miR-142-3p Reduces the Size, Migration, and Contractility of Endometrial and Endometriotic Stromal Cells by Targeting Integrin- and Rho GTPase-Related Pathways That Regulate Cytoskeletal Function
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Cell Culture
2.2. microRNA Transfection
2.3. qRT-PCR
2.4. DUAL-Luciferase Reporter Assay
2.5. Western Blot
2.6. Cell Spread Area Analysis
2.7. Migration Assay
2.8. Collagen Gel Contraction Assay
2.9. Immunofluorescence Staining
2.10. Imaging
2.11. Bioinformatics
2.12. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. In Silico Analysis Predicts miRNA-142-3p Targets Several Rho GTPases and Integrin Signaling Pathway Constituents
3.2. qRT-PCR Validates miR-142-3p Regulates ROCK2, CFL2, RAC1 and WASL Gene Expression Levels
3.3. Luciferase Validation of The Predicted Targets WASL and ITGAV
3.4. Protein-Level Validation of WASL and ITGAV
3.5. miR-142-3p Lowers the Concentration of Vinculin in Focal Adhesions
3.6. Functional Analysis of the Role of miRNA-142-3p in Endometriosis Suggests Its Effects on Endometrial Stromal Cell Size, Migration, and Collagen I Contractility
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Data Availability Statement
Appendix A
Number | Patient Age at Biopsy | rASRM Score | Endometriosis Manifestations | Location of the Biopsy |
---|---|---|---|---|
#1 | 33 | III | Plica vesicouterina, Lig. Sacrouterinum right. Pelvic wall left, Ovary left | Plica vesicouterina |
#2 | 35 | IV | Septum rectovaginale. Pelvic wall both sites. Douglas space | Septum rectovaginale |
#3 | 39 | III | Uterus, Ovary both sites, Pelvic wall both sites, Bladder peritoneum, Douglas space | Uterus |
#4 | 33 | II | Plica vesicouterina, Pelvic wall left, Lig. Sacrouterinum both sites, Douglas space, Rectum | Plica vesicouterina |
#5 | 19 | III | Pelvic peritoneum both sites, Douglas space, Septum rectovaginale, Vagina | Pelvic peritoneum |
#6 | 22 | III | Pelvic wall left, Ligamentum sacrouterinum left, Rectum | Pelvic wall, left |
#7 | 39 | III | Peritoneum, bladder, pelvic wall close to the urethra | Peritoneum |
#A | 30 | III | Pelvic wall left, Lig. Sacrouterinum left, Plica vesicouterina, Ovary both sides, Recessus ovarian both sites, Douglas space. Rectal front wall | Eutopic uterine endometrium |
#B | 37 | III | Pelvic wall both sides, Abdominal front wall left. Ovary right. Douglas space, Rectum | Eutopic uterine endometrium |
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Börschel, C.S.; Stejskalova, A.; Schäfer, S.D.; Kiesel, L.; Götte, M. miR-142-3p Reduces the Size, Migration, and Contractility of Endometrial and Endometriotic Stromal Cells by Targeting Integrin- and Rho GTPase-Related Pathways That Regulate Cytoskeletal Function. Biomedicines 2020, 8, 291. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/biomedicines8080291
Börschel CS, Stejskalova A, Schäfer SD, Kiesel L, Götte M. miR-142-3p Reduces the Size, Migration, and Contractility of Endometrial and Endometriotic Stromal Cells by Targeting Integrin- and Rho GTPase-Related Pathways That Regulate Cytoskeletal Function. Biomedicines. 2020; 8(8):291. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/biomedicines8080291
Chicago/Turabian StyleBörschel, Christin S., Anna Stejskalova, Sebastian D. Schäfer, Ludwig Kiesel, and Martin Götte. 2020. "miR-142-3p Reduces the Size, Migration, and Contractility of Endometrial and Endometriotic Stromal Cells by Targeting Integrin- and Rho GTPase-Related Pathways That Regulate Cytoskeletal Function" Biomedicines 8, no. 8: 291. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/biomedicines8080291