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ArticlePloS one2015

MicroRNA Expression Profiling in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma: Identification and Functional Validation of Key miRNAs.

Haowei He, Linhui Wang, Wenquan Zhou, Zhengyu Zhang, Longxin Wang, Song Xu, Dong Wang, Jie Dong, Chaopeng Tang, Hao Tang and 2 more

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Article in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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35 citing papers in PubMed, 62 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Haowei HeDepartment of Urology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Linhui WangDepartment of Urology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, Shanghai, China.
Wenquan ZhouDepartment of Urology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Zhengyu ZhangDepartment of Urology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Longxin WangDepartment of Urology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Song XuDepartment of Urology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Dong WangDepartment of Urology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Jie DongDepartment of Urology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Chaopeng TangDepartment of Urology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Hao TangDepartment of Urology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Xiaoming YiDepartment of Urology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Jingping GeDepartment of Urology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command · CNNanjing University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study aims to profile dysregulated microRNA (miRNA) expression in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) and to identify key regulatory miRNAs in ccRCC. METHODS AND

resultsmiRNA expression profiles in nine pairs of ccRCC tumor samples at three different stages and the adjacent, non-tumorous tissues were investigated using miRNA arrays. Eleven miRNAs were identified to be commonly dysregulated, including three up-regulated (miR-487a, miR-491-3p and miR-452) and eight down-regulated (miR-125b, miR-142-3p, miR-199a-5p, miR-22, miR-299-3p, miR-29a, miR-429, and miR-532-5p) in tumor tissues as compared with adjacent normal tissues. The 11 miRNAs and their predicted target genes were analyzed by Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analysis, and three key miRNAs (miR-199a-5p, miR-22 and miR-429) were identified by microRNA-gene network analysis. Dysregulation of the three key miRNAs were further validated in another cohort of 15 ccRCC samples, and the human kidney carcinoma cell line 786-O, as compared with five normal kidney samples. Further investigation showed that over-expression of miR-199a-5p significantly inhibited the invasion ability of 786-O cells. Luciferase reporter assays indicated that miR-199a-5p regulated expression of TGFBR1 and JunB by directly interacting with their 3' untranslated regions. Transfection of miR-199a-5p successfully suppressed expression of TGFBR1 and JunB in the human embryonic kidney 293T cells, further confirming the direct regulation of miR-199a-5p on these two genes.

conclusionsThis study identified 11 commonly dysregulated miRNAs in ccRCC, three of which (miR-199a-5p, miR-22 and miR-429) may represent key miRNAs involved in the pathogenesis of ccRCC. Further studies suggested that miR-199a-5p plays an important role in inhibition of cell invasion of ccRCC cells by suppressing expression of TGFBR1 and JunB.

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Gene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticCarcinoma, Renal CellCell Line, TumorDown-RegulationGene Regulatory NetworksHumansKidney NeoplasmsMicroRNAsNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm ProteinsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisReproducibility of ResultsMicroRNAsNeoplasm Proteins

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PMID25938468
PMCPMC4418764
OpenAlexW1483026516

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