MiR-886-5 p Inhibition Inhibits Growth and Induces Apoptosis of MCF 7 Cells

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs that function as tumor suppressors or oncogenes by binding to the 3’-untranslated region (3’-UTR) of target mRNAs to modulate protein expression (Bartel, 2004; Zamore, 2005; Shyu et al., 2008). MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play important roles in the development, differentiation, and function of different cell types as well as in the pathogenesis of various human diseases. MiRNAs are differentially expressed in normal and cancer cells. Bioinformatics and other in silico analyses have identified that an estimated one-third of all human genes are regulated by microRNAs (Lu, 2005; Volinia et al., 2006). These miRNA molecules participate in tumorigenesis as either oncogenes or tumor suppressors. Profiling studies have led to the identification of miR-8865p as one of the several microRNAs found dysregulated in different cancer types, such as prostate cancer, gastric cancer, cervical carcinoma and pancreatic cancer (Liang, 2010; Gao, 2011; Sharbati, 2011; Xiao et al., 2012). However, the specific function of miR-886-5p in tumor migration and invasion of breast cancer is unknown. MiRNAs are differentially expressed in human cancers (Calin et al., 2006). The miRNA profiles of tumors are highly distinctive and are as useful or even more useful than mRNA profiles for classifying cancers (Hagan et al., 2007).


Introduction
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs that function as tumor suppressors or oncogenes by binding to the 3'-untranslated region (3'-UTR) of target mRNAs to modulate protein expression (Bartel, 2004;Zamore, 2005;Shyu et al., 2008).MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play important roles in the development, differentiation, and function of different cell types as well as in the pathogenesis of various human diseases.MiRNAs are differentially expressed in normal and cancer cells.Bioinformatics and other in silico analyses have identified that an estimated one-third of all human genes are regulated by microRNAs (Lu, 2005;Volinia et al., 2006).These miRNA molecules participate in tumorigenesis as either oncogenes or tumor suppressors.
Profiling studies have led to the identification of miR-886-5p as one of the several microRNAs found dysregulated in different cancer types, such as prostate cancer, gastric cancer, cervical carcinoma and pancreatic cancer (Liang, 2010;Gao, 2011;Sharbati, 2011;Xiao et al., 2012).However, the specific function of miR-886-5p in tumor migration and invasion of breast cancer is unknown.
MiRNAs are differentially expressed in human cancers (Calin et al., 2006).The miRNA profiles of tumors are highly distinctive and are as useful or even more useful than mRNA profiles for classifying cancers (Hagan et al., 2007).

MiR-886-5p Inhibition Inhibits Growth and Induces Apoptosis of MCF7 Cells
Lei-Lei Zhang & , Jiang Wu & *, Qiang Liu, Yan Zhang, Zhu-Lei Sun, Hong Jing The common deregulation of certain miRNAs in different types of solid cancers may indicate their involvement in fundamental pathways and their interaction with important cancer-specific protein-coding genes (Hu et al., 2009).MiRNAs down-regulate multiple target mRNAs, thereby directly or indirectly fine tuning the expression of groups of genes and entire biological pathways (Zhang et al., 2007).Collectively, these data suggest that miRNAs provide a novel posttranscriptional mechanism for modulating the expression of specific genes during oncogenesis.MiRNAs have been recently shown to be useful tools in the silencing of cancers.miRNAs regulate a variety of cellular processes and pathways critical for breast cancer transformation and progression (Kayani, 2011;Li et al., 2013).
Breast cancer is one of the most common malignancies in female patients (Iorio et al., 2005) Both exogenous factors and endogenous genetic agents contribute to breast cancer development (Farazi et al., 2011).Breast cancer cells are capable of co-opting normal extracellular signaling to promote their growth and survival.The role of miR-886-5p in breast tumorigenesis remains unknown.Studies have showed that levels of miR-886-5p correlate with cervical cancer progression and apoptosis (Li et al., 2011).MiR-886-5p interaction with its receptors plays an important role for the establishment of the breast cancer cell phenotype, prevention of apoptosis, and enhancing cell proliferation, migration, and survival.
Current therapies for breast cancer consist of excision, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy, all of which have different disadvantages including limited effects and toxic side effects (Mahamodhossen et al., 2013).Gene therapy has become a promising field of research because it provides many potential benefits for cancer treatment.For example, it might be able to overcome drug resistance, and drugs might have higher efficiency and specificity.The expression of siRNA from DNA templates offers several advantages over chemically synthesized siRNA delivery.Whether inhibiting miR-886-5p has an effect on cancer cell growth and migration, and whether it is a viable strategy for treatment, is unknown.In this study, we show for the first time that delivery of anti-miRNA-886-5p resulted in anti-tumor effects.Specific downregulation by the anti-miR-886-5p inhibited the growth of MCF-7 cells, suggesting miR-886-5p is a potential therapeutic target in human breast cancer.

