Objective: This study aims to identify the target gene of hsa-miR-195 and to research the molecular mechanism of hsa-miR-195 which is through its target genes in the colorectal cancer invasion and metastasis.
Methods: We used biological informatics (RNAhybrid and Target Scan analysis database) to predict the target genes of hsa-miR-195. Collected colon cancer tissues from clinical colorectal cancer patients by surgical removal of the carcinoma and control tissues, and researched the expression of Bcl-2 in tissues by immunohistochemical. Next, Real-time PCR was used to research the expression of hsa-miR-195 in Caco-2 and NCM460 cell line. hsa -miR-195 Mimics was transient transfered to Caco-2 cells, western blot was used to analysis the expression changes of Bcl-2. To analysis the possibility that hsa-miR-195 can affect the invasive ability of tumor cells by Bcl-2, we transferred hsa-miR-195 Mimics and Bcl-2 expression plasmid, and used the cell invasion experiment to discusses hsa-miR-195 effect on the ability of tumor cell invasion.
Results: the immunohistochemical results showed that, the semi-quantitative parameters for the Bcl-2: control by 0.89 ± 0.51, 6 colon cancer by 31 ± 0.79. The expression of has-miR-195 in Caco-2 is 0.39 ± 1.5 while the value in control is2.01 ± 0.2, **P < 0.01.
Conclusion: In colorectal cancer, has-miR-195 can promote cell apoptosis and inhibit the invasion and metastasis by inhibiting the expression of Bcl-2.
Keywords: Bcl-2; Caco-2; MicroRNA-195; NCM460; colorectal cancer.