MicroRNAs miR-125b and miR-100 suppress metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma by disrupting the formation of vessels that encapsulate tumour clusters

小RNA 转移 癌症研究 肝细胞癌 PI3K/AKT/mTOR通路 细胞培养 生物 体内 化学 癌症 细胞生物学 信号转导 基因 遗传学 生物化学 生物技术
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Hui-Chao Zhou,Jian‐Hong Fang,Li-Ru Shang,Jun Zhang,Ye Sang,Li Xu,Yunfei Yuan,Min-Shan Chen,Limin Zheng,Yaojun Zhang,Shi‐Mei Zhuang
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DOI:10.1002/path.4804
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We have previously shown that vessels that encapsulated tumour cluster (VETC), a prevalent vascular pattern in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), facilitates the entry of the whole tumour cluster into the bloodstream in an invasion-independent manner, and that angiopoietin 2 (Angpt2), the levels of which are increased in HCC cells, is essential for VETC formation. However, the mechanisms underlying VETC formation remains unclear. Herein, we characterized miR-125b and miR-100 as novel VETC suppressors by using human HCC specimens, and cell and animal models. We showed that reduced expression of either miR-125b or miR-100 in human HCC tissues was significantly associated with the presence of VETC, venous invasion of tumour cells, and the occurrence of endothelium-coated microemboli. To confirm the role of miR-125b and miR-100 in VETC formation and HCC metastasis, cell lines with stable miR-125b and miR-100 expression were established by using human VETC-2 cells and mouse Hepa1-6 cells, the hepatoma cells that developed xenografts with VETC patterns. Our results showed that expression of miR-125b or miR-100 in VETC-2 and Hepa1-6 cells dramatically reduced VETC formation in xenografts, and consequently inhibited in vivo metastasis, suggesting that miR-125b and miR-100 may attenuate metastasis by repressing VETC formation. Further investigation revealed that miR-125b directly suppressed the expression of Angpt2 by binding to its 3′-untranslated region, whereas miR-100 reduced the protein level of Angpt2 by targeting mechanistic target of rapamycin (MTOR) and blocking the MTOR–p70S6K signalling pathway. Moreover, the suppressive effect of miR-125b and miR-100 on VETC formation was abrogated by injecting Angpt2-expressing viruses into xenografts. Taken together, our findings imply that miR-125b and miR-100 negatively regulate Angpt2 expression through different mechanisms, in turn inhibit VETC formation, and consequently abrogate the VETC-dependent metastasis of hepatoma cells. This study uncovers new regulatory mechanisms of VETC formation, identifies novel functions of miR-125b and miR-100, and provides new targets for antimetastasis therapy of HCC. Copyright © 2016 Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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