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ArticleOncology letters2018

MicroRNA-125a-5p inhibits invasion and metastasis of gastric cancer cells by targeting BRMS1 expression.

Yi Cao, Shengxing Tan, Yi Tu, Guoyang Zhang, Yi Liu, Daojiang Li, Shan Xu, Zhibiao Le, Jianbo Xiong, Wenyu Zou and 3 more

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Article in Oncology letters, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yi CaoDepartment of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China.
Shengxing TanDepartment of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China.
Yi TuDepartment of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China.
Guoyang ZhangDepartment of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China.
Yi LiuDepartment of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China.
Daojiang LiDepartment of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China.
Shan XuDepartment of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China.
Zhibiao LeDepartment of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China.
Jianbo XiongDepartment of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China.
Wenyu ZouDepartment of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China.
Peitao GongDepartment of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China.
Zhengrong LiDepartment of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China.
Zhigang JieDepartment of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University · CNNanchang University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accumulating studies have demonstrated microRNAs (miRNAs/miRs) have an important role in multiple processes of human malignant tumor development and progression. Decreased expression of miR-125a-5p has been observed in several types of cancer, including gastric cancer (GC). However, the mechanism and exact function of miR-125a-5p in GC have not been largely elucidated. In the present study, reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction indicated that the expression of miR-125a-5p was downregulated in GC tissues and cell lines compared with matched normal tissues (P<0.01) and normal gastric mucosa cell lines (P<0.01), respectively. Moreover, clinical pathological characteristics and Kaplan-Meier analysis indicated that a low expression of miR-125a-5p was not only associated with lymph metastasis, peritoneal dissemination and advanced tumor-node metastasis stage but also affected the prognosis of GC patients. Compared with miR-control-transfected GC cells, markedly decreased migration and invasion was observed in GC cells that overexpress miR-125a-5p. By contrast, increased metastasis and invasion were observed in miR-125a-5p-knocked down cells compared with the control. Furthermore, luciferase reporter assays indicated that breast cancer metastasis suppressor 1 (BRMS1) was a direct target of miR-125a-5p. Notably, a positive correlation between the levels of BRMS1 and miR-125a-5p in GC tissues was observed, and BRMS1 expression was indicated to be regulated by miR-125a-5p in GC cells. In conclusion, miR-125a-5p may act as a tumor suppressor by targeting the metastasis-inhibitory gene, BRMS1. The data suggesting that BRMS1 is a potential target gene of miR-125a-5p, may provide novel insight into miRNA regulation of human gene expression, and a useful target for gene therapy of GC.

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breast cancer metastasis suppressor 1gastric cancerInvasion and metastasismicroRNA-125a-5p

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PMID29552146
PMCPMC5840665
OpenAlexW2788765573

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