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ArticleOncotarget2016

Mel-18 negatively regulates stem cell-like properties through downregulation of miR-21 in gastric cancer.

Xiao-Feng Wang, Xiao-Wei Zhang, Rui-Xi Hua, Yi-Qun Du, Ming-Zhu Huang, Yong Liu, Yu Fang Cheng, Wei-Jian Guo

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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 6 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiao-Feng WangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Xiao-Wei ZhangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Rui-Xi HuaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Yi-Qun DuDepartment of Medical Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Ming-Zhu HuangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Yong LiuDepartment of Medical Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Yu Fang ChengDepartment of Medical Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Wei-Jian GuoDepartment of Medical Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center · CNShanghai Medical College of Fudan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mel-18, a polycomb group protein, has been reported to act as a tumor suppressor and be down-regulated in several human cancers including gastric cancer. It was also found that Mel-18 negatively regulates self-renewal of hematopoietic stem cells and breast cancer stem cells (CSCs). This study aimed to clarify its role in gastric CSCs and explore the mechanisms. We found that low-expression of Mel-18 was correlated with poor prognosis and negatively correlated with overexpression of stem cell markers Oct4, Sox2, and Gli1 in 101 gastric cancer tissues. Mel-18 was down-regulated in cultured spheroid cells, which possess CSCs, and overexpression of Mel-18 inhibits cells sphere-forming ability and tumor growth in vivo. Besides, Mel-18 was lower-expressed in ovary metastatic lesions compared with that in primary lesions of gastric cancer, and Mel-18 overexpression inhibited the migration ability of gastric cancer cells. Interestingly, overexpression of Mel-18 resulted in down-regulation of miR-21 in gastric cancer cells and the expression of Mel-18 was negatively correlated with the expression of miR-21 in gastric cancer tissues. Furthermore, miR-21 overexpression partially restored sphere-forming ability, migration potential and chemo-resistance in Mel-18 overexpressing gastric cancer cells. These results suggests Mel-18 negatively regulates stem cell-like properties through downregulation of miR-21 in gastric cancer cells.

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Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticAnimalsApoptosisBiomarkers, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationFollow-Up StudiesHumansMiceMice, SCIDMicroRNAsNeoplastic Stem CellsPolycomb Repressive Complex 1PrognosisStomach NeoplasmsSurvival RateBiomarkers, TumorMicroRNAsMIRN21 microRNA, humanPCGF2 protein, humanPolycomb Repressive Complex 1cancer stem cellsgastric cancerMel-18miR-21

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