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MiR-139-5p negatively regulates PMP22 to repress cell proliferation by targeting the NF-κB signaling pathway in gastric cancer

Jingjing Hou*, Huiqin Zhuo*, Xin Chen*, Jia Cheng, Wei Zheng, Mengya Zhong, Jianchun Cai

1. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361004, China
2. Institute of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Medical college of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361004, China
3. Xiamen Municipal Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Xiamen 361004, Fujian, China.
*These authors contributed equally to the work.

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Hou J, Zhuo H, Chen X, Cheng J, Zheng W, Zhong M, Cai J. MiR-139-5p negatively regulates PMP22 to repress cell proliferation by targeting the NF-κB signaling pathway in gastric cancer. Int J Biol Sci 2020; 16(7):1218-1229. doi:10.7150/ijbs.40338. https://www.ijbs.com/v16p1218.htm
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Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most common malignant tumors worldwide. Peripheral myelin protein 22 (PMP22) is a 22-kDa tetraspan glycoprotein that is predominantly expressed by myelinating Schwann cells. However, recent studies have shown that PMP22 is closely related to cell proliferation and tumorigenesis in different cancers. In this study, we discovered a new miRNA that regulates PMP22 and gastric cancer cell prolifration. Our bioinformatics analysis suggested that there is a conserved miRNA recognition site for miR-139-5p on the 3' UTR of PMP22. Interestingly, our results showed overexpression of miR-139-5p significantly suppressed growth and prolifration in GC cells and inhibited tumor growth in nude mice xenografted with GC cells. MiR-139-5p suppressed the activity of a luciferase reporter containing the PMP22-3' UTR, and the ectopic expression of PMP22 rescued the miR-139-5p-mediated inhibition of cell proliferation in GC cells. Mechanistically, miR-139-5p may negatively regulate PMP22 to repress cell proliferation by targeting the NF-κB signaling pathway in gastric cancer. Finally, overexpression of miR-139-5p significantly inhibited tumor growth in nude mice xenografted with GC cells.and the miR-139-5p levels were inversely correlated with PMP22 expression in nude mice tumor. Taken together, our data suggest an important regulatory role of miR-139-5p in gastric cancer, suggesting that miR-139-5p and PMP22 might be important diagnostic or therapeutic targets for gastric cancer and other human diseases.

Keywords: PMP22, miR-139-5p, NF-κB, gastric cancer, cell proliferation


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Hou, J., Zhuo, H., Chen, X., Cheng, J., Zheng, W., Zhong, M., Cai, J. (2020). MiR-139-5p negatively regulates PMP22 to repress cell proliferation by targeting the NF-κB signaling pathway in gastric cancer. International Journal of Biological Sciences, 16(7), 1218-1229. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijbs.40338.

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Hou, J.; Zhuo, H.; Chen, X.; Cheng, J.; Zheng, W.; Zhong, M.; Cai, J. MiR-139-5p negatively regulates PMP22 to repress cell proliferation by targeting the NF-κB signaling pathway in gastric cancer. Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2020, 16 (7), 1218-1229. DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.40338.

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Hou J, Zhuo H, Chen X, Cheng J, Zheng W, Zhong M, Cai J. MiR-139-5p negatively regulates PMP22 to repress cell proliferation by targeting the NF-κB signaling pathway in gastric cancer. Int J Biol Sci 2020; 16(7):1218-1229. doi:10.7150/ijbs.40338. https://www.ijbs.com/v16p1218.htm

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Hou J, Zhuo H, Chen X, Cheng J, Zheng W, Zhong M, Cai J. 2020. MiR-139-5p negatively regulates PMP22 to repress cell proliferation by targeting the NF-κB signaling pathway in gastric cancer. Int J Biol Sci. 16(7):1218-1229.

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