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ArticleMolecular cancer2018

Systematic analyses reveal long non-coding RNA (PTAF)-mediated promotion of EMT and invasion-metastasis in serous ovarian cancer.

Haihai Liang, Xiaoguang Zhao, Chengyu Wang, Jian Sun, Yingzhun Chen, Guoyuan Wang, Lei Fang, Rui Yang, Mengxue Yu, Yunyan Gu and 1 more

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Article in Molecular cancer, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 28 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 59 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. The Role of microRNAs in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Metastasis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Haihai LiangDepartment of Pharmacology (State-Province Key Laboratories of Biomedicine-Pharmaceutics of China, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Research, Ministry of Education), College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Translational Medicine Research and Cooperation Center