miR-503 suppresses metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma cell by targeting PRMT1

Accumulating evidence indicates that microRNAs function as oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes in human cancer. MiR-503 is deregulated in various human cancers and has been associated with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) progression. However, the underlying mechanisms of miR-503 involvement in the de...

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Veröffentlicht in:Biochemical and biophysical research communications 2015-09, Vol.464 (4), p.982-987
Hauptverfasser: Li, Bingshou, Liu, Lin, Li, Xiaoming, Wu, Lingtong
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Zusammenfassung:Accumulating evidence indicates that microRNAs function as oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes in human cancer. MiR-503 is deregulated in various human cancers and has been associated with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) progression. However, the underlying mechanisms of miR-503 involvement in the development and progression of HCC remains poorly understood. In the present study, we report that miR-503 suppresses cell metastasis in HCC through targeting the protein arginine methyl transferase 1 (PRMT1) mRNA. Notably, we identified that miR-503 was able to target 3′-untranslated region (3′-UTR) of PRMT1 mRNA by luciferase reporter gene assays. Then, we revealed that miR-503 was able to reduce the expression of PRMT1 at the levels of mRNA and protein using RT-PCR and Western blotting analysis. The expression levels of miR-503 were negatively related to those of PRMT1 mRNA in clinical HCC tissues. In terms of function, transwell and wound healing assays demonstrated that the miR-503 remarkably inhibited invasion and migration of HCC cells, which was reversed by overexpressed PRMT1. Furthermore, exogenous expression of miR-503 dramatically suppressed epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) via PRMT1 in HCC cells. In conclusion, we denomstrated PRMT1 as a novel target gene of miR-503 and miR-503-mediated PRMT1 could also emerge as a potential important biomarker for HCC. •PRMT1 is a direct target of miR-503 in HCC.•PRMT1 is upregulated in clinical HCC tissues.•miR-503 is negatively correlated with PRMT1 in clinical HCC tissues.•miR-503 represses the metastasis of HCC cells by targeting PRMT1.•miR-503 represses the HCC EMT by targeting PRMT1.
ISSN:0006-291X
1090-2104
DOI:10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.06.169