Cell culture and reagents
MCF-7 cells were cultured in RPMI-1640 (Invitrogen) supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS), 100 units/mL penicillin, and 100 µg/mL streptomycin in a 5% CO 2 humidified atmosphere at 37°C.Transfection of MiR-886-5p mimics or inhibitor to MCF-7 cells were conducted by Fugene Transfection Kit (Roche, Germany).Cells were then selected by G418 or sort using Flow cytomertry (FACSVantage, BD).Briefly, the day before transfection, 1×10 5 of cells were plated in antibioticfree RPMI 1640 medium into each a 6-well plate.The cells were transfected with a mixture of 3 µg MiR-886-5mimics or inhibitors plasmids and 9 µl of FuGENE Transfection Reagent in 500 µl medium per well.At 48 h post-transfection, the medium was replaced by complete medium and contained with 500 µg/ml G418, cultured up to 2 weeks after transfection.Stable transfection cells were harvested and RT-PCR, Western blot analysis or other experiments were performed as indicated.

Cell viability studies by MTT assay
Same quantities MiR-886-5p mimics or inhibitor stable transfection MCF-7 cells and negative control MCF-7 cells (5×10 3 per well) were seeded with 100 μl medium in 96-well plate.The MTT assay was performed after 24h, 48 h, 72h, 96 h, respectively.MTT reagent (5 mg/mL) was added to each well, and incubated for 4 h at 37℃.The resulting formazan crystals were solubilized by the addition of 150μl DMSO to each well.The optical density at 570 nm was measured and cell viability was determined by the formula: cell viability (%) = (absorbance of the treated wells-absorbance of the blank control wells)/ (absorbance of the negative control wells -absorbance of the blank control wells)×100%.All MTT experiments were performed in triplicate and repeated at least three times.

Monolayer Cell migration Assay
A monolayer wound-healing model was performed.MCF7 cells stably transfected with miR-886-5p mimics or inhibitor were seeded in a 6-well-plate for 24 h in RPMI-1640 medium and treated as above.The 100% confluent monolayer MCF-7 cells were then scraped with a sterile 200 μl pipette tip and cell debris were washed with PBS.The cells which migrated into the wounded areas were photographed at the indicated times with an inverted microscopy equipped with a digital camera.The extent of healing was defined as the ratio of the difference between the original and the remaining wound areas compared with the original wound area.

Transwell invasion Assay
Matrigel Invasion Chambers were hydrated for 4h prior to start of the assay.Stably transfected MCF-7 cells with miR-886-5p mimics or inhibitor were plated (1×10 5 ) in 200 µl RPMI-1640 containing 10% FBS in the upper chamber of the transwell and the lower chamber was filled with 500µl RPMI-1640 containing 10% FBS.The cells were allowed to migrate for 12 h at 37 ℃ and 5% CO 2 .The cells were fixed for 15 min at room temperature by replacing the culture medium in the bottom and top of the chamber with 4% formaldehyde dissolved in PBS.The chambers were then rinsed in PBS and stained with 0.2% crystal violet for 10 min.After washing 5 times by dipping the chambers in a large beaker filled with dH2O, the cells that remained on the bottom of the chamber were stained with 0.1% crystal violet.The migrated clones were photographed under an optical microscope.The cell number was counted at 12 different areas.The experiments  were performed in triplicate and the data were compared with the control.

Hochest33342 / PI staining for apoptosis analysis
MCF7 cells stably transfected with miR-886-5p mimics or inhibitors were seeded at equal density on a plate pretreated with 0.01% poly-l-lysine.The cells were cultured with complete RPMI1640 medium for 48h.Staining was performed with 100 µg/ml Hochest33342 and Propidium Iodide for 15min at RT in the dark.Subsequently, the samples were analyzed by fluorescence microscopy (Olympus, Japan).The percentage of cells undergoing apoptosis was determined.

Western Blot Analysis
MiR-886-5p mimics or inhibitor stable transfected cells were lysed in RIPA buffer (50 mM Tris (pH 7.4), 150 mM NaCl, 1% Triton X-100, 0.1% SDS, 1% sodium deoxycholate, 5mM EDTA, 100 mM NaF, and 1mM Na3VO4) containing a protease inhibitor cocktail for 30 minutes on ice, followed by centrifuged for 30 min at 13200 rpm.Protein concentrations were determined by the BCA method (Pierce, USA).Equal total proteins were electrophoresed by 12% SDS-PAGE gel, followed by transferred to PVDF membranes using a wet transblot system (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA).The membranes were blocked for 1h at room temperature with 5% nonfat dry milk and incubated overnight at 4°C with antibodies against Caspase-3, Caspase-8, Caspase-9, VEGF-C, MT1-MMP, VEGF-D and GAPDH (1:1000).After washing, the membrane was incubated for 1h with HRP-conjugated goat anti-rabbit secondary antibody diluted 1:5000 in PBST.After further washing and processed using Super Signal West Pico chemiluminescent substrate (Pierce, USA), the membrane was exposed to Fujifilm LAS3000 Imager (Fuji, Japan).The band densities of the western blots were normalized relative to the relevant GAPDH band density by Image J Analyst software (NIH).

