hospital, Yantai, China. LA - eng SI - RefSeq/NM_032023 PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210628 PL - Denmark TA - J Oral Pathol Med JT - Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology JID - 8911934 RN - 0 (MIRN626 microRNA, human) RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - 0 (RASSF4 protein, human) RN - 0 (Tumor Suppressor Proteins) SB - IM MH - *Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/genetics MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Movement/genetics MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - *Head and Neck Neoplasms MH - Humans MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence MH - MicroRNAs/genetics/*metabolism MH - *Mouth Neoplasms/genetics MH - Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck MH - Tumor Suppressor Proteins/genetics MH - Wnt Signaling Pathway/genetics OTO - NOTNLM OT - OSCC OT - RASSF4 OT - Wnt/beta-Catenin pathway OT - miR-626 EDAT- 2021/06/15 06:00 MHDA- 2021/11/11 06:00 CRDT- 2021/06/14 07:01 PHST- 2021/06/08 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/04/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/06/10 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/06/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/11/11 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/06/14 07:01 [entrez] AID - 10.1111/jop.13216 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Oral Pathol Med. 2021 Nov;50(10):1005-1017. doi: 10.1111/jop.13216. Epub 2021 Jun 28.