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ArticlePloS one2012

MicroRNA-34a inhibits the proliferation and metastasis of osteosarcoma cells both in vitro and in vivo.

Kang Yan, Jie Gao, Tongtao Yang, Qiong Ma, Xiuchun Qiu, Qingyu Fan, Baoan Ma

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Article in PloS one, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 124 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kang YanDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
Jie Gao
Tongtao Yang
Qiong Ma
Xiuchun Qiu
Qingyu Fan
Baoan Ma
Air Force Medical University · CNSun Yat-sen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of endogenously expressed, small noncoding RNAs, which suppress its target mRNAs at the post-transcriptional level. Studies have demonstrated that miR-34a, which is a direct target of the p53 tumor suppressor gene, functions as a tumor suppressor and is associated with the tumor growth and metastasis of various human malignances. However, the role of miR-34a in osteosarcoma has not been totally elucidated. In the present study, the effects of miR-34a on osteosarcoma and the possible mechanism by which miR-34a affected the tumor growth and metastasis of osteosarcoma were investigated. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDING: Over-expression of miR-34a partially inhibited proliferation, migration and invasion of osteosarcoma cells in vitro, as well as the tumor growth and pulmonary metastasis of osteosarcoma cells in vivo. c-Met is a target of miR-34a, and regulates the migration and invasion of osteosarcoma cells. Osteosarcoma cells over-expressing miR-34a exhibited a significant decrease in the expression levels of c-Met mRNA and protein simultaneously. Finally, the results from bioinformatics analysis demonstrated that there were multiple putative targets of miR-34a that may be associated with the proliferation and metastasis of osteosarcoma, including factors in Wnt and Notch signaling pathways. CONCLUSION/SIGNIFICANCE: The results presented in this study demonstrated that over-expression of miR-34a could inhibit the tumor growth and metastasis of osteosarcoma probably through down regulating c-Met. And there are other putative miR-34a target genes beside c-Met which could potentially be key players in the development of osteosarcoma. Since pulmonary metastases are responsible for mortality of patient carrying osteosarcoma, miR-34a may prove to be a promising gene therapeutic agent. It will be interesting to further investigate the mechanism by which miR-34a functions as a tumor suppressor gene in osteosarcoma.

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Cell ProliferationNeoplasm MetastasisAnimalsCell Line, TumorHumansIn Vitro TechniquesMiceMicroRNAsOsteosarcomaPlasmidsMicroRNAsMIRN34 microRNA, human

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PMID22457788
PMCPMC3310405
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