MiR-124-5p inhibits the growth of high-grade gliomas through posttranscriptional regulation of LAMB1.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most aggressive form of human brain tumor. It was previously shown that high levels of laminin-8 expression were a predictor of tumor recurrence and patient survival. It is thus important to elucidate the mechanism by which laminin-8 expression is regulated and determine how this contributes to glioma progression. This study investigated the mechanism of regulation of LAMB1, which encodes the β1 chain of laminin-8, in glioma cells lines and in a mouse model of GBM.

Methods

The expression levels of LAMB1 and miR-124-5p were examined in glioma cell lines (U87 and U251) and GBM tissue samples by quantitative PCR and Western blotting. The potential regulation of LAMB1 by miR-124-5p was investigated by assessing the effects of resto

SUBMITTER: Chen Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3984553 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature