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Oncology
Xiangdong Xu, Yang Liu, Yan Li, Huajian Chen, Yuxuan Zhang, Jie Liu, Shaokang Deng, Yaofeng Zheng, Xinlin Sun, Jihui Wang, Taoliang Chen, Min Huang, Yiquan Ke
Summary: MiR-375 expression is downregulated in gliomas, and it suppresses glioma proliferation, migration, and invasion by inhibiting the CTGF-EGFR signaling pathway. MiR-375-containing exosomes were found in human blood samples from glioma patients, with levels correlating with disease progression. Exosomal miR-375 secretion impacts the activity of the CTGF-EGFR pathway, and once secreted, exosomal miR-375 is not taken back up by glioma cells.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL & CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH
(2021)
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Medicine, Research & Experimental
Lei Wang, Yan Liu, Zhengtao Yu, Jianwu Gong, Zhiyong Deng, Nianjun Ren, Zhe Zhong, Hao Cai, Zhi Tang, Haofeng Cheng, Shuai Chen, Zhengwen He
Summary: The study investigates the pathogenesis and potential molecular markers of glioma by examining the differential expression of miRNA and mRNA. Several miRNAs and mRNAs were identified as having significant impact on glioma cell behavior, with miR-139-5p/GABRA1 axis suggested as a novel therapeutic target.
JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Bin Meng, Pengfei Wang, Chaofei Zhao, Guangwei Yin, Xin Meng, Lin Li, Shengyong Cai, Chengquan Yan
Summary: This study reveals the stimulatory role of miR-21-5p in renal cell carcinoma and its contribution to the progression of the disease through the modulation of its downstream target gene ARHGAP24 expression.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jing Sui, Qun Zhao, Yanqiu Zhang, Geyu Liang
Summary: The study found that LINC00961 is significantly downregulated in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) tissues, and it inhibits the expression of miR-19a-3p/miR-19b-3p/miR-125b-5p through the PI3K-AKT/MAPK/mTOR signaling pathway, thereby suppressing tumor cell proliferation and migration while promoting apoptosis. This may provide potential biomarkers for the diagnosis and treatment of NSCLC.
DNA AND CELL BIOLOGY
(2022)
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Neurosciences
Aiwu You, Guomin Rao, Juntong Wang, Jun Li, Yuyan Zhang, Jingshun Gu, Xuehua Ge, Kun Zhang, Xin Gao, Xiaotang Wu, Ling Cheng, Mengjiao Zhu, Dongchun Wang
Summary: In glioma, the expression of SMC4 is significantly up-regulated while miR-433-3p is significantly down-regulated, indicating a targeting relationship between the two. MiR-433-3p inhibits the malignant progression of glioma by targeting and downregulating the expression of SMC4. Rescue assay confirmed the regulatory role of miR-433-3p on SMC4 in glioma development.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Song Wu, Tao Tang, Hongchi Zhou, Jing Huang, Xiaoliang Kang, Junli Zhang
Summary: This study reveals that LINC01343 acts as a crucial oncogene in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). LINC01343 negatively regulates the expression of miR-526b-5p, which in turn modulates ROBO1 expression, affecting HCC cell proliferation and migration.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
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Cell Biology
Ye Feng, Ying Xu, Yongjian Gao, Yiying Chen, Xuefeng Wang, Zhi Chen
Summary: SOX2OT is an up-regulated oncogene in CRC, promoting cell proliferation, migration, and invasion. It acts as a competing endogenous RNA to upregulate SOX5 by sponging miR-194-5p, thus affecting tumorgenesis of CRC.
CELL DEATH & DISEASE
(2021)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jingshun Gu, Juntong Wang, Aiwu You, Jun Li, Yuyan Zhang, Guomin Rao, Xuehua Ge, Kun Zhang, Xuan Liu, Dongchun Wang
Summary: This study revealed that low expression of miR-137 in glioma tissue is associated with poor prognosis, while overexpression of miR-137 can significantly inhibit the proliferative, invasive, and migratory abilities of glioma cells by regulating EZH2 gene. The findings provide a basis for further development of new therapeutic strategies.