Statistical analysis
All experiments were performed three times and the results were expressed as mean ± SD.Statistical analysis was performed by SPSS11.0.T-tests were used to compare the average values between two different experimental groups.A p-value less than 0.05 was considered statistical significance.

Effects of MiR-886-5p mimics and inhibitor on MCF-7 cell proliferation and apoptosis
MCF-7 cells were transfected with either mir-886-5p mimics or inhibitor.Cell survival was detected by MTT assay for the indicated times (Figure 1A).The growth of MCF-7 cells decreased upon miR-886-5p inhibitor treatment.We then tested the effects of stably transfected miR-886-5p mimics or inhibitor MCF7 cells in a colony formation assay.Decreasing miR-886-5p levels significantly inhibited the colony formation of MCF7 cells (Figures 1B, C).To determine how decreasing miR-886-5p expression in MCF7 cells decreased their growth, we performed a double staining for apoptosis using Hochest 33342 and propidium iodide.The results showed that the miR-886-5p inhibitor was able to induce apoptosis in MCF7 cells (Figure 2).

Effects of MiR-886-5p on the migration and invasion of MCF-7 cells
To study whether the migration and invasion of MCF-7 cells were regulated by MiR-886-5p, we performed a wound healing and Transwell assays, respectively.As expected, the miR-886-5p inhibitor was able to decrease the migratory and invasive capacities of these cells compared to the control cells (Figures 3 and 4).

Effects of MiR-886-5p on the expression of cell migration relate proteins
To fully understand the molecular mechanism which regulate migration in miR-886-5p-transfected MCF-7 cells, we detected the expression of MT1-MMP and its target molecular effectors, MMP2 and MMP9, by Western Blot and ELISA (Figures 5 and 6).The expression of MT1-MMP was significantly decreased compare to the control.This observation is consistent with the concentration of MMP2 and MMP9 in cell culture media, which also reduced upon MiR-886-5p inhibitor treatment.We also detected the expression of VEGF-C and VEGF-D by Western Blot.The results showed that VEGF-C and VEGF-D expression was also decreased in cells transfected with the miR-886-5p inhibitor (Figure 6).These results indicated that decreased miR-886-5p levels inhibited the migration of MCF7 cells by regulating MT1-MMP, MMP2/9, VEGF-C/D expression.

Discussion
Breast cancer is the fourth most common malignancy worldwide.Despite efforts for the development of effective diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for breast cancer, challenges still remain for those with poor prognosis.Currently, 50 % of patients with breast cancer either have metastases to bone other sites (On et al., 2013).Patients with curatively resected breast cancer with isolated liver or lung metastases have a 5-year overall survival (OS) rate of 30-50%.More importantly, no curative chemotherapeutic treatment is currently availa ble for breast cancer with liver or lung metastases (D'Abreo et al., 2013).
MiR-886-5p levels are elevated in many types of tumors.A likely function of MiR-886-5p overexpression in tumor cells could be to reduce the cytotoxicity attributed to two TNF family members, FasL and LIGHT, leading to increased cell survival (Zheng et al., 2010).MiR-886-5p is commonly activated in human cancers and is involved in cellular survival by inhibiting apoptotic processes, and stimulating cell growth and proliferation.However, the clinical significance of miR-886-5p activation in breast cancer remains uncertain.In the present study, we found that decreasing miR-886-5p levels by an inhibitor inhibit the proliferation and induce apoptosis of MCF7 cells.In the present study, we investigated the correlation between MT1-MMP, MMP2, MMP9 and VEGF expression and miR-886-5p levels in MCF7 cells.
Tumor metastasis is a complex multistep process and is responsible for the majority of cancer deaths.A number of genes are involved during the steps of the metastatic cascade.It is well known that degradation of the extracellular matrix surrounding tumors is the most common feature for tumor cell invasion into surrounding tissues and early metastasis.Certain MMPs are found secreted by invading tumor cells which can degrade the extracellular matrix (Hsiao, 2013;Guo et al., 2013).Thus, expression levels of these MMPs effectively reflect the DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2014.15.4.1511MiR-886-5p  Inhibitor Inhibits Growth and Induces Apoptosis of MCF7

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Figure 1.Effect of micRNA886-5p on the Growth and Colony Formation of MCF7 Cells.MCF-7 cells were transfected with micRNA886-5p mimics, inhibitor or control micRNA for the indicated times.Cell growth was detection by MTT assay (A), and colony formation ability was examined by a colony assay (B)