Stomatology ›› 2023, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (11): 981-988.doi: 10.13591/j.cnki.kqyx.2023.11.004

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In vitro study on miR-191-5p targeting TJP1 to regulate the proliferation, invasion and migration of Cal-27 cells

TONG Xuexi1,ZHAO Gang1,2()   

  1. School of Stomatology, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi 154004, China
  • Revised:2023-08-24 Online:2023-11-28 Published:2023-11-21

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the biological function and mechanism of miR-191-5p regulating OSCC cells. Methods The expression of miR-191-5p in oral squamous cell carcinoma patients was analyzed by bioinformatics method, and the possible target gene TJP1 was screened out through the relevant database. The targeting relationship between the two was verified by dual-luciferase experiment. In vitro transfection was divided into blank, inhibitor NC (negative control group) and miR-191-5p inhibitor (knockdown miR-191-5p group). After knocking down miR-191-5p, the transfection efficiency was verified by qRT-PCR, and the effects of miR-191-5p on the proliferation, invasion and migration ability of Cal-27 cells were detected by CCK-8 proliferation experiment, cell cloning experiment, Transwell and scratch experiment. Western blotting detected the expression of TJP1 protein and EMT-associated proteins. siRNA-TJP1 was transfected into miR-191-5p low-expressing cells and the effect of simultaneous down-regulation of TJP1 on the proliferation and migration capacity of Cal-27 cells was observed. Results miR-191-5p expression was up-regulated in OSCC tissues and cells, while down-regulation of miR-191-5p inhibited the proliferation, invasion and migration capacity of Cal-27 cells and EMT tendency. miR-191-5p targeted and inhibited the expression of TJP1, while down-regulation of TJP1 reversed the inhibition of Cal-27 cell proliferation and migration by knocking down miR-191-5p. Conclusion The proliferation, invasion and migration of OSCC cells is inhibited by targeting TJP1 under miR-191-5p, and miR-191-5p may increase tumor metastasis by regulating the EMT pathway.

Key words: oral squamous cell carcinoma, miR-191-5p, tight junction protein 1(TJP1), proliferation, invasion and migration, epithelial-mesenchymal transition

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