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ArticleOncotarget2016

miR-671-5p inhibits epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition by downregulating FOXM1 expression in breast cancer.

Xiaohui Tan, Yebo Fu, Liang Chen, Woojin Lee, Yinglei Lai, Katayoon Rezaei, Sana Tabbara, Patricia Latham, Christine B Teal, Yan-Gao Man and 3 more

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Article in Oncotarget, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 61 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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61citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

61 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 104 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. A review on the role of miR-671 in human disorders.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaohui TanDepartment of Medicine (Division of Genomic Medicine), The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.
Yebo FuDepartment of Medicine (Division of Genomic Medicine), The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.
Liang ChenDepartment of Medicine (Division of Genomic Medicine), The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.
Woojin LeeDepartment of Medicine (Division of Genomic Medicine), The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.
Yinglei LaiDepartment of Statistics, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
Katayoon RezaeiDepartment of Pathology, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.
Sana TabbaraDepartment of Pathology, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.
Patricia LathamDepartment of Pathology, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.
Christine B TealDepartment of Surgery, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.
Yan-Gao ManResearch Lab and International Collaboration, Bon Secours Cancer Institute, Bon Secours Health System, Richmond, VA, USA.
Robert S SiegelDepartment of Medicine (Division of Hematology/Oncology), The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.
Rachel F BremDepartment of Radiology, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.
Sidney W FuDepartment of Medicine (Division of Genomic Medicine), The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.
George Washington University · USBon Secours Health System · US

Funding

miRNA Biomarkers from FFPE Tissue for Early Breast Cancer DetectionR21CA159103 · NCI · GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI FU, SIDNEY WANG · 2012 to 2013
$352k
NCI NIH HHS 1R21 CA159103NCI NIH HHS R21 CA159103
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

MicroRNA (miRNA) dysfunction is associated with a variety of human diseases, including cancer. Our previous study showed that miR-671-5p was deregulated throughout breast cancer progression. Here, we report for the first time that miR-671-5p is a tumor-suppressor miRNA in breast tumorigenesis. We found that expression of miR-671-5p was decreased significantly in invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) compared to normal in microdissected formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues. Forkhead Box M1 (FOXM1), an oncogenic transcription factor, was predicted as one of the direct targets of miR-671-5p, which was subsequently confirmed by luciferase assays. Forced expression of miR-671-5p in breast cancer cell lines downregulated FOXM1 expression, and attenuated the proliferation and invasion in breast cancer cell lines. Notably, overexpression of miR-671-5p resulted in a shift from epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) to mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition (MET) phenotypes in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells and induced S-phase arrest. Moreover, miR-671-5p sensitized breast cancer cells to cisplatin, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and epirubicin exposure. Host cell reactivation (HCR) assays showed that miR-671-5p reduces DNA repair capability in post-drug exposed breast cancer cells. cDNA microarray data revealed that differentially expressed genes when miR-671-5p was transfected are associated with cell proliferation, invasion, cell cycle, and EMT. These data indicate that miR-671-5p functions as a tumor suppressor miRNA in breast cancer by directly targeting FOXM1. Hence, miR-671-5p may serve as a novel therapeutic target for breast cancer management.

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Down-RegulationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticAntineoplastic AgentsBlotting, WesternBreast NeoplasmsCell CycleCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalCisplatinEpirubicinEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFluorouracilForkhead Box Protein M1Forkhead Transcription FactorsGene Expression ProfilingHumansAntineoplastic AgentsCisplatinEpirubicinFluorouracilForkhead Box Protein M1Forkhead Transcription FactorsFOXM1 protein, humanMicroRNAsMIRN671 microRNA, humanbreast cancerEMTFOXM1miR-671-5ptumor suppressor

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PMID26588055
PMCPMC4807999
OpenAlexW2230219611

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