miRNA-877-5p inhibits malignant progression of prostate cancer by directly targeting SSFA2

Submitted: 11 March 2021
Accepted: 19 July 2021
Published: 20 September 2021
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In this study, we aimed to investigate the role of miR-877-5p in the malignant phenotypes of prostate cancer (PCa) cells and its underlying mechanism. RT-qPCR analysis was performed to examine the expression of miR-877-5p and sperm-specific antigen 2 (SSFA2) in PCa tissues and cells. Cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assay, 5-ethynyl-20-deoxyuridine (EdU) assay, flow cytometry, wound-healing assay, and Transwell invasion assay were performed to determine the functional roles of miR-877-5p in PCa cells. The association of miR-877-5p with SSFA2 was determined by luciferase reporter and RNA pull-down assays. In this study, we found that the expression level of miR-877-5p was decreased in PCa tissues and cells. Functionally, overexpression of miR-877-5p exerted tumor suppressor properties in PCa cells. Mechanistically, SSFA2 was identified as a target gene of miR-877-5p, while overexpression of SSFA2 could abrogate the anti-tumor effects of miR-877-5p in PCa cells. These findings demonstrated that miR-877-5p/SSFA2 axis functioned as a potential target for PCa treatment.

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Wang, W., Yi, J., Dong, D., Mao, W., Wang, X., & Yan, Z. (2021). miRNA-877-5p inhibits malignant progression of prostate cancer by directly targeting SSFA2. European Journal of Histochemistry, 65(3). https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2021.3243

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