Hepatoma is the most common malignant tumor currently, and HBV infection is the major etiological factor for hepatoma, however, the molecular mechanisms remain elusive and wait for further investigation. It is said that APOBEC2 mutates the suppressor tumor genes and contributes to the liver tumorigenesis while over-expressed in hepatocytes. miR-122 is the most abundant miRNA in liver and blocks hepatocarcinogenesis through targeting various genes. Using the miRanda 3.2a and RNAhybrid 2.2 software we found the predicted binding complementary sequences between miR-122 and APOBEC2 mRNA, and miR-122 could inhibit the expression of APOBEC2 mRNA. In addition, HBV could inhibit the expression of miR-122 in hepatocytes. Therefore, we suppose that APOBEC2 maybe a target of miR-122 and it is through the miR-122 inhibition that HBV upregulates APOBEC2 expression and then promotes hepatocarcinogenesis. Accordingly, this study intends to identify the expression correlation among HBV, miR-122 and APOBEC2, and their effect on biological characteristics of hepatoma cells, thus provides a novel insights not only for HBV related hepatocarcinoma, but also for the development of novel therapies to prevent the hepatocarcinogenesis.
肝癌是目前最常见的恶性肿瘤,HBV感染是引起肝癌的主要原因,但其具体机制尚未明确。研究发现,APOBEC2在肝细胞中过表达后,通过突变抑癌基因的表达,而促进肿瘤的发生。miR-122是肝细胞中表达最为丰富的小RNA分子,可通过靶向肝细胞中的多种基因来抑制肝癌的发生。我们前期研究发现miR-122可与APOBEC2靶向结合,并能抑制APOBEC2 mRNA表达,而HBV可抑制肝细胞内的miR-122表达,因此本研究推测APOBEC2可能是miR-122作用的一个靶点,HBV可通过降低miR-122表达后导致APOBEC2表达的升高,从而进一步促进了肝肿瘤的发生。为此,本课题主要明确HBV、miR-122与APOBEC2三者间表达的相关性及对肝细胞生物学活性的影响,综合分析,为HBV感染引起肝癌发生的机制提供新的思路与见解,更为肝癌的防治提供新的理论基础。
肝癌是目前最常见的恶性肿瘤,HBV感染是引起肝癌的主要原因,但其具体机制尚未明确。研究发现,APOBEC2在肝细胞中过表达后,通过突变抑癌基因的表达,而促进肿瘤的发生。miR-122是肝细胞中表达最为丰富的小RNA分子,可通过靶向肝细胞中的多种基因来抑制肝癌的发生。本研究发现,①HBV可显著促进细胞内APOBEC2的mRNA及蛋白表达水平;②APOBEC2可显著增强肝癌细胞的活性,抑制其凋亡;③miR-122与APOBEC2的mRNA及蛋白表达水平在正常肝细胞和肝癌细胞中存在负相关性;④miR-122的沉默可以升高APOBEC2 mRNA及蛋白的表达,miR-122的过表达可以抑制APOBEC2 mRNA及蛋白的表达,且通过构建含有报告基因的APOBEC2野生型和突变型载体,确认miR-122在APOBEC2 mRNA上的靶点位置(3' UTR 1334-1341区域);⑤HBV通过降低miR-122来促进APOBEC2表达,HBV表达升高后,炎性因子IL-6表达水平升高,而IKK-ε与TNF-α等因子表达水平则降低。综上,miR-122可靶向调节APOBEC2的表达,且HBV通过沉默miR-122来促进APOBEC2在肝癌细胞中的表达而影响肝癌细胞特性,进而促进肝癌的发生发展过程。
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