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ArticleHepatology (Baltimore, Md.)2017

MicroRNA-206 prevents the pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma by modulating expression of met proto-oncogene and cyclin-dependent kinase 6 in mice.

Heng Wu, Junyan Tao, Xiaolei Li, Tianpeng Zhang, Lei Zhao, Yao Wang, Lei Zhang, Jun Xiong, Zhi Zeng, Na Zhan and 9 more

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Article in Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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49citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

49 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 75 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 10 institutions in 2 countries.

Heng WuDepartment of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN.
Junyan TaoDepartment of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA.
Xiaolei LiDepartment of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA.
Tianpeng ZhangDepartment of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN.
Lei ZhaoDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Yao WangSchool of First Clinical Medicine, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China.
Lei ZhangDepartment of Emergency Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Jun XiongDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Zhi ZengDepartment of Pathology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Na ZhanDepartment of Pathology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Clifford J SteerDepartment of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN.
Li CheDepartment of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA.
Mingjie DongDepartment of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA.
Xiaomei WangInstitute for Translational Medicine, The First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Junqi NiuInstitute for Translational Medicine, The First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Zhuoyu LiInstitute of Biotechnology, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, China.
Guiqing YanColleges of Life Science, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen City, China.
Xin ChenDepartment of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA.
Guisheng SongDepartment of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN.
University of California, San Francisco · USUniversity of Minnesota Medical Center · USHubei University of Chinese Medicine · CNUnion Hospital · CNWuhan University · CNFirst Hospital of Jilin University · CNHuazhong University of Science and Technology · CNJilin University · CNShanxi Normal University · CNShanxi University · CN

Funding

Molecular Genetics of Liver CancersR01CA136606 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI CHEN, XIN · 2009 to 2016
$2.6M
miR-378/378* promotes hepatic lipid accumulation and progression of NAFLD to NASHR01DK102601 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI SONG, GUISHENG · 2014 to 2018
$2.1M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA136606NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK102601
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most lethal cancers worldwide, and therapeutic agents for this malignancy are lacking. MicroRNAs play critical roles in carcinogenesis and present tremendous therapeutic potential. Here, we report that microRNA-206 is a robust tumor suppressor that plays important roles in the development of HCC by regulating cell-cycle progression and the cMet signaling pathway. MicroRNA-206 was underexpressed in livers of two HCC mouse models, human individuals bearing HCC, and human HCC cell lines. Combining bioinformatic prediction and molecular and cellular approaches, we identified cMET (Met proto-oncogene), cyclin D1 (CCND1), and cyclin-dependent kinase 6 (CDK6) as functional targets of microRNA-206. By inhibiting expression of cMET, CCND1, and CDK6, microRNA-206 delayed cell-cycle progression, induced apoptosis, and impaired proliferation of three distinct human HCC cell lines. Systemic administration of microRNA-206 completely prevented HCC development in both cMyc and V-Akt murine thymoma viral oncogene homolog 1/neuroblastoma RAS viral oncogene homolog (AKT/Ras) HCC mice, whereas 100% of control mice died from lethal tumor burdens. Conversely, reintroduction of cMet or Cdk6 into livers of cMyc and AKT/Ras HCC mice recovered growth of HCC inhibited by microRNA-206. These results strongly suggested that cMet and Cdk6 were two functional targets that mediated the inhibitory effect of microRNA-206 on the development of HCC. MicroRNA-206 overexpression demonstrated a profound therapeutic effect on HCC in xenograft and cMyc HCC mice.

conclusionIn summary, this study defines a potentially critical role of microRNA-206 in preventing the growth of HCC and suggests its use as a potential therapeutic strategy for this malignancy. (Hepatology 2017;66:1952-1967).

Indexed as

AnimalsBase SequenceCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell Line, TumorCyclin D1Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6Genes, mycHumansLiverLiver Neoplasms, ExperimentalMaleMice, Inbred BALB CMice, NudeMicroRNAsProto-Oncogene MasProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktCyclin D1Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6MAS1 protein, humanMicroRNAsMIRN206 microRNA, humanProto-Oncogene MasProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktProto-Oncogene Proteins c-metras Proteins

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PMID28714063
PMCPMC5696004
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