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. 2017 Dec;18(18):1671-1682.
doi: 10.2217/pgs-2017-0115. Epub 2017 Nov 27.

miR-509-3p promotes cisplatin-induced apoptosis in ovarian cancer cells through the regulation of anti-apoptotic genes

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miR-509-3p promotes cisplatin-induced apoptosis in ovarian cancer cells through the regulation of anti-apoptotic genes

Wei Chen et al. Pharmacogenomics. 2017 Dec.

Abstract

Aim: Previous observations have implicated miR-509-3p's ability in regulating cisplatin-triggered apoptosis in ovarian cancer. However, the underlying mechanisms were not fully understood.

Materials & methods: The roles of miR-509-3p in cellular apoptosis were assessed through MTT and DAPI assays. The confirmation of the regulation of BCL2 family members by miR-509-3p was investigated by luciferase reporter assay, western blot, quantitative real-time PCR and rescue experiments.

Results: MiR-509-3p can decrease the IC50 values of cisplatin and promote apoptosis in ovarian cancer cells. Furthermore, on a panel of anti-apoptotic proteins, we identified that miR-509-3p could regulate BCL2, BCL2L2 and MCL1 via their 3'UTRs.

Conclusion: Our study demonstrates that miR-509-3p could sensitize ovarian cancer cells to cisplatin treatment by targeting multiple anti-apoptosis genes including BCL2.

Keywords: BCL2; apoptosis; microRNA-509-3p; ovarian cancer.

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