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Silencing protein kinase C ? by microRNA-25-5p activates AMPK signaling and inhibits colorectal cancer cell proliferation.

ABSTRACT: Developing novel strategies against human colorectal cancer (CRC) cells is needed. Activation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) could possibly inhibit CRC cells. Protein kinase C ? (PKC?) is an AMPK negative regulator. Here we found that PKC? expression was significantly elevated in human colon cancer tissues and CRC cells. PKC? upregulation was correlated with AMPK in-activation and mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1) over-activation. Reversely, PKC? shRNA knockdown activated AMPK signaling and inhibited HT-29 cell proliferation. Significantly, downregulation of microRNA-25-5p (miR-25-5p), a PKC?-targeting miRNA, could be the cause of PKC? upregulation. Exogenous expression of miR-25-5p silenced PKC? to activate AMPK signaling, which inhibited HT-29 cell proliferation. In vivo studies showed that HT-29 xenograft growth in mice was inhibited after expressing PKC? shRNA or miR-25-5p. Collectively, PKC? could be a novel oncogenic protein of human CRC. PKC? silence, by targeted-shRNA or miR-25-5p expression, activates AMPK and inhibits HT-29 cell proliferation.

SUBMITTER: Zhang S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5630334 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Silencing protein kinase C ζ by microRNA-25-5p activates AMPK signaling and inhibits colorectal cancer cell proliferation.

Zhang Shihu S Zhang Yiyang Y Cheng Qing Q Ma Zhaoqun Z Gong Guanwen G Deng Zhengming Z Xu Kun K Wang Gaoyuan G Wei Yousong Y Zou Xiaoping X

Oncotarget 20170627 39

Developing novel strategies against human colorectal cancer (CRC) cells is needed. Activation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) could possibly inhibit CRC cells. Protein kinase C ζ (PKCζ) is an AMPK negative regulator. Here we found that PKCζ expression was significantly elevated in human colon cancer tissues and CRC cells. PKCζ upregulation was correlated with AMPK in-activation and mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1) over-activation. Reversely, PKCζ shRNA knockdown activated AMPK signaling and inhibi ...[more]

PMID: 29029434

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Silencing protein kinase C ? by microRNA-25-5p activates AMPK signaling and inhibits colorectal cancer cell proliferation.

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Silencing protein kinase C ζ by microRNA-25-5p activates AMPK signaling and inhibits colorectal cancer cell proliferation.

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