MicroRNA-95-3p serves as a contributor to cisplatin resistance in human gastric cancer cells by targeting EMP1/PI3K/AKT signaling
Qingfeng Ni, Yan Zhang, Ran Tao, Xiaolong Li, Jianwei Zhu
Abstract
experiments illustrated that miR-95-3p can effectively promote invasion, migration and tumorigenic capacity, respectively, of DDP-resistant GC cells. Subsequently, results from dual luciferase assay and qRT-PCR collectively indicated that EMP1 is a target of miR-95-3p with inhibitory function through suppression of the EMT process and drug-resistance proteins. Furthermore, PI3K/AKT was identified as a downstream pathway of miR-95-3p, which promotes DDP resistance in GC. In summary, miR-95-3p helped develop DDP-resistance through down-regulation of EMP1 and increasing phosphorylation of the PI3K/Akt pathway in GC.
Topics & Concepts
microRNAPI3K/AKT/mTOR pathwayCisplatinProtein kinase BCancer researchCancerResistance (ecology)MedicineSignal transductionOncologyCell biologyBiologyInternal medicineGeneGeneticsChemotherapyEcologyMicroRNA in disease regulationCancer-related molecular mechanisms researchCircular RNAs in diseases