NCAPG, mediated by miR-378a-3p, regulates cell proliferation, cell cycle progression, and apoptosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma through the GSK-3 β/β-catenin signaling

This study was aimed to investigate the role of NCAPG on OSCC pathogenesis. NCAPG mRNA expression data in OSCC tissues were obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database and NCAPG protein expression in OSCC cell lines was determined by western blotting analysis. The results demonstrated that NCAPG expression in OSCC tissues and cells was higher than that of normal control. Following the short interfering RNA (siRNA) knockdown of NCAPG in two OSCC cell lines, we observed that NCAPG depletion notably inhibited OSCC proliferation and cell cycle progression, as well as promoted apoptosis in vitro. Besides, silencing of NCAPG specifically inhibited the GSK-3β/β-catenin signaling. Furthermore, we demonstrated that NCAPG was a downstream target of miR-378a-3p. NCAPG silencing counteracted the effect of the miR-378a-3p inhibitor on cell proliferation/cycle induction. Collectively, these findings suggest that NCAPG is crucial in OSCC progression and development, and may serve as a potential therapeutic target for OSCC.PMID:34585587 | DOI:10.4149/neo_2021_210421N544
Source: Neoplasma - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Source Type: research