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. 2021 Sep;63(9):807-817.
doi: 10.1007/s12033-021-00343-6. Epub 2021 May 26.

Knockdown of HCG18 Inhibits Cell Viability, Migration and Invasion in Pediatric Osteosarcoma by Targeting miR-188-5p/FOXC1 Axis

Zhongquan Zhao  1 , Jiechao Chen  2 , Dezhi Xia  3
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Knockdown of HCG18 Inhibits Cell Viability, Migration and Invasion in Pediatric Osteosarcoma by Targeting miR-188-5p/FOXC1 Axis

Zhongquan Zhao et al. Mol Biotechnol. 2021 Sep.

Abstract

Understanding the underlying mechanisms of pediatric osteosarcoma (OS) migration and invasion is important for prognosis and treatment. We tried to measure the expression of long non-coding RNA HLA complex group 18 (HCG18) in OS and reveal its function in the malignant behaviors of OS cells. This study detected the expression of HCG18, miR-188-5p and forkhead box C1 (FOXC1) in OS tissues and cell lines by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR). The relevance between miR-188-5p and HCG18 or FOXC1 was affirmed by dual-luciferase reporter (DLR) assay. Cell viability was analyzed by MTT assay. Transwell assay was utilized to test cell invasion and migration. FOXC1 protein expression was detected by western blot. HCG18 expression was elevated in OS tissues, and enhanced HCG18 expression was related to metastasis. HCG18 silencing repressed the viability, migration and invasion of OS cells. Moreover, HCG18 interacted with miR-188-5p. MiR-188-5p up-regulation repressed cell viability, invasion and migration in OS cells. FOXC1, a known target of miR-188-5p, was negatively modulated by miR-188-5p. Furthermore, miR-188-5p inhibition or FOXC1 over-expression partially abolished the reduced of cell viability, invasion and migration mediated by HCG18 silencing in OS cell lines. This study revealed that HCG18 knockdown repressed the viability, invasion and migration of OS cells by targeting miR-188-5p and regulating FOXC1 expression. Thus, HCG18/ miR-188-5p/FOX may be a hopeful target for OS therapy.

Keywords: Forkhead box C1; HLA complex group 18; Invasion and migration; Osteosarcoma; miR-188-5p.

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