Effects of microRNA-141 regulating Nrf2/ARE signaling pathways by targeting Keap1 on viability of T47D breast cancer cells |
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Authors: | CHANG Jing-zhi CHEN Jian LU Kun GUO Ya-li SHEN Yong-jie LI Yi-chuan ZHANG Shan-feng |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shangqiu Medical College, Shangqiu 476100, China;2. School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China |
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Abstract: | AIM:To investigate the effects of microRNA-141 (miRNA-141) regulating Nrf2/ARE signaling pathways by targeting Keap1 on the viability of T47D breast cancer cells. METHODS:The breast cancer T47D cells were transfected with miRNA-141 mimic and the negative control sequence (negative control, NC), as miRNA-141 group and NC group, respectively, and the cell without transfection was used as control group. Real-time PCR was used to detect the expression level of miRNA-141. The cell viability was measured by MTT assay. Fluorescent probe 2',7'-dihydrodichlorofluorescein diacetate ester (DCFH-DA) was used to detect cell reactive oxygen species (ROS) level. The protein expression levels of Keap1, nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), superoxide dismutase 2 (SOD2) and glutathione peroxidase 1 (GPx1) were determined by Western blot. Dual luciferase assay was used to analyze relationship between miRNA-141 and Keap1. RESULTS:After the cells were transfected with miRNA-141 mimic, the expression of miRNA-141 was obviously higher in miRNA-141 group than that in other groups (P<0.05). The cell viability, ROS level and Keap1 protein expression were significantly decreased, while the Nrf2 protein in the nucleus and antioxidants SOD2 and GPx1 expression were up-regulated in miRNA-141 group. Moreover, the luciferase reporter assay demonstrated that Keap1 was the target gene of miRNA-141. CONCLUSION:miRNA-141 may negatively regulates Keap1 and activates Nrf2/ARE signaling pathways, which inhibits the viability of breast cancer cells via inducing the expression of antioxidant enzymes to reduce the oxidative stress levels of the cells. |
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Keywords: | MicroRNA-141 Nrf2/ARE signaling pathways Breast cancer Cell viability |
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