ArticleOncotarget2017
MicroRNA-18a promotes proliferation and metastasis in hepatocellular carcinoma via targeting KLF4.
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- MicroRNAs in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Pathogenesis: Insights into Mechanisms and Therapeutic Opportunities.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- miR-18a-5p Is Involved in the Developmental Origin of Prostate Cancer in Maternally Malnourished Offspring Rats: A DOHaD Approach.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- Disruption of miR-18a Alters Proliferation, Photoreceptor Replacement Kinetics, Inflammatory Signaling, and Microglia/Macrophage Numbers During Retinal Regeneration in Zebrafish.Molecular neurobiology · 2022Article
- Synergistic apoptotic effect of miR-183-5p and Polo-Like kinase 1 inhibitor NMS-P937 in breast cancer cells.Cell death and differentiation · 2022Article
- Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) CYTOR promotes hepatocellular carcinoma proliferation by targeting the microRNA-125a-5p/LASP1 axis.Bioengineered · 2022Article
- Circular RNA circRHOBTB3 is downregulated in hepatocellular carcinoma and suppresses cell proliferation by inhibiting miR-18a maturation.Infectious agents and cancer · 2021Article
- Current research advances in microRNA-mediated regulation of Krüppel-like factor 4 in cancer: a narrative review.Annals of translational medicine · 2021Review
- Circulating plasma exosomal miRNA profiles serve as potential metastasis-related biomarkers for hepatocellular carcinoma.Oncology letters · 2021Article
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- Recent Discoveries on the Involvement of Krüppel-Like Factor 4 in the Most Common Cancer Types.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Review
- Long noncoding RNA FOXD2-AS1 aggravates hepatocellular carcinoma tumorigenesis by regulating the miR-206/MAP3K1 axis.Cancer medicine · 2020Article
- Long Non-Coding RNA (lncRNA) Small Nucleolar RNA Host Gene 15 (SNHG15) Alleviates Osteoarthritis Progression by Regulation of Extracellular Matrix Homeostasis.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2020Article
- MicroRNA-7 Targets the KLF4 Gene to Regulate the Proliferation and Differentiation of Chicken Primary Myoblasts.Frontiers in genetics · 2020Article
- The prognostic value of miRNA-18a-5p in clear cell renal cell carcinoma and its function via the miRNA-18a-5p/HIF1A/PVT1 pathway.Journal of Cancer · 2020Article
- MicroRNAs in Animal Models of HCC.Cancers · 2019Review
- MicroRNA-21 promotes proliferation in acute myeloid leukemia by targeting Krüppel-like factor 5.Oncology letters · 2019Article
- MicroRNA Expression in Focal Nodular Hyperplasia in Comparison with Cirrhosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma.Pathology oncology research : POR · 2019Article
- Dysregulated MicroRNA Fingerprints and Methylation Patterns in Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Cancer Stem Cells, and Mesenchymal Stem Cells.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2019Review
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Abstract
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short, non-coding and endogenous RNAs that played as important roles in the proliferation and metastasis of tumors. In this study, we determined the role of miR-18a in the regulation of HCC cell motility. We showed that miR-18a expression was upregulated in human HCC tissues and cell lines. Moreover, Elevated expression of miR-18a promoted the HCC cell proliferation and migration. KLF4 was identified as a direct target of miR-18a in HCC cells. Furthermore, overexpression of KLF4 attenuated the effects of miR-18a on the regulation of HCC cell motility. The expression of KLF4 was negatively associated with the expression of miR-18a expression in HCC tissues. We also showed that the cell cycle inhibitor p21 was aberrantly downregulated in HCC cells, whereas this inhibition was reversed by miR-18a inhibitor. These data indicated that miR-18a may play a positive role in hepatocellular carcinoma by promoting the proliferation and migration of HCC cells through targeting KLF4 as well as downstream p21.
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