miR‑495 enhances the efficacy of radiotherapy by targeting GRP78 to regulate EMT in nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells

Oncology Reports
Xueping FengQian He

Abstract

Glucose‑regulated protein 78 (GRP78) was revealed to be associated with the radioresistance of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) in our previous study. GRP78 is a highly expressed cell surface protein, and holds great promise as a cancer specific target. Its expression may be impacted by the regulation of miRNAs, which may be involved in the radioresistance of NPC. A better understanding of the mechanisms of radioresistance may generate new targets of therapy for NPC patients. The present study was designed to investigate the effect of microRNA targeting GRP78 on the radiosensitivity of NPC. First, we used miRWalk software to predict miRNAs that may interact with GRP78. Subsequently, analysis of miR‑495 and GRP78 expression was performed in the primary tissues of 92 NPC tissues and cell lines by immunohistochemistry and real‑time PCR and the results revealed that miR‑495 expression was lower in radioresistant NPC tissues in comparison to chronic rhinitis tissues, and also lower in radioresistant 5‑8F cells (5‑8F‑IR) in comparison to its parental 5‑8F cells. Notably, we observed an inverse association between the expression miR‑495 and GRP78. Our bioinformatics analysis led to the identification of miR‑495 as the optimal miRNA inte...Continue Reading

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Mar 4, 2020·Molecular Cancer·Xinyi ZhangYongguang Tao

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