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Neurosciences
Guangxin Wei, Shengjun Li, Pengcheng Wang, Shouxian Wang, Yujing Zhao
Summary: The study indicated that miR-575 is significantly up-regulated in glioma tissues, with patients in the high expression group having significantly lower survival rates than those in the low expression group. Overexpression of miR-575 promoted proliferation, migration, and invasion of glioma cells. These findings suggest that miR-575 may serve as a new biomarker for the prognosis of glioma.
NEUROMOLECULAR MEDICINE
(2022)
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Cell Biology
Jun Huang, Qiuhua Yu, Yanjuan Zhou, Ying Chu, Feng Jiang, Qiang Wang
Summary: Our study demonstrated that FAM201A was significantly upregulated in LUAD tissues and cells, and its knockdown suppressed cell proliferation, migration, and invasion while promoting apoptosis. FAM201A was shown to affect LUAD progression by targeting miR-7515 to promote GLO1 expression. Additionally, FAM201A downregulation also suppressed LUAD development in vivo, indicating its potential as a novel therapeutic target for LUAD.
JOURNAL OF CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY
(2021)
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Oncology
Chuntao Li, Bo Chen, Junxia Zhang, Jingxuan Yang, Muzi Guo, Yu Ren, Zhijun Zhou, Kar-Ming Fung, Min Li, Liyang Zhang, Zhixiong Liu
Summary: SEM1 is highly expressed in gliomas and correlated with malignant features and poor prognosis. SEM1 plays a critical role in the proliferation, apoptosis, invasion, and migration of glioma cells through regulating the PI3K-Akt pathway. The SEM1 malignant regulatory network shows significant importance for the prognosis and treatment of gliomas.
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Oncology
Chunhong Wang, Haiyang Su, Rui Cheng, Hongming Ji
Summary: The study demonstrated that high expression of SPAG5 in glioma patients is associated with poor prognosis. Knockdown of SPAG5 can inhibit proliferation, migration, and invasion of glioma cells, promote apoptosis, and is associated with the expression of CDH2.
FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY
(2021)
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Immunology
Sen Zhang, Huangfu Hui, Qinli Zhao, Yujun Li, Lina Wu
Summary: This study revealed that the long noncoding RNA HCP5 is highly expressed in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) and plays a role in promoting cancer cell growth, migration, and invasion. HCP5 interacts with miR-216a-5p, and its knockdown inhibits the malignant biological function of LSCC cells. Moreover, miR-216a-5p downregulates the expression of ZEB1, a target gene involved in LSCC progression. These findings suggest that targeting HCP5 may be a potential therapeutic strategy for LSCC.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2022)
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Neurosciences
Zhuo Zhang, Shu-Zhen Yang, You-Fu Qi, Yong Yin
Summary: miR-21-5p plays a role in promoting cell growth and invasion in glioma by directly targeting TET1.
FOLIA NEUROPATHOLOGICA
(2021)
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Neurosciences
Yongjuan Li, Xiaoyan Chen, Wei Xue, Junjun Liang, Liang Wang
Summary: Previous studies have shown abnormal expression of miR-874 in various tumors, but its role in glioma was unknown. This study found that miR-874 was significantly downregulated in glioma tissues and cell lines, and its decreased expression was associated with tumor size, KPS, and WHO grade. Functional assays revealed that upregulation of miR-874 inhibited proliferation, migration, and invasion of glioma cells in vitro, suggesting its potential as a prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target for glioma.
NEUROMOLECULAR MEDICINE
(2021)
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Cell Biology
Ke Mi, Lizhong Zeng, Yang Chen, Jingya Ning, Siyuan Zhang, Peilin Zhao, Shuanying Yang
Summary: In this study, the researchers explored the role of DHX38 in NSCLC and its underlying molecular mechanism. They found that DHX38 was overexpressed in NSCLC and patients with high DHX38 expression had poor prognosis. DHX38 promoted cell proliferation, migration, and invasion in NSCLC and activated the MAPK pathway. The researchers also identified G3BP1 as a target protein that interacted with DHX38 and showed that DHX38 regulated the expression of G3BP1. Silencing G3BP1 reversed the effects of DHX38 overexpression on tumor cell proliferation, migration, and invasion and inhibited the MAPK pathway activation.
