›› 2015, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (11): 974-.doi: 10.3969 j.issn.1000-3606.2015.11.014

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Abnormal expression of miR-125a-5P in medulloblastoma and its role as tumor suppressor

CHU Dongmei, LIU Xiaozhi, YAN Yanping, GAO Xinjing, LIU Cuiping, LI Yanxia, JIANG Zhongmin, YAO Ling   

  1. The Fifth Central Hospital of Tianjin, Tianjin 300450, China
  • Received:2015-11-15 Online:2015-11-15 Published:2015-11-15

Abstract:  Objectives To study the expression characteristics of miR-125a-5P in medulloblastoma, and its role as tumor suppressor. Methods The miR-125a-5p level was detected by stem loop Real-time RT-PCR in 58 cases of medulloblastoma tissues and 2 medulloblastoma cell lines, D341 and Daoy cells. miR-125a-5P oligonucleotide was transfected to D341 cells, then Ki-67 expression was detected by immunofluorescence assay, cell migration was tested by transwell assay, and tumorigenicity was determined by clone formation assay. The inhibitory effect of miR-125a-5p on medulloblastoma cells in vivo was detected in tumor bearing mice model. Results The relative expression level of miR-125a-5P in medulloblastoma tissues was significantly higher than that of normal children's brain tissue (t=17.545, P<0.01), while the expression level of miR-125a-5P in 2 medulloblastoma cells were significantly lower than other control cells (F=9.437, P<0.01). The expression level of miR-125a-5P was significantly higher than that of the neural stem cells, D341 and Daoy cells, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Compared with the control group and the non-sense group, the ability of proliferation, migration and clone of cells in miR-125a-5p group obviously declined (P <0.05), as well as the tumor volume in mice (P<0.05). Conclusions The expression of miR-125a-5P in medulloblastoma was reduced or absent, and was supposedly a tumor suppressor gene.