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ArticleJournal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR2017

iASPP induces EMT and cisplatin resistance in human cervical cancer through miR-20a-FBXL5/BTG3 signaling.

Ying Xiong, Fei Sun, Peixin Dong, Hidemichi Watari, Junming Yue, Min-Fei Yu, Chun-Yan Lan, Yin Wang, Ze-Biao Ma

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Article in Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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53 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 77 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Ying XiongDepartment of Gynecology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, China. tdken999@163.com.
Fei SunDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
Peixin DongDepartment of Women's Health Educational System, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 0608638, Japan. dpx1cn@gmail.com.
Hidemichi WatariDepartment of Gynecology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 0608638, Japan. watarih@med.hokudai.ac.jp.
Junming YueDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA. jyue@uthsc.edu.
Min-Fei YuGuangzhou Sagene Biotech Co., Ltd, Guangzhou International Biotech Island, Guangzhou, 510300, China.
Chun-Yan LanDepartment of Gynecology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, China.
Yin WangDepartment of Gynecology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, China.
Ze-Biao MaDepartment of Gynecology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, China.
Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center · CNHokkaido University · JPSapporo University · JPSouthern Medical University · CNSun Yat-sen University · CNUniversity of Tennessee Health Science Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEpithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and dysregulated microRNAs (miRNAs) have important roles in driving chemoresistance. We previously reported that iASPP is a key EMT inducer and could increase cisplatin resistance in cervical cancer (CC) cells. Herein, we investigate the downstream mechanisms through which iASPP contributes to EMT and cisplatin resistance in CC.

methodsBy using a lentiviral system, we investigated the effects of iASPP knockdown on CC cell growth and chemosensitivity of CC cells to cisplatin in vivo. We examined if miR-20a, which was up-regulated following iASPP overexpression, would influence metastatic phenotypes and cisplatin resistance in CC cells, and explored the possible molecular mechanisms involved.

resultsKnockdown of iASPP suppressed CC cell proliferation and sensitized CC cells to cisplatin in vivo. iASPP promotes miR-20a expression in a p53-dependent manner. Upregulation of miR-20a induced EMT and the recovery of CC cell invasion and cisplatin chemoresistance that was repressed by iASPP knockdown. We identified FBXL5 and BTG3 as two direct miR-20a targets. Silencing of FBXL5 and BTG3 restored cell invasion and cisplatin chemoresistance, which was suppressed by iASPP or miR-20a knockdown. Reduced FBXL5 and BTG3 expression was found in CC samples and associated with poor prognosis in CC patients.

conclusionsiASPP promotes EMT and confers cisplatin resistance in CC via miR-20a-FBXL5/BTG3 signaling.

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Drug Resistance, NeoplasmAnimalsCell Cycle ProteinsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCisplatinEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionF-Box ProteinsFemaleGene Knockdown TechniquesHeLa CellsHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMiceMicroRNAsNeoplasm MetastasisBTG3 protein, humanCell Cycle ProteinsCisplatinF-Box ProteinsFBXL5 protein, humanIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMicroRNAsMIRN20a microRNA, humanPPP1R13L protein, humanProteinsRepressor ProteinsUbiquitin-Protein Ligase ComplexesBTG3Cervical cancerChemoresistanceEMTFBXL5iASPP

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PMID28399926
PMCPMC5387376
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