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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2016

MicroRNA-21 promotes phosphatase gene and protein kinase B/phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase expression in colorectal cancer.

Wei-Zhong Sheng, Yu-Sheng Chen, Chuan-Tao Tu, Juan He, Bo Zhang, Wei-Dong Gao

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Wei-Zhong ShengWei-Zhong Sheng, Yu-Sheng Chen, Bo Zhang, Wei-Dong Gao, Department of General Surgery, Fudan University affiliated Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai 200032, China.
Yu-Sheng ChenWei-Zhong Sheng, Yu-Sheng Chen, Bo Zhang, Wei-Dong Gao, Department of General Surgery, Fudan University affiliated Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai 200032, China.
Chuan-Tao TuWei-Zhong Sheng, Yu-Sheng Chen, Bo Zhang, Wei-Dong Gao, Department of General Surgery, Fudan University affiliated Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai 200032, China.
Juan HeWei-Zhong Sheng, Yu-Sheng Chen, Bo Zhang, Wei-Dong Gao, Department of General Surgery, Fudan University affiliated Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai 200032, China.
Bo ZhangWei-Zhong Sheng, Yu-Sheng Chen, Bo Zhang, Wei-Dong Gao, Department of General Surgery, Fudan University affiliated Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai 200032, China.
Wei-Dong GaoWei-Zhong Sheng, Yu-Sheng Chen, Bo Zhang, Wei-Dong Gao, Department of General Surgery, Fudan University affiliated Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai 200032, China.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo explore the regulatory mechanism of the target gene of microRNA-21 (miR-21), phosphatase gene (PTEN), and its downstream proteins, protein kinase B (AKT) and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), in colorectal cancer (CRC) cells.

methodsQuantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) and Western blot were used to detect the expression levels of miR-21 and PTEN in HCT116, HT29, Colo32 and SW480 CRC cell lines. Also, the expression levels of PTEN mRNA and its downstream proteins AKT and PI3K in HCT116 cells after downregulating miR-21 were investigated.

resultsComparing the miR-21 expression in CRC cells, the expression levels of miR-21 were highest in HCT116 cells, and the expression levels of miR-21 were lowest in SW480 cells. In comparing miR-21 and PTEN expression in CRC cells, we found that the protein expression levels of miR-21 and PTEN were inversely correlated (P < 0.05); when miR-21 expression was reduced, mRNA expression levels of PTEN did not significantly change (P > 0.05), but the expression levels of its protein significantly increased (P < 0.05). In comparing the levels of PTEN protein and downstream AKT and PI3K in HCT116 cells after downregulation of miR-21 expression, the levels of AKT and PI3K protein expression significantly decreased (P < 0.05).

conclusionPTEN is one of the direct target genes of miR-21. Thus, phosphatase gene and its downstream AKT and PI3K expression levels can be regulated by regulating the expression levels of miR-21, which in turn regulates the development of CRC.

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Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticBlotting, WesternCell Line, TumorColorectal NeoplasmsHCT116 CellsHT29 CellsHumansMicroRNAsPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinaseProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktPTEN PhosphohydrolaseReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerMicroRNAsMIRN21 microRNA, humanPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinaseProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktPTEN PhosphohydrolasePTEN protein, humanRNA, MessengerColorectal cancerMicroRNA-21Phosphatase and tensin homologPhosphatidylinositol 3-kinaseProtein kinase B

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PMCPMC4917613
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