Positive feedback loop SP1/MIR17HG/miR-130a-3p promotes osteosarcoma proliferation and cisplatin resistance

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2020 Jan 15;521(3):739-745. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.10.180. Epub 2019 Nov 6.

Abstract

Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been identified to be critical regulator in the osteosarcoma (OS) tumorigenesis. However, the role of lncRNA MIR17HG in the OS proliferation and chemotherapy resistance is still unclear. Here, this research aims to investigate the function of lncRNA MIR17HG in the OS proliferation and cisplatin resistance. Clinically, results revealed that higher MIR17HG expression was associated with shorter overall survival. Functional investigations indicated that MIR17HG promoted the proliferation, invasion and cisplatin resistance of OS cells in vitro, and the MIR17HG knockdown inhibited the growth in vivo. Mechanistically, MIR17HG targeted the miR-130a-3p/SP1 axis, moreover, transcription factor SP1 bind with the MIR17HG promoter region to promote its expression. Taken together, MIR17HG displays the tumor-promotive role in the progression of OS through SP1/MIR17HG/miR-130a-3p/SP1 feedback loop. Our findings might help us to offer novel therapeutic strategies for OS.

Keywords: Cisplatin resistance; MIR17HG; Osteosarcoma; SP1; miR-130a-3p.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bone Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Bone Neoplasms / genetics
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Cisplatin / pharmacology*
  • Cisplatin / therapeutic use
  • Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Mice, Nude
  • MicroRNAs / genetics*
  • Osteosarcoma / drug therapy*
  • Osteosarcoma / genetics
  • RNA, Long Noncoding / genetics*
  • Sp1 Transcription Factor / genetics*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • MIRN130 microRNA, human
  • MicroRNAs
  • RNA, Long Noncoding
  • Sp1 Transcription Factor
  • SP1 protein, human
  • Cisplatin