Hsa-let-7e-5p Inhibits the Proliferation and Metastasis of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells by Targeting Chemokine Receptor 7

Wang, Song; Jin, Shan; Liu, Min-Da; Pang, Pai; Wu, Hong; Qi, Zhong-Zheng; Liu, Fa-Yu; Sun, Chang-Fu

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Hsa-let-7e-5p Inhibits the Proliferation and Metastasis of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells by Targeting Chemokine Receptor 7

Song Wang^1,2, Shan Jin¹, Min-Da Liu¹, Pai Pang¹, Hong Wu¹, Zhong-Zheng Qi¹, Fa-Yu Liu^1✉, Chang-Fu Sun^1✉

1. Department of Oromaxillofacial-Head and Neck Surgery, Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110002,
2. Department of Stomatology, the 4th Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110034, P.R.China

✉ Corresponding authors: Fa-Yu Liu, Department of Oromaxillofacial-Head and Neck, Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, China Medical University, No.117, Nanjing Street, Heping District,Shenyang, Liaoning 110002, P.R. China. Telephone: +8 More

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Wang S, Jin S, Liu MD, Pang P, Wu H, Qi ZZ, Liu FY, Sun CF. Hsa-let-7e-5p Inhibits the Proliferation and Metastasis of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells by Targeting Chemokine Receptor 7. J Cancer 2019; 10(8):1941-1948. doi:10.7150/jca.29536. https://www.jcancer.org/v10p1941.htm

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This study aimed at determining the role of hsa-let-7e-5p in the progression of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). The relative levels of hsa-let-7e-5p transcripts in 15 paired of HNSCC and adjacent non-tumor tissues and cells were examined by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR). The potential targets of hsa-let-7e-5p were predicted and validated by luciferase assay. The impact of altered hsa-let-7e-5p expression on HNSCC cell proliferation and metastasis was determined by CCK-8, wound healing, transwell migration and invasion assays. The effect of hsa-let-7e-5p over-expression on the growth of HNSCC was examined in vivo. Hsa-let-7e-5p expression was significantly down-regulated in HNSCC tissues and highly metastatic PCI-37B cells. Bioinformatic analysis predicted that hsa-let-7e-5p bound to the 3'untranslated region (3'UTR) of chemokine receptor 7(CCR7), which was validated by luciferase assay. While transfection with hsa-let-7e-5p mimic significantly decreased CCR7 protein expression, transfection with hsa-let-7e-5p inhibitor increased CCR7 protein expression in HNSCC cells. Similarly, hsa-let-7e-5p over-expression inhibited PCI-37B cell proliferation, wound healing, migration and invasion, while inhibition of endogenous hsa-let-7e-5p had opposite effects in PCI-37A cells. Hsa-let-7e-5p over-expression inhibited PCI-37B tumor growth in vivo. Therefore, hsa-let-7e-5p acts as a tumor suppressor to inhibit the progression of HNSCC by targeting CCR7 expression. Hsa-let-7e-5p and CCR7 may be therapeutic targets of HNSCC.

Keywords: head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), chemokine receptor 7(CCR7), hsa-let-7e-5p, proliferation, metastasis

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Wang, S., Jin, S., Liu, M.D., Pang, P., Wu, H., Qi, Z.Z., Liu, F.Y., Sun, C.F. (2019). Hsa-let-7e-5p Inhibits the Proliferation and Metastasis of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells by Targeting Chemokine Receptor 7. Journal of Cancer, 10(8), 1941-1948. https://doi.org/10.7150/jca.29536.

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Wang, S.; Jin, S.; Liu, M.D.; Pang, P.; Wu, H.; Qi, Z.Z.; Liu, F.Y.; Sun, C.F. Hsa-let-7e-5p Inhibits the Proliferation and Metastasis of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells by Targeting Chemokine Receptor 7. J. Cancer 2019, 10 (8), 1941-1948. DOI: 10.7150/jca.29536.

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Wang S, Jin S, Liu MD, Pang P, Wu H, Qi ZZ, Liu FY, Sun CF. 2019. Hsa-let-7e-5p Inhibits the Proliferation and Metastasis of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells by Targeting Chemokine Receptor 7. J Cancer. 10(8):1941-1948.

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