Abstract:Objective To analyze the effect of miR-433 on the proliferation and migration of A549 cells. Methods The expression of miR-433 in A549, NCI-H1299, NCI-H358 and HFL1 cells was measured by Real-time PCR. A549 cells were transfected with different concentrations an of miR-433 mimic for an optima concentration. Transfection efficiency was measured by Real-time PCR. The cell proliferation was measured by MTT. The cell migration was measured by Transwell. The expression of PAK4, LIMK1, p-LIMK1, cofilin and p-cofilin was measured by western blotting. Results MiR-433 was down-regulated in A549, NCI-H358 compared with HFL1 cells. Overexpression of miR-433 suppressed A549 cell proliferation and migration capability at 48?h (P?0.05). Dual-luciferase reporter gene assay showed that PAK4 was the target of miR-433. In addition, PAK4 was up-regulated in NSCLCs. Furthermore, overexpression of miR-433 significantly decreased the expression of PAK4, p-LIMK1 and p-cofilin (P?0.05) compared with those in mimic control group. Conclusion MiR-433 suppresses A549 cell proliferation and migration through inhibiting PAK4/LIMK1/Cofilin pathway.