Upregulation of miR-199a/b contributes to cisplatin resistance via Wnt/β-catenin-ABCG2 signaling pathway in ALDHA1+ colorectal cancer stem cells
Abstract
Introduction
Materials and methods
Animal and cell culture
Sample collection
Flow cytometry assay and fluorescence activated cell sorting
Sphere formation and propagation
3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay
Quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction analysis
MiRNA luciferase assay
Lentiviral construction and infection
MiR-199a/b-depleted by lentiviral infection
Xenograft assay
Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling assay
Statistical analysis
Results
ALDHA1+ spheres from primary CRC tissue samples display stem cell–like features
MiR-199a/b expression is enhanced in ALDHA1+ CCSCs
Upregulation of miR-199a/b expression contributes to cisplatin resistance in ALDHA1+ CCSCs
MiR-199a/b targets Gsk3β directly
Upregulation of miR-199a/b in ALDHA1+ CCSCs contributes to cisplatin resistance via Wnt/β-catenin-ABCG2 signaling
Upregulation of miR-199a/b in CRC tissues correlates chemotherapy resistance and poor patient survival
Discussion
Declaration of conflicting interests
Funding
References
Supplementary Material
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