MicroRNA‐320a inhibits cell proliferation, migration and invasion by targeting BMI‐1 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Xiaoming Qi,Jianqiang Li,Changbo Zhou,Chunlei Lv,Min Tian

Published 2014 in FEBS Letters

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In the present study, we investigated the roles and molecular mechanisms of miR‐320a in human nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). miR‐320a expression was strongly reduced in NPC tissues and cell lines. Overexpression of miR‐320a significantly suppressed NPC cell growth, migration, invasion and tumor growth in a xenograft mouse model. A luciferase reporter assay revealed that miR‐320a could directly bind to the 3′ UTR of BMI‐1. Overexpression of BMI‐1 rescued miR‐320a‐mediated biological function. BMI‐1 expression was found to be up‐regulated and inversely correlated with miR‐320a expression in NPC. Collectively, our data indicate that miR‐320a plays a tumor suppressor role in the development and progression of NPC and may be a novel therapeutic target against NPC.

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