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ArticlePloS one2008

Aberrant expression of oncogenic and tumor-suppressive microRNAs in cervical cancer is required for cancer cell growth.

Xiaohong Wang, Shuang Tang, Shu-Yun Le, Robert Lu, Janet S Rader, Craig Meyers, Zhi-Ming Zheng

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Article in PloS one, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 363 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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363citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

363 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 748 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Therapy resistance-related ncRNAs in cervical cancer: biomarkers and therapeutic targets.Daru : journal of Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences · 2026
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  13. CD8 + T Cells in Gastrointestinal Cancer: a Perspective on Targeting MicroRNA.Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaohong WangHIV and AIDS Malignancy Branch, Center for Cancer Research, Nation Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America.
Shuang Tang
Shu-Yun Le
Robert Lu
Janet S Rader
Craig Meyers
Zhi-Ming Zheng
National Institutes of Health · USCenter for Cancer Research · USPennsylvania State University · USWashington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

Gene Expression and Post-Transcriptional Regulation of DNA Tumor VirusesZIASC010357 · NCI · DIVISION OF CLINICAL SCIENCES - NCI · PI ZHENG, ZHI-MING · 2009 to 2025
$24.3M
Genetic Susceptibility to Cervical CancerR01CA095713 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI RADER, JANET S. · 2003 to 2009
$1.8M
HPV DIFFERENTIATION DEPENDENT REPLICATIONR01CA079006 · NCI · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV HERSHEY MED CTR · PI MEYERS, CRAIG M · 2000 to 2003
$1.4M
Cloning and characterization of a 6p cervical cancer tsgR01CA094141 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI RADER, JANET S. · 2002 to 2005
$1.1M
Intramural NIH HHSNCI NIH HHS CA 79006NCI NIH HHS CA 94141NCI NIH HHS CA 95713NCI NIH HHS R01 CA094141NCI NIH HHS R01 CA095713
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play important roles in cancer development. By cloning and sequencing of a HPV16(+) CaSki cell small RNA library, we isolated 174 miRNAs (including the novel miR-193c) which could be grouped into 46 different miRNA species, with miR-21, miR-24, miR-27a, and miR-205 being most abundant. We chose for further study 10 miRNAs according to their cloning frequency and associated their levels in 10 cervical cancer- or cervical intraepithelial neoplasia-derived cell lines. No correlation was observed between their expression with the presence or absence of an integrated or episomal HPV genome. All cell lines examined contained no detectable miR-143 and miR-145. HPV-infected cell lines expressed a different set of miRNAs when grown in organotypic raft cultured as compared to monolayer cell culture, including expression of miR-143 and miR-145. This suggests a correlation between miRNA expression and tissue differentiation. Using miRNA array analyses for age-matched normal cervix and cervical cancer tissues, in combination with northern blot verification, we identified significantly deregulated miRNAs in cervical cancer tissues, with miR-126, miR-143, and miR-145 downregulation and miR-15b, miR-16, miR-146a, and miR-155 upregulation. Functional studies showed that both miR-143 and miR-145 are suppressive to cell growth. When introduced into cell lines, miR-146a was found to promote cell proliferation. Collectively, our data indicate that downregulation of miR-143 and miR-145 and upregulation of miR-146a play a role in cervical carcinogenesis.

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Base SequenceCell Line, TumorDown-RegulationFemaleGene ExpressionGene Expression ProfilingHumansMicroRNAsMolecular Sequence DataUterine Cervical NeoplasmsMicroRNAs

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PMID18596939
PMCPMC2438475
OpenAlexW2100651747

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