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MicroRNA-221-3p Plays an Oncogenic Role in Gastric Carcinoma by Inhibiting PTEN Expression

Gastric carcinoma is one of the most common malignancies in men, and microRNA plays a critical role in regulating the signaling networks of gastric carcinoma tumorigenesis and metastasis. We first report the functional characteristics of miR-221-3p in gastric carcinoma. Quantification in gastric car...

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Autores principales: Shi, Jianping, Zhang, Yi, Jin, Nuyun, Li, Yuqin, Wu, Shengtian, Xu, Leiming
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cognizant Communication Corporation 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7841127/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27712596
http://dx.doi.org/10.3727/096504016X14756282819385
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Sumario:Gastric carcinoma is one of the most common malignancies in men, and microRNA plays a critical role in regulating the signaling networks of gastric carcinoma tumorigenesis and metastasis. We first report the functional characteristics of miR-221-3p in gastric carcinoma. Quantification in gastric carcinoma cell lines and tumor samples reveals significantly increasing miR-221-3p expression. Moreover, a high level of miR-221-3p is correlated with a poor prognosis for gastric carcinoma patients. Ectopic miR-221-3p expression significantly promotes gastric carcinoma cell proliferation, invasion, and sphere formation, while silencing miR-221-3p significantly inhibits these abilities in gastric carcinoma cells. Tests in vivo showed that miR-221-3p significantly promotes tumor growth in xenograft mouse models. In this study, we reveal that miR-221-3p targets PTEN mRNA and downregulates PTEN, which is the possible mechanism of miR-221-3p-induced oncogenic properties. Collectively, we reveal a critical role for miR-221-3p in gastric carcinoma development and progression.