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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2015

MicroRNA-520g confers drug resistance by regulating p21 expression in colorectal cancer.

Yang Zhang, Liying Geng, Geoffrey Talmon, Jing Wang

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 61 papers.

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61citing papers in PubMed
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61 citing papers in PubMed, 104 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. MicroRNAs and Apoptosis in Colorectal Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yang ZhangFrom the Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Anatomy.
Liying GengFrom the Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases.
Geoffrey TalmonDepartment of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198.
Jing WangFrom the Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Anatomy, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, and jjwang@unmc.edu.
University of Nebraska Medical Center · US

Funding

XRAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA013148 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI Robert S Welner · 1985 to 2026
$165.9M
UNMC/EPPLEY CANCER CENTER SUPPORT GRANTP30CA036727 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI Apar Kishor Ganti · 1985 to 2026
$55.0M
DNA TOPOISOMERASE-CAMPTOTHECIN INTERACTIONSR01CA058755 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI BJORNSTI, MARY-ANN · 1993 to 2011
$3.2M
Mechanisms of TGF beta mediated suppression of metastasis in colon cancerR01CA140988 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI WANG, JING · 2010 to 2014
$1.5M
NCI NIH HHS 5P30CA013148NCI NIH HHS CA58755NCI NIH HHS P30 CA036727NCI NIH HHS R01 CA140988
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Development of drug resistance is one of the major causes of colorectal cancer recurrence, yet mechanistic understanding and therapeutic options remain limited. Here, we show that expression of microRNA (miR)-520g is correlated with drug resistance of colon cancer cells. Ectopic expression of miR-520g conferred resistance to 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)- or oxaliplatin-induced apoptosis in vitro and reduced the effectiveness of 5-FU in the inhibition of tumor growth in a mouse xenograft model in vivo. Further studies indicated that miR-520g mediated drug resistance through down-regulation of p21 expression. Moreover, p53 suppressed miR-520g expression, and deletion of p53 up-regulated miR-520g expression. Inhibition of miR-520g in p53(-/-) cells increased their sensitivity to 5-FU treatment. Importantly, studies of patient samples indicated that expression of miR-520g correlated with chemoresistance in colorectal cancer. These findings indicate that the p53/miR-520g/p21 signaling axis plays an important role in the response of colorectal cancer to chemotherapy. A major implication of our studies is that inhibition of miR-520g or restoration of p21 expression may have considerable therapeutic potential to overcome drug resistance in colorectal cancer patients, especially in those with mutant p53.

Indexed as

AnimalsColorectal NeoplasmsCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21Drug Resistance, NeoplasmFluorouracilGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHCT116 CellsHumansMiceMicroRNAsMutationOrganoplatinum CompoundsOxaliplatinTumor Suppressor Protein p53Xenograft Model Antitumor AssaysCDKN1A protein, humanCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21FluorouracilMicroRNAsMIRN520 microRNA, humanOrganoplatinum CompoundsOxaliplatinTP53 protein, humanTumor Suppressor Protein p535-FUApoptosisColorectal CancerDrug ResistanceMicroRNA (miRNA)miR-520gp21p53

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PMID25616665
PMCPMC4358260
OpenAlexW2032754836

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