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ArticleNature communications2016

Tumour-initiating cell-specific miR-1246 and miR-1290 expression converge to promote non-small cell lung cancer progression.

Wen Cai Zhang, Tan Min Chin, Henry Yang, Min En Nga, Declan Patrick Lunny, Edwin Kok Hao Lim, Li Li Sun, Yin Huei Pang, Yi Ning Leow, Shanneen Rossellini Y Malusay and 12 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 137 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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137citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
8.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

137 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 214 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

22 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Wen Cai ZhangGenome Institute of Singapore, Singapore 138672, Singapore.
Tan Min ChinCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117599, Singapore.
Henry YangCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117599, Singapore.
Min En NgaDepartment of Pathology, National University Hospital, Singapore 119074, Singapore.
Declan Patrick LunnyInstitute of Medical Biology, Singapore 138648, Singapore.
Edwin Kok Hao LimGenome Institute of Singapore, Singapore 138672, Singapore.
Li Li SunGenome Institute of Singapore, Singapore 138672, Singapore.
Yin Huei PangDepartment of Pathology, National University Hospital, Singapore 119074, Singapore.
Yi Ning LeowGenome Institute of Singapore, Singapore 138672, Singapore.
Shanneen Rossellini Y MalusayGenome Institute of Singapore, Singapore 138672, Singapore.
Priscilla Xin Hui LimGenome Institute of Singapore, Singapore 138672, Singapore.
Jeravan Zili LeeGenome Institute of Singapore, Singapore 138672, Singapore.
Benedict Jian Wei TanGenome Institute of Singapore, Singapore 138672, Singapore.
Ng Shyh-ChangGenome Institute of Singapore, Singapore 138672, Singapore.
Elaine Hsuen LimDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore 308433, Singapore.
Wan Teck LimDepartment of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore 169610, Singapore.
Daniel Shao Weng TanGenome Institute of Singapore, Singapore 138672, Singapore.
Eng Huat TanDepartment of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore 169610, Singapore.
Bee Choo TaiSaw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117549, Singapore.
Ross Andrew SooCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117599, Singapore.
Wai Leong TamGenome Institute of Singapore, Singapore 138672, Singapore.
Bing LimGenome Institute of Singapore, Singapore 138672, Singapore.
Genome Institute of Singapore · SGNational Cancer Centre Singapore · SGNational University Cancer Institute, Singapore · SGNational University Hospital · SGInstitute of Medical Biology · SGNational University of Singapore · SG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The tumour-initiating cell (TIC) model accounts for phenotypic and functional heterogeneity among tumour cells. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are regulatory molecules frequently aberrantly expressed in cancers, and may contribute towards tumour heterogeneity and TIC behaviour. More recent efforts have focused on miRNAs as diagnostic or therapeutic targets. Here, we identified the TIC-specific miRNAs, miR-1246 and miR-1290, as crucial drivers for tumour initiation and cancer progression in human non-small cell lung cancer. The loss of either miRNA impacted the tumour-initiating potential of TICs and their ability to metastasize. Longitudinal analyses of serum miR-1246 and miR-1290 levels across time correlate their circulating levels to the clinical response of lung cancer patients who were receiving ongoing anti-neoplastic therapies. Functionally, direct inhibition of either miRNA with locked nucleic acid administered systemically, can arrest the growth of established patient-derived xenograft tumours, thus indicating that these miRNAs are clinically useful as biomarkers for tracking disease progression and as therapeutic targets.

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Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticA549 CellsAnimalsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungDisease ProgressionFemaleGefitinibHEK293 CellsHumansHydroxychloroquineLung NeoplasmsLymphatic MetastasisMiceMicroRNAsNeoplastic Stem CellsGefitinibHydroxychloroquinelocked nucleic acidMicroRNAsMIRN1246 microRNA, humanMIRN1290 microRNA, humanOligonucleotidesQuinazolines

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