CELLULAR SIGNALLING
(2024)
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Cell Biology
Tiina A. Jokela, Mark A. Dane, Rebecca L. Smith, Kaylyn L. Devlin, Sundus Shalabi, Jennifer C. Lopez, Masaru Miyano, Martha R. Stampfer, James E. Korkola, Joe W. Gray, Laura M. Heiser, Mark A. Labarge
Summary: Microenvironment signals have a significant impact on cell fate and tissue homeostasis. Understanding how different microenvironment factors regulate cellular phenotype has been challenging. In this study, a high-throughput microenvironment microarray was used to identify factors that support the proliferation and maintenance of primary human mammary luminal epithelial cells. Multiple factors that modulate luminal cell number were identified and their effects were confirmed using RNA sequencing and cell-based functional studies. Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) was found to be robust to individual variation and played a role in expanding luminal cells. Our approach demonstrates the power of high-dimensional cell-based approaches in dissecting microenvironmental signals.
CELLULAR SIGNALLING
(2024)
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Cell Biology
Chao He, Yongfeng Ding, Yan Yang, Gang Che, Fei Teng, Haohao Wang, Jing Zhang, Donghui Zhou, Yanyan Chen, Zhan Zhou, Haiyong Wang, Lisong Teng
Summary: This study categorized gastric cancer patients into three stemness subtypes, each demonstrating distinct prognoses, components of tumor microenvironment (TME) infiltration, and varying sensitivity or resistance to treatment. A stemness risk model was constructed to predict treatment response and prognosis.
CELLULAR SIGNALLING
(2024)
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Cell Biology
Haile Zhao, Lijuan Feng, Rui Cheng, Man Wu, Xiaozhou Bai, Lifei Fan, Yaping Liu
Summary: miR-29c-3p is overexpressed in benign and malignant ovarian carcinoma and is associated with poor prognosis. Its overexpression modulates tumorigenesis in ovarian cancer cells, including epithelial-mesenchymal transition, proliferation, migration, and invasion, through the regulation of DNMT3A, TET1, and HBP1. miR-29c-3p may serve as a potential biomarker for clinical diagnosis or co-diagnosis of ovarian carcinoma.
CELLULAR SIGNALLING
(2024)
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Cell Biology
Haiyan Zhao, Fangfang Bi, Mengyuan Li, Yuhan Diao, Chen Zhang
Summary: This study confirmed the tumor suppressor effect of RNF180 on ovarian cancer, elucidated the mechanism of the molecule network related to RNF180 and IPO4 in ovarian cancer, and identified a new therapeutic target for ovarian cancer.
CELLULAR SIGNALLING
(2024)
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Cell Biology
Chu Chen, Guanhua Xu, Jiajia Chen, Chunshuai Wu, Jinlong Zhang, Jiawei Jiang, Hongxiang Hong, Zhiming Cui
Summary: This study investigated the role of transcription factor FoxO1 in facet joint osteoarthritis (FJOA) and found that FoxO1 deletion led to severe osteoarthritic changes. Transcriptome sequencing and bioinformatics analysis identified differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and potential key contributors to FJOA. Additionally, over-expression of certain genes and inhibition of others were shown to counteract the impairments caused by FoxO1 deletion in chondrocyte migration and extracellular matrix synthesis. These findings help unravel the molecular mechanisms underlying FJOA and open up promising therapeutic avenues for its treatment.
CELLULAR SIGNALLING
(2024)
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Cell Biology
Wen Deng, Ru Chen, Situ Xiong, Jianqiang Nie, Hailang Yang, Ming Jiang, Bing Hu, Xiaoqiang Liu, Bin Fu
Summary: This study demonstrates that circFSCN1 is upregulated in bladder cancer and associated with cancer-specific survival. CircFSCN1 promotes tumor progression and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in bladder cancer through enhancing MDM2-mediated silencing of p53 by sponging miR-145-5p.
CELLULAR SIGNALLING
(2024)
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Cell Biology
Jun Wu, Weibin Hu, Wenhui Yang, Yihao Long, Kaizhao Chen, Fugui Li, Xiaodong Ma, Xun Li
Summary: Cholesterol biosynthesis and metabolism play critical roles in tumor development and microenvironmental conditions. Squalene Epoxidase (SQLE), the second rate-limiting enzyme in cholesterol synthesis, is found to be uniquely expressed in various cancers, and its expression level is closely associated with tumor mutation burden and microsatellite instability. SQLE expression is negatively correlated with immune cell infiltration. Inhibition of SQLE alters the immune response in the tumor microenvironment. Furthermore, protein metabolism and translation are identified as main binding factors with SQLE.
