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ArticleGenes & cancer2014

Tumor suppression by miR-31 in esophageal carcinoma is p21-dependent.

Zhifeng Ning, Hua Zhu, Feifei Li, Qing Liu, Gefei Liu, Tao Tan, Bo Zhang, Shaobin Chen, Guanwu Li, Dongyang Huang and 2 more

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Article in Genes & cancer, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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12 authors.

Zhifeng NingLaboratory for Translational Oncology basic medicine college, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, Hubei province, China ; Department of Biotherapy and Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China ; Cancer Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China.
Hua ZhuDepartment of Surgery, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
Feifei LiDepartment of Biotherapy and Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China ; Cancer Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China.
Qing LiuDepartment of Biotherapy and Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China ; Cancer Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China.
Gefei LiuDepartment of Cell Biology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China.
Tao TanDepartment of Surgery, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
Bo ZhangDepartment of Surgery, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
Shaobin ChenDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China.
Guanwu LiDepartment of Biochemistry, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China.
Dongyang HuangDepartment of Cell Biology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China.
Stephen J MeltzerDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Hao ZhangDepartment of Biotherapy and Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China ; Tumor Tissue Bank, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China ; Cancer Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

microRNA regulation network is important for the cancer genetic heterogeneity. Relative to the increasing numbers of microRNA's targets identified, upstream regulatory mechanisms that control functional microRNAs are less well-documented. Here, we investigated the function of miR-31, a pleiotropically-acting microRNA, in esophageal squamous cell cancer (ESCC). We demonstrated that miR-31 only exerted tumor-suppressive effects in TE-7 ESCC cells, but not in TE-1 ESCC cells, although both of these cell lines harbor inactive p53. Interestingly, TE-1 cells highly expressed p21, while p21 levels were virtually undetectable in TE-7 cells, suggesting a p21-dependent mechanism of miR-31-mediated tumor suppression. Accordingly, knockdown of p21 in TE-1 cells reversed the tumor suppressive actions of miR-31. In patient ESCC specimens, real-time RT-PCR analysis revealed that expression of E2F2 and STK40, two known miR-31 target oncogenes, was negatively correlated with the expression of miR-31 in a p21-dependent manner, supporting the conclusion that miR-31 only downregulates its target oncogenes when p21 levels are low. Collectively, these data suggest a novel mechanism through which the tumor-suppressive effect of miR-31 is p21-dependent. In addition, we speculate that delivery of miR-31 could provide therapeutic benefit in the personalized management of a subgroup of ESCC patients with p21-deficient tumors.

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esophageal squamous cell cancermicroRNAmiR-31p21personalized medicine

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PMCPMC4279440

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