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Ghafouri-Fard S, Khoshbakht T, Hussen BM, Taheri M, Samsami M. Emerging role of non-coding RNAs in the regulation of Sonic Hedgehog signaling pathway. Cancer Cell Int 2022; 22:282. [PMID: 36100906 PMCID: PMC9469619 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-022-02702-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2022] [Accepted: 09/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
Abstract
Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) signaling cascade is one of the complex signaling pathways that control the accurately organized developmental processes in multicellular organisms. This pathway has fundamental roles in the tumor formation and induction of resistance to conventional therapies. Numerous non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) have been found to interact with Shh pathway to induce several pathogenic processes, including malignant and non-malignant disorders. Many of the Shh-interacting ncRNAs are oncogenes whose expressions have been increased in diverse malignancies. A number of Shh-targeting miRNAs such as miR-26a, miR-1471, miR-129-5p, miR-361-3p, miR-26b-5p and miR-361-3p have been found to be down-regulated in tumor tissues. In addition to malignant conditions, Shh-interacting ncRNAs can affect tissue regeneration and development of neurodegenerative disorders. XIST, LOC101930370, lncRNA-Hh, circBCBM1, SNHG6, LINC‐PINT, TUG1 and LINC01426 are among long non-coding RNAs/circular RNAs that interact with Shh pathway. Moreover, miR-424, miR-26a, miR-1471, miR-125a, miR-210, miR-130a-5p, miR-199b, miR-155, let-7, miR-30c, miR-326, miR-26b-5p, miR-9, miR-132, miR-146a and miR-425-5p are among Shh-interacting miRNAs. The current review summarizes the interactions between ncRNAs and Shh in these contexts.
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- Soudeh Ghafouri-Fard
- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Phytochemistry Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Hawler Medical University, Kurdistan Region, Erbil, Iraq.,Center of Research and Strategic Studies, Lebanese French University, Erbil, Kurdistan Region,, Iraq
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany. .,Urology and Nephrology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Cancer Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Kulkarni A, Gayathrinathan S, Nair S, Basu A, Al-Hilal TA, Roy S. Regulatory Roles of Noncoding RNAs in the Progression of Gastrointestinal Cancers and Health Disparities. Cells 2022; 11:cells11152448. [PMID: 35954293 PMCID: PMC9367924 DOI: 10.3390/cells11152448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Revised: 07/31/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
Abstract
Annually, more than a million individuals are diagnosed with gastrointestinal (GI) cancers worldwide. With the advancements in radio- and chemotherapy and surgery, the survival rates for GI cancer patients have improved in recent years. However, the prognosis for advanced-stage GI cancers remains poor. Site-specific GI cancers share a few common risk factors; however, they are largely distinct in their etiologies and descriptive epidemiologic profiles. A large number of mutations or copy number changes associated with carcinogenesis are commonly found in noncoding DNA regions, which transcribe several noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) that are implicated to regulate cancer initiation, metastasis, and drug resistance. In this review, we summarize the regulatory functions of ncRNAs in GI cancer development, progression, chemoresistance, and health disparities. We also highlight the potential roles of ncRNAs as therapeutic targets and biomarkers, mainly focusing on their ethnicity-/race-specific prognostic value, and discuss the prospects of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to investigate the contribution of ncRNAs in GI tumorigenesis.
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- Aditi Kulkarni
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
- Border Biomedical Research Center, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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- Copper Mountain College, Joshua Tree, CA 92252, USA
- Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA
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- Border Biomedical Research Center, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
- Border Biomedical Research Center, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
- Correspondence:
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Identification of microRNAs related with neural germ layer lineage-specific progenitors during reprogramming. J Mol Histol 2022; 53:623-634. [DOI: 10.1007/s10735-022-10082-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Distinct Response of Circulating microRNAs to the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer Xenografts with FGFR and ALK Kinase Inhibitors. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14061517. [PMID: 35326668 PMCID: PMC8945909 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14061517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is typically detected at a late stage and thus shows only limited sensitivity to treatment, making it one of the deadliest malignancies. In this study, we evaluate changes in microRNA (miR) patterns in peripheral blood as a potential readout of treatment responses of pancreatic cancer to inhibitors that target tumor-stroma interactions. Mice with pancreatic cancer cell (COLO357PL) xenografts were treated with inhibitors of either fibroblast growth factor receptor kinase (FGFR; PD173074) or anaplastic lymphoma kinase receptor (ALK; TAE684). While both treatments inhibited tumor angiogenesis, signal transduction, and mitogenesis to a similar extent, they resulted in distinct changes in circulating miR signatures. Comparison of the miR pattern in the tumor versus that in circulation showed that the inhibitors can be distinguished by their differential impact on tumor-derived miRs as well as host-derived circulating miRs. Distinct signatures that include circulating miR-1 and miR-22 are associated with the efficacy of ALK and FGFR inhibition, respectively. We propose that monitoring changes in circulating miR profiles can provide an early signature of treatment response or resistance to pathway-targeted drugs, and thus provide a non-invasive measurement to rapidly assess the efficacy of candidate therapies.
