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MicroRNA-331 Inhibits Proliferation and Invasion of Melanoma Cells by Targeting Astrocyte-Elevated Gene-1
Melanoma is characterized by aggressive invasion, early metastasis, and resistance to existing chemotherapeutic agents. Accumulated studies have reported that microRNA (miRNA) is a potentially robust molecular tool for developing future therapeutic technologies. Therefore, examining the expression p...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7844642/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29510779 http://dx.doi.org/10.3727/096504018X15186047251584 |
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author | Chen, Li Ma, Guozhang Cao, Xiaohui An, Xiaoxia Liu, Xiguang |
author_facet | Chen, Li Ma, Guozhang Cao, Xiaohui An, Xiaoxia Liu, Xiguang |
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description | Melanoma is characterized by aggressive invasion, early metastasis, and resistance to existing chemotherapeutic agents. Accumulated studies have reported that microRNA (miRNA) is a potentially robust molecular tool for developing future therapeutic technologies. Therefore, examining the expression patterns, biological roles, and associated mechanisms of cancer-related miRNAs in melanoma is essential for developing novel therapeutic targets for patients with this disease. In this study, miRNA-331 (miR-331) was underexpressed in melanoma tissues and cell lines. Functional assays revealed that the enforced expression of miR-331 inhibited cell proliferation and invasion. In addition, astrocyte-elevated gene-1 (AEG-1) was identified as a novel target of miR-331 through bioinformatics analysis, reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis, Western blot analysis, dual-luciferase reporter assay, and Spearman’s correlation analysis. Furthermore, reintroduction of AEG-1 partially abrogated the inhibitory effects of miR-331 overexpression on the proliferation and invasion of melanoma cells. Moreover, miR-331 suppressed the activation of the PTEN/AKT signaling pathway in melanoma by inhibiting AEG-1. In short, miR-331 may play tumor-suppressive roles in melanoma by directly targeting AEG-1 and regulating the PTEN/AKT signaling pathway, suggesting that miR-331 could be investigated as a therapeutic strategy for patients with this malignancy. |
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spelling | pubmed-78446422021-02-16 MicroRNA-331 Inhibits Proliferation and Invasion of Melanoma Cells by Targeting Astrocyte-Elevated Gene-1 Chen, Li Ma, Guozhang Cao, Xiaohui An, Xiaoxia Liu, Xiguang Oncol Res Article Melanoma is characterized by aggressive invasion, early metastasis, and resistance to existing chemotherapeutic agents. Accumulated studies have reported that microRNA (miRNA) is a potentially robust molecular tool for developing future therapeutic technologies. Therefore, examining the expression patterns, biological roles, and associated mechanisms of cancer-related miRNAs in melanoma is essential for developing novel therapeutic targets for patients with this disease. In this study, miRNA-331 (miR-331) was underexpressed in melanoma tissues and cell lines. Functional assays revealed that the enforced expression of miR-331 inhibited cell proliferation and invasion. In addition, astrocyte-elevated gene-1 (AEG-1) was identified as a novel target of miR-331 through bioinformatics analysis, reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis, Western blot analysis, dual-luciferase reporter assay, and Spearman’s correlation analysis. Furthermore, reintroduction of AEG-1 partially abrogated the inhibitory effects of miR-331 overexpression on the proliferation and invasion of melanoma cells. Moreover, miR-331 suppressed the activation of the PTEN/AKT signaling pathway in melanoma by inhibiting AEG-1. In short, miR-331 may play tumor-suppressive roles in melanoma by directly targeting AEG-1 and regulating the PTEN/AKT signaling pathway, suggesting that miR-331 could be investigated as a therapeutic strategy for patients with this malignancy. Cognizant Communication Corporation 2018-10-17 /pmc/articles/PMC7844642/ /pubmed/29510779 http://dx.doi.org/10.3727/096504018X15186047251584 Text en Copyright © 2018 Cognizant, LLC. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. |
spellingShingle | Article Chen, Li Ma, Guozhang Cao, Xiaohui An, Xiaoxia Liu, Xiguang MicroRNA-331 Inhibits Proliferation and Invasion of Melanoma Cells by Targeting Astrocyte-Elevated Gene-1 |
title | MicroRNA-331 Inhibits Proliferation and Invasion of Melanoma Cells by Targeting Astrocyte-Elevated Gene-1 |
title_full | MicroRNA-331 Inhibits Proliferation and Invasion of Melanoma Cells by Targeting Astrocyte-Elevated Gene-1 |
title_fullStr | MicroRNA-331 Inhibits Proliferation and Invasion of Melanoma Cells by Targeting Astrocyte-Elevated Gene-1 |
title_full_unstemmed | MicroRNA-331 Inhibits Proliferation and Invasion of Melanoma Cells by Targeting Astrocyte-Elevated Gene-1 |
title_short | MicroRNA-331 Inhibits Proliferation and Invasion of Melanoma Cells by Targeting Astrocyte-Elevated Gene-1 |
title_sort | microrna-331 inhibits proliferation and invasion of melanoma cells by targeting astrocyte-elevated gene-1 |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7844642/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29510779 http://dx.doi.org/10.3727/096504018X15186047251584 |
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