Translational control of Bcl-2 promotes apoptosis of gastric carcinoma cells

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Background: Anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2 plays a substantial role in the carcinogenesis, whereas the regulation for Bcl-2 in gastric carcinoma (GC) is poorly understood. Specifically, a role of microRNA (miR)-383 in the control of Bcl-2 has not been shown in GC and thus addressed in the current study. Methods: We investigated the levels of miR-383 and Bcl-2 in 50 GC specimens, and compared them with patients’ clinical characteristics. Bioinformatics analyses and luciferase-reporter assay were applied for analyzing the relationship between Bcl-2 and miR-383. An CCK assay was used to determine the survival of Fluorouracil-treated GC cells, and apoptosis of GC cells was assessed by flow cytometric FITC Annexin V apoptosis detection assay and expression of apoptosis-associated proteins. Results: The levels of miR-383 were lower while the levels of Bcl-2 levels were higher in GC specimens, compared to tissue from the adjacent non-tumor region. Low miR-383 and high Bcl-2 seemed to be associated with high malignancy and metastasis. In GC specimens, the levels of Bcl-2 and miR-383 inversely correlated. The overall survival of miR-383-low cases was poorer. Mechanistically, miR-383 targeted the 3′-UTR of Bcl-2 mRNA to inhibit its protein translation. Overexpression of miR-383 downregulated Bcl-2, resulting in reduced survival of Fluorouracil-treated GC cells. Similar conclusion was drawn through analysis of published database. Conclusion: MiR-383 reduces survival of Fluorouracil-treated GC cells through downregulating of Bcl-2.

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Tao, S., Gu, J., Wang, Q., & Zheng, L. (2021). Translational control of Bcl-2 promotes apoptosis of gastric carcinoma cells. BMC Cancer, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-020-07711-6

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