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ArticleAmerican journal of cancer research2017

miR-146b-5p regulates cell growth, invasion, and metabolism by targeting PDHB in colorectal cancer.

Yuanzeng Zhu, Gang Wu, Wenfeng Yan, Han Zhan, Peichun Sun

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Article in American journal of cancer research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 68 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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68citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

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68 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 92 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yuanzeng ZhuThe First Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Henan Province People's HospitalZhengzhou 450003, Henan, China.
Gang WuThe First Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Henan Province People's HospitalZhengzhou 450003, Henan, China.
Wenfeng YanThe First Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Henan Province People's HospitalZhengzhou 450003, Henan, China.
Han ZhanThe First Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Henan Province People's HospitalZhengzhou 450003, Henan, China.
Peichun SunThe First Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Henan Province People's HospitalZhengzhou 450003, Henan, China.
Henan Provincial People's Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

MiRNA have been found to play a role in a plethora of cellular processes of cancer cells such as cell apoptosis, cell proliferation, invasion, migration metabolism and stem cell differentiation. Dysregulation of miR-146b-5p has been documented in a variety of human malignancies. However, the biological functions and molecular mechanisms of miR-146b-5p in ovarian cancer remain unknown. In this study, our results show that miR-146b-5p was unregulated in colorectal cancer (CRC) tissues compared with the adjacent non-cancerous tissues. Ectopic overexpression of miR-146b-5p in CRC promoted cell growth, invasion and glycolysis, while knockdown of miR-146b-5p inhibited the growth, invasion and glycolysis of CRC cells. The oncogenic effect of miR-146b-5p is also confirmed in vivo. Mechanically, miR-146b-5p targets the 3'-UTR of pyruvate dehydrogenase B (PDHB) and exerts oncogenic effect. Overexpression of PDHB abolished the oncogenic effects of miR-146b-5p on the growth, invasion and glycolysis of CRC cells. Taken together, our results show that miR-146b-5p is an oncogenic miRNA in CRC which exerts its effect by directly targeting PDHB.

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Colorectal cancerglycolysismiR-146b-5pPDHB

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PMID28560062
PMCPMC5446479
OpenAlexW2724633001

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