CELLULAR SIGNALLING
(2024)
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Cell Biology
Zhihong Zhang, Mingyue Li, Yi Tai, Yue Xing, Hongxiang Zuo, Xuejun Jin, Juan Ma
Summary: ZNF70 plays an important role in colitis-associated colorectal cancer (CAC) by regulating macrophages IL-1 beta secretion to promote HCT116 proliferation. It may serve as a promising target for treating CAC.
CELLULAR SIGNALLING
(2024)
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Cell Biology
Zenghong Wu, Gangping Li, Weijun Wang, Kun Zhang, Mengke Fan, Yu Jin, Rong Lin
Summary: This study comprehensively explored the role of immune checkpoints and tumor microenvironment in gastric cancer patients based on genomic data. It constructed an ICIs signature and ICI score to evaluate patient prognosis and heterogeneity.
CELLULAR SIGNALLING
(2024)
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Cell Biology
Yantong Wan, Jieshu Zhou, Panpan Zhang, Xuemei Lin, Hao Li
Summary: This study found that Rac1 plays a role in astrocyte activation and attenuates chronic inflammatory pain by blocking the phosphorylation of NLRP3 inflammasome and NF-kappa B.
CELLULAR SIGNALLING
(2024)
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Cell Biology
Zhen Wang, Diankun She, Lei Liu, Xianming Hua, Hao Zhu, Lingfeng Yu, Han Wang, Yan Zhu, Gentao Fan, Yicun Wang, Meng Xu, Guangxin Zhou
Summary: Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are non-coding RNAs that play a role in the regulation of various cancers, including osteosarcoma (OS). This study identified circSATB2 as a highly expressed circRNA in OS tissues and cell lines, and demonstrated its involvement in promoting OS proliferation and migration. Mechanistically, circSATB2 was found to regulate the progression of OS by sponging miR-661 and FUS to regulate ZNFX1 mRNA. These findings suggest that circSATB2 could serve as a prognostic marker and therapeutic target for osteosarcoma.
CELLULAR SIGNALLING
(2024)
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Cell Biology
Kenichi Ogata, Masafumi Moriyama, Tatsuya Kawado, Hiroki Yoshioka, Aiko Yano, Mayu Matsumura-Kawashima, Seiji Nakamura, Shintaro Kawano
Summary: This study found that extracellular vesicles released by induced pluripotent stem cells can reduce inflammatory cell infiltration, increase saliva volume, and decrease the production of antibodies associated with Sjogren's syndrome in a mouse model. The let-7 family in these vesicles may suppress the expression of TLR4 and NF-kappa B, which leads to the inhibition of pro-inflammatory cytokine production through the MAPK pathway.
CELLULAR SIGNALLING
(2024)
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Cell Biology
Mikayla R. Erdelsky, Sarah A. Groves, Charmi Shah, Samantha B. Delios, M. Bibiana Umana, Donald H. Maurice
Summary: Recent evidence suggests that cAMP signaling within the primary cilium plays a crucial role in promoting adipogenic differentiation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. In this study, the researchers identified the specific cAMP phosphodiesterases expressed by these cells and found that inhibition of PDE4 promotes FFAR4-mediated adipogenesis. This work could potentially lead to the discovery of more targeted therapeutic approaches for controlling adipogenesis and differentiation of other stem cells.
CELLULAR SIGNALLING
(2024)
Article
Cell Biology
Chun-Hui Liu, Jun-Jie Zhang, Qian-Jin Zhang, Yang Dong, Zhen-Duo Shi, Si-Hao Hong, Hou-Guang He, Wei Wu, Cong-Hui Han, Lin Hao
Summary: Bladder cancer, the most common malignant tumor in the urinary system, is associated with significantly up-regulated expression of P3H4, which is regulated by METTL3 and plays a crucial role in the proliferation, metastasis, and EMT progression of bladder cancer. Targeting this METTL3-P3H4 pathway may serve as a potential therapeutic strategy for bladder cancer.
CELLULAR SIGNALLING
(2024)