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Ren T, Xue X, Wang X, Zhou X, Dang S. Bioinformatic and experimental analyses of key biomarkers in pancreatic cancer. Exp Ther Med 2021; 22:1359. [PMID: 34659505 PMCID: PMC8515505 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2021.10794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The present study aimed to screen the key genes in pancreatic cancer and to explore the pathogenesis of pancreatic cancer. A total of three expression profiling datasets (GSE28735, GSE16515 and GSE15471) associated with pancreatic cancer were retrieved from the public gene chip database. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were screened by GEO2R and subjected to Gene Ontology (GO) and signaling pathway enrichment analysis. Furthermore, a protein interaction network was constructed. The GEPIA online database was used to screen for genes that affect the prognosis of pancreatic cancer. Finally, cell functional experiments were performed on the selected key genes. A total of 72 DEGs were identified, including 52 upregulated and 20 downregulated genes. Enrichment analysis revealed roles of the DEGs in endodermal cell differentiation, cell adhesion, extracellular matrix-receptor interaction and PI3K-Akt signaling pathway. In total, 10 key nodal genes were identified, including integrin subunit α 2 (ITGA2), ITGB6 and collagen α 1 chain 1. Through survival analysis, two genes with an impact on the prognosis of pancreatic cancer were identified, namely ITGA2 and ITGB6. Silencing of ITGB6 in a pancreatic cancer cell line significantly suppressed cell proliferation and induced cell cycle arrest at G2/M phase. The identified key genes and signaling pathways may help to deepen the understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved in pancreatic cancer and provide a theoretical basis to develop novel therapies.
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- Tianyu Ren
- Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212001, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Pucheng Hospital, Weinan, Shaanxi 715500, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Pucheng Hospital, Weinan, Shaanxi 715500, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212001, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212001, P.R. China.,Department of General Surgery, Pucheng Hospital, Weinan, Shaanxi 715500, P.R. China
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Moghbeli M, Zangouei AS, Nasrpour Navaii Z, Taghehchian N. Molecular mechanisms of the microRNA-132 during tumor progressions. Cancer Cell Int 2021; 21:439. [PMID: 34419060 PMCID: PMC8379808 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-021-02149-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 08/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Cancer as one of the leading causes of human deaths has always been one of the main health challenges in the world. Despite recent advances in therapeutic and diagnostic methods, there is still a high mortality rate among cancer patients. Late diagnosis is one of the main reasons for the high ratio of cancer related deaths. Therefore, it is required to introduce novel early detection methods. Various molecular mechanisms are associated with the tumor progression and metastasis. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) family that has important functions in regulation of the cellular processes such as cell proliferation, apoptosis, and tumor progression. Moreover, they have higher stability in body fluids compared with mRNAs which can be introduced as non-invasive diagnostic markers in cancer patients. MiR-132 has important functions as tumor suppressor or oncogene in different cancers. In the present review, we have summarized all of the studies which have been reported the role of miR-132 during tumor progressions. We categorized the miR-132 target genes based on their cell and molecular functions. Although, it has been reported that the miR-132 mainly functions as a tumor suppressor, it has also oncogenic functions especially in pancreatic tumors. MiR-132 mainly exerts its roles during tumor progressions by regulation of the transcription factors and signaling pathways. Present review clarifies the tumor specific molecular mechanisms of miR-132 to introduce that as an efficient non-invasive diagnostic marker in various cancers.
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- Meysam Moghbeli
- Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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- Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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Rafat M, Moraghebi M, Afsa M, Malekzadeh K. The outstanding role of miR-132-3p in carcinogenesis of solid tumors. Hum Cell 2021; 34:1051-1065. [PMID: 33997944 DOI: 10.1007/s13577-021-00544-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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MicroRNAs are a group of short non-coding RNAs (miRNAs), which are epigenetically involved in gene expression and other cellular biological processes and can be considered as potential biomarkers for cancer detection and support for treatment management. This review aims to amass the evidence to reach the molecular mechanism and clinical significance of miR-132 in different types of cancer. Dysregulation of miR-132 level in various types of malignancies, including hepatocellular carcinoma, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, gastric cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, osteosarcoma, pancreatic cancer, and ovarian cancer have reported, significantly decrease in its level, which can be indicated to its function as a tumor suppressor. miR-132 is involved in cell proliferation, migration, and invasion through cell cycle pathways, such as PI3K, TGFβ or hippo signaling pathways, or on oncogenes such as Ras, AKT, mTOR, glycolysis. miR-132 could be potentially a candidate as a valuable biomarker for prognosis in various cancers. Through this study, we proposed that miR-132 can potentially be a candidate as a prognostic marker for early detection of tumor development, progression, as well as metastasis.
