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ABSTRACT: Background
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play vital roles in regulating various biological processes. The dysregulations of miRNAs may result in severe human diseases, including cancer.Methods
We performed the qRT-PCR, western blot and the luciferase reporter assays to test whether Adenylate Kinase 4 (AK4) is the target of miR-199a-3p. Up- or down-regulation of miR-199a-3p and/or the AK4 gene was done to detect their roles in OS multi-drug resistance using drug resistance profiling assays. We further predicted the putative signal pathway involved in the miR-199a-3p-mediated OS drug-resistance.Results
The AK4 gene is one of the targets of miR-199a-3p and negatively correlates with the effect of miR-199a-3p on OS drug-resistance. In addition, the activity of the NF-?B signaling pathway was drastically altered by the forced changes of the miR-199a-3p level in OS cells.Conclusions
Our data revealed that both miR-199a-3p and its target gene AK4 are reversely correlated with the OS drug resistance.
SUBMITTER: Lei W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5987492 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lei Wang W Yan Chen C Ya Jiang J Yong Dai D Yujun Bian B Kai Liu L
BMC cancer 20180604 1
<h4>Background</h4>MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play vital roles in regulating various biological processes. The dysregulations of miRNAs may result in severe human diseases, including cancer.<h4>Methods</h4>We performed the qRT-PCR, western blot and the luciferase reporter assays to test whether Adenylate Kinase 4 (AK4) is the target of miR-199a-3p. Up- or down-regulation of miR-199a-3p and/or the AK4 gene was done to detect their roles in OS multi-drug resistance using drug resistance profiling assays. ...[more]