Inhibition of long non-coding RNA XIST upregulates microRNA-149-3p to repress ovarian cancer cell progression
Open Access
- 1 February 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Cell Death & Disease
- Vol. 12 (2), 1-12
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41419-020-03358-0
Abstract
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and microRNAs (miRNAs) play critical roles in human diseases. We aimed to clarify the role of lncRNA X-inactive specific transcript (XIST)/miR-149-3p/forkhead box P3 (FOXP3) axis in ovarian cancer (OC) cell growth. XIST, miR-149-3p and FOXP3 expression in OC tissues and cell lines was assessed, and the predictive role of XIST in prognosis of OC patients was analyzed. The OC cell lines were screened and accordingly treated with silenced/overexpressed XIST plasmid or miR-149-3p mimic/inhibitor, and then the proliferation, invasion, migration, colony formation ability, apoptosis, and cell cycle distribution of OC cells were measured. Effect of altered XIST and miR-149-3p on tumor growth in vivo was observed. Online website prediction and dual luciferase reporter gene were implemented to detect the targeting relationship of lncRNA XIST, miR-149-3p, and FOXP3. XIST and FOXP3 were upregulated, whereas miR-149-3p was downregulated in OC tissues and cells. High XIST expression indicated a poor prognosis of OC. Inhibition of XIST or elevation of miR-149-3p repressed proliferation, invasion, migration, and colony formation ability, and promoted apoptosis and cell cycle arrest of HO-8910 cells. In SKOV3 cells upon treatment of overexpressed XIST or reduction of miR-149-3p, there exhibited an opposite tendency. Based on online website prediction, dual luciferase reporter gene, and RNA pull-down assays, we found that there was a negative relationship between XIST and miR-149-3p, and miR-149-3p downregulated FOXP3 expression. This study highlights that knockdown of XIST elevates miR-149-3p expression to suppress malignant behaviors of OC cells, thereby inhibiting OC development.Keywords
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