title: MiR-125b targets BCL3 and suppresses ovarian cancer proliferation.
abstract: Micro-RNAs (miRNAs) important for post-transcriptional gene expression as negative regulators are endogenous 21- to 23-nucleotide noncoding RNAs. Many miRNAs are expressed in ovarian cancer (OC). In this study, we reported that miR-125b was underexpressed in human OC specimens. Ectopic expression of miR-125b in OC cells induced cell cycle arrest and led to reduction in proliferation and clonal formation. This inhibitory effect on OC cell growth was mediated by miR-125b inhibition of the translation of an mRNA encoding a proto-oncogene, BCL3. Furthermore, expression of miR-125b suppressed the tumor formation generated by injecting OC cells in nude mice. Our results suggest that aberrantly expressed miR-125b may contribute to OC development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Genetics, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guan
authors.forename: Hailan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Zhihong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Guangrong
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Kailai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000081242:B-Cell Lymphoma 3 Protein; D001483:Base Sequence; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002453:Cell Cycle; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D017931:DNA Primers; D005260:Female; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008819:Mice, Nude; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000235:genetics*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D000090063:Proto-Oncogene Mas; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics*; D015854:Up-Regulation
chemical_list: D000081242:B-Cell Lymphoma 3 Protein; C000631344:BCL3 protein, human; C000631345:Bcl3 protein, mouse; D017931:DNA Primers; C000715470:MAS1 protein, human; C531888:MIRN125 microRNA, human; D035683:MicroRNAs; D000090063:Proto-Oncogene Mas; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors