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ReviewOncotarget2016

Anti-miR-203 suppresses ER-positive breast cancer growth and stemness by targeting SOCS3.

Naoshad Muhammad, Sourav Bhattacharya, Robert Steele, Ratna B Ray

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Review in Oncotarget, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 101 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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101citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.0field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

101 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 186 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Naoshad MuhammadDepartment of Pathology, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Sourav BhattacharyaDepartment of Pathology, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Robert SteeleDepartment of Pathology, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Ratna B RayDepartment of Pathology, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Saint Louis University · US

Funding

Breast Cancer Prevention Using Bitter Melon as a Natural ProductR21CA198382 · NCI · SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY · PI RAY, RATNA B. · 2015 to 2016
$362k
NCI NIH HHS R21 CA198382
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Breast cancer is a major public health problem worldwide in women and existing treatments are not adequately effective for this deadly disease. microRNAs (miRNAs) regulate the expression of many target genes and play pivotal roles in the development, as well as in the suppression of many cancers including breast cancer. We previously observed that miR-203 was highly upregulated in breast cancer tissues and in ER-positive breast cancer cell lines. In our present study, we observed that anti-miR-203 suppresses breast cancer cell proliferation in vitro. Orthotopic implantation of miR-203 depleted MCF-7 cells into nude mice displays smaller tumor growth as compared to control MCF-7 cells. Furthermore, miR-203 expression is significantly higher in ER-positive breast cancer patients as compared to ER-negative patients. We identified suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 (SOCS3) as a direct target of miR-203. Here we observed that miR-203 expression is inversely correlated with SOCS3 expression in ER-positive breast cancer samples. Additionally, we found that anti-miR-203 suppressed the expression of pStat3, pERK and c-Myc in MCF-7 and ZR-75-1 cells. We also demonstrated that anti-miR-203 decreased mammospheres formation and expression of stem cell markers in MCF-7 and ZR-75-1 cells. Taken together, our data suggest that anti-miR-203 has potential as a novel therapeutic strategy in ER-positive breast cancer treatment.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticAnimalsBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationEstrogen Receptor alphaFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansMCF-7 CellsMiceMice, NudeMicroRNAsMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 6Neoplasm TransplantationNeoplastic Stem CellsESR1 protein, humanEstrogen Receptor alphaMicroRNAsMIRN203 microRNA, humanMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 6MYC protein, humanProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycSOCS3 protein, humanSTAT3 protein, humanSTAT3 Transcription FactorSuppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 Proteinbreast cancermiR-203SOCS3stemness

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PMID27517632
PMCPMC5295456
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