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MicroRNA-106b-5p (miR-106b-5p) suppresses the proliferation and metastasis of cervical cancer cells via down-regulating fibroblast growth factor 4 (FGF4) expression

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This study aims to investigate the function and mechanism of microRNA-106b-5p (miR-106b-5p) in cervical cancer (CC). Quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was performed to determine miR-106b-5p expression in CC tissues and normal gastric tissues. Cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) and colony formation assays were used to analyze the regulatory effects of miR-106b-5p on CC cells’ proliferative ability. Wound healing and Transwell assays were conducted to detect the effects of miR-106b-5p on cell migration and invasion. Besides, TargetScan was used to predict the potential target genes of miR-106b-5p. The interaction between miR-106b-5p and fibroblast growth factor 4 (FGF4) was proved by qRT-PCR, Western blot, and dual-luciferase reporter gene assay. MiR-106b-5p expression was down-regulated in CC tissues compared to non-tumorous tissues. The expression of miR-106b-5p was associated with the lymphatic node metastasis, FIGO stage and differentiation of CC. Functional assays revealed that miR-106b-5p overexpression suppressed CC cell proliferation, migration and invasion while miR-106b-5p inhibitor had the opposite effects. In addition, FGF4 was identified as a target gene of miR-106b-5p, and FGF could be negatively regulated by miR-106b-5p. MiR-106b-5p may serve as a tumor suppressor in CC, which can inhibit CC growth and metastasis by down-regulating FGF4 expression.

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Abbreviations

3′UTRs:

3′ Untranslated regions

CC:

Cervical cancer

CCK-8:

Cell counting kit-8

FGF4:

Fibroblast growth factor 4

FGFs:

Fibroblast growth factors

MiR-106b-5p:

MicroRNA-106b-5p

miRs:

MicroRNAs

qRT-PCR:

Quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction

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We thank Hubei Yican Health Industry Co., Ltd. (Wuhan, China) for its linguistic assistance during the preparation of this manuscript.

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This study is supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Dalian Medical University.

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    Lei Hongwei, Li Juan, Xu Xiaoying & Fan Zhijun

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Conceived and designed the experiments: XXY and FZJ; Performed the experiments: LHW, LJ and XXY; Analyzed the data: LHW and LJ; Wrote the paper: LHW and LJ.

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Hongwei, L., Juan, L., Xiaoying, X. et al. MicroRNA-106b-5p (miR-106b-5p) suppresses the proliferation and metastasis of cervical cancer cells via down-regulating fibroblast growth factor 4 (FGF4) expression. Cytotechnology 74, 469–478 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10616-022-00536-0

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