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- Milad Rafat
- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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- Hormozgan Institute of Health, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran. .,Hormozgan Institute of Health, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
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Zhu XQ, Yang H, Lin MH, Shang HX, Peng J, Chen WJ, Chen XZ, Lin JM. Qingjie Fuzheng Granules regulates cancer cell proliferation, apoptosis and tumor angiogenesis in colorectal cancer xenograft mice via Sonic Hedgehog pathway. J Gastrointest Oncol 2021; 11:1123-1134. [PMID: 33456987 DOI: 10.21037/jgo-20-213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Background Sonic Hedgehog (SHh) signaling pathway plays a critical role in cell proliferation, apoptosis, and tumor angiogenesis in various types of malignancies including colorectal cancer (CRC). Qingjie Fuzheng Granules (QFG) is a traditional Chinese medicinal formula, which has been clinically used in various cancer treatments, including CRC. In this study, we explored the potential molecular mechanisms of QFG treatment effects on CRC via the SHh pathway. Methods A CRC HCT-116 xenograft mouse model was utilized for all experiments. Mice were treated with intra-gastric administration of 1 g/kg of QFG or saline 6 days a week for 28 days (4 weeks). Body weight, length and shortest diameter of the tumor were measured every 3 days. At the end of the treatment, the tumor weight was measured. TUNEL staining assays were used to detect tumor apoptosis. Western blot and immunohistochemistry (IHC) assays were used to detect the expression of relative proteins. Results In our results, QFG inhibited the increase of tumor volume and weight, and exhibited no impact on mouse body weight. Furthermore, QFG significantly decreased the expression of SHh, Smo and Gli proteins, indicating the action of SHh signaling. Consequently, the expression of pro-proliferative survivin, Ki-67, Cyclin-D1 and CDK4 were decreased and expression of anti-proliferative p21 was increased. The pro-apoptotic Bax/Bcl-2 ratio, cle-caspase-3 and TUNEL-positive cell percentage in tumor tissues were increased. Meanwhile, the pro-angiogenic VEGF-A and VEGFR-2 expression was down-regulated. Conclusions QFG inhibited CRC cell proliferation and promoted CRC cell apoptosis and tumor angiogenesis in vivo through the suppression of SHh pathway, suggesting that QFG could be a potential therapeutic drug for CRC.
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- Xiao-Qin Zhu
- Academy of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China.,Fujian Key Laboratory of Integrative Medicine on Geriatrics, Fuzhou, China
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- Academy of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China.,Fujian Key Laboratory of Integrative Medicine on Geriatrics, Fuzhou, China
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- Editorial Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China
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- Academy of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China.,Fujian Key Laboratory of Integrative Medicine on Geriatrics, Fuzhou, China
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- Academy of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China.,Fujian Key Laboratory of Integrative Medicine on Geriatrics, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated People's Hospital of Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China
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- Academy of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China.,Fujian Key Laboratory of Integrative Medicine on Geriatrics, Fuzhou, China
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- Academy of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China.,Fujian Key Laboratory of Integrative Medicine on Geriatrics, Fuzhou, China
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Huang J, Lu D, Xiang T, Wu X, Ge S, Wang Y, Wang J, Cheng N. MicroRNA-132-3p regulates cell proliferation, apoptosis, migration and invasion of liver cancer by targeting Sox4. Oncol Lett 2020; 19:3173-3180. [PMID: 32256813 PMCID: PMC7074496 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2020.11431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2019] [Accepted: 12/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The present study investigated whether microRNA (miR)-132-3p targeted transcription factor SOX-4 (Sox4) for the inhibition of proliferation, migration, invasion and promotion of apoptosis in liver cancer (LC) cells. The expression of miR132-3p and Sox4 mRNA was evaluated by quantitative PCR and protein expression was determined by western blot analysis. Cell proliferation, apoptosis, migration, and invasion were assessed at different time points by the MTT assay, flow cytometry analysis, wound healing assay and Transwell migration assay, respectively. Bioinformatics prediction and luciferase assays were performed to validate and confirm Sox4as a potential target of miR-132p. There was a reduced expression of miR-132-3p in HepG2 and Huh7 cell lines compared with HccLM3 cells. Overexpression of miR-132-3p resulted in significant inhibition of proliferation and induction of apoptosis in LC cells. Moreover, migration and invasion of HepG2 cells were suppressed by over expressing miR-132-3p. However, downregulation of miR-132-3p in Hep-G2 cells promoted cell growth, invasion and migration and inhibited apoptosis. Bioinformatics analysis predicted Sox4 as a potential target of miR-132-3p, which was further confirmed by the luciferase reporter assay. In addition, an inverse association was observed between miR-132-3p and Sox4 expression. miR-132-3p may regulate the proliferation, apoptosis, migration and invasion of HepG2 cells by targeting Sox4.
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- Jiansheng Huang
- Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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