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miR-204-5p inhibits cell proliferation and induces cell apoptosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by regulating Nestin

Honghe Luo1*, Weize Lv2*, Huayong Zhang3*, Chunxia Lin4, Fei Li5, Fangfang Zheng4✉, Beilong Zhong1,6✉

1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China
2. Department of Interventional Medicine, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519000, China
3. Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519000, China
4. Department of Pediatrics, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519000, China
5. Department of Pharmacy, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519000suppl, China
6. Department of Thoracic Surgery, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519000, China
*These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Luo H, Lv W, Zhang H, Lin C, Li F, Zheng F, Zhong B. miR-204-5p inhibits cell proliferation and induces cell apoptosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by regulating Nestin. Int J Med Sci 2022; 19(3):472-483. doi:10.7150/ijms.67286. https://www.medsci.org/v19p0472.htm
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Esophageal cancer (EC) is a highly malignant gastrointestinal tumor, and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is one of the most common histological types of EC. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs closely related to tumorigenesis and tumor progression. In addition, Nestin is an intermediate filament protein (class VI) and contributes to the progression of numerous tumors. However, the correlation between miRNAs and Nestin in ESCC remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between miR-204-5p and Nestin in ESCC. First, Nestin-related miRNAs in ESCC were explored using RNA sequencing. In ESCC tissues and cell lines, the expression of miR-204-5p was decreased detected by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), whereas Nestin protein level was upregulated identified by Western blotting (WB). Besides, Nestin was the direct target of miR-204-5p in ESCC determined via the luciferase reported assay. Moreover, miR-204-5p regulated Nestin to inhibit ESCC cell proliferation detected by the colony formation assay and promote ESCC cell apoptosis identified using the flow cytometry and TUNEL assay. Furthermore, miR-204-5p suppressed tumorigenesis in vivo evaluated by the murine xenograft tumor model. In conclusion, these results indicated that miR-204-5p inhibited cell proliferation and induced cell apoptosis in ESCC through targeting Nestin, which might provide novel therapeutic targets for ESCC therapy.

Keywords: miR-204-5p, Nestin, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, proliferation, apoptosis


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Luo, H., Lv, W., Zhang, H., Lin, C., Li, F., Zheng, F., Zhong, B. (2022). miR-204-5p inhibits cell proliferation and induces cell apoptosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by regulating Nestin. International Journal of Medical Sciences, 19(3), 472-483. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijms.67286.

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Luo, H.; Lv, W.; Zhang, H.; Lin, C.; Li, F.; Zheng, F.; Zhong, B. miR-204-5p inhibits cell proliferation and induces cell apoptosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by regulating Nestin. Int. J. Med. Sci. 2022, 19 (3), 472-483. DOI: 10.7150/ijms.67286.

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Luo H, Lv W, Zhang H, Lin C, Li F, Zheng F, Zhong B. miR-204-5p inhibits cell proliferation and induces cell apoptosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by regulating Nestin. Int J Med Sci 2022; 19(3):472-483. doi:10.7150/ijms.67286. https://www.medsci.org/v19p0472.htm

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Luo H, Lv W, Zhang H, Lin C, Li F, Zheng F, Zhong B. 2022. miR-204-5p inhibits cell proliferation and induces cell apoptosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by regulating Nestin. Int J Med Sci. 19(3):472-483.

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