c-Myc and miR-141 have been shown to play critical roles as oncogenes in the initiation and progression of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). YY1 was identified as a potential c-Myc-interacting protein and plays a tumor suppressor role in NPC based on our preliminary results. However, the function and mechanism of YY1 involved in the initiation and progression of NPC via the regulation of c-Myc/miR-141 axis remains to be further studied. Therefore, this work aims to study the effects of YY1 on proliferation, cell cycle and apoptosis, motility, invasion and metastasis of NPC cells by performing a series of molecular and cellular biological technologies, and investigate the regulatory effect of c-Myc on the transcription activity and expression of miR-141 in NPC. Then we want to further ascertain the function and role of YY1 in c-Myc/miR-141 transcription axis, and determine the effect of restoration the expression of miR-141 on YY1 and c-Myc-mediated malignant phenotype in NPC, and the effect on the expression of the miR-141 downstream key molecules, PTEN, p-AKT, etc. Finally, we plan to determine the correlation and clinical significance of YY1, c-Myc, miR-141, PTEN and p-AKT expression, and screen some critical targets for clinical diagnosis and treatment of NPC.
c-Myc、miR-141被证实在鼻咽癌发生发展中发挥“瘤基因”功能。近期结果显示c-Myc能够靶向miR-141的转录调控,YY1是c-Myc一个潜在交互作用蛋白,并在鼻咽癌中发挥抑瘤功能。但YY1通过c-Myc/miR-141轴参与鼻咽癌发生发展的机制仍有待深入研究。为此,本项目拟通过系列分子生物学和细胞生物学等技术,系统研究YY1对鼻咽癌细胞增殖、周期、凋亡、运动及侵袭转移等功能的影响;证实c-Myc对miR-141转录活性和表达的靶向调控作用;确定YY1对c-Myc/miR-141轴的调控作用及角色;并通过体内外实验探讨恢复miR-141表达对YY1、c-Myc介导的鼻咽癌恶性表型及miR-141下游PTEN、p-AKT等相关分子表达的影响;最后在临床上探讨YY1、c-Myc、miR-141、PTEN、p-AKT等分子间表达的相关性及临床价值,为鼻咽癌的分子诊疗提供重要分子靶点。
Yin Yang-1(YY1)是一个在多种肿瘤中发挥双重功能的重要转录因子,前期研究结果表明YY1是c-Myc的一个潜在交互作用蛋白,并在鼻咽癌中发挥潜在抑瘤基因功能;miR-141被证实为c-Myc的下游靶基因,并在鼻咽癌发生发展中发挥“瘤基因”功能。但是,YY1与c-Myc、miR-141的转录调控关系及其在鼻咽癌中功能和机制仍然没有很好地阐明。通过该项目的研究,发现并证实YY1能够抑制鼻咽癌细胞增殖、细胞周期进程、迁移、侵袭、上皮间质转化(EMT),从而确定YY1在鼻咽癌中发挥抑瘤基因功能;证实YY1是c-Myc转录复合体的组分,能抑制c-Myc与其活化亚基MAX的结合,从而抑制c-Myc的转录活性,并证实YY1通过负性调控c-Myc/miR-141转录轴的活性抑制miR-141的转录和表达;通过功能回复及系列体内外实验发现YY1通过负性调控c-Myc/miR-141信号轴活性及下游PTEN/AKT信号通路,从而抑制鼻咽癌细胞增殖和体内肿瘤的生长;通过收集正常鼻咽、不同阶段鼻咽癌活检组织标本及相关临床信息,发现YY1在鼻咽癌组织中低表达,与miR-141表达及鼻咽癌临床进展负相关、与鼻咽癌患者预后正相关;发现eIF4E是YY1转录调控的靶基因,并证实YY1通过负性调控eIF4E的转录活性和表达抑制鼻咽癌细胞的迁移、侵袭、EMT进程和体内肿瘤的转移;此外,发现BRD7是c-Myc转录复合体组分,且能与c-Myc转录活性之间形成双负反馈调控环路,从而通过负性调控miR-141/PTEN/AKT信号通路抑制鼻咽癌细胞增殖和肿瘤生长。这些研究结果为阐明YY1参与鼻咽癌发生、发展和转移的转录调控机制及临床分子诊疗提供了重要的实验基础和理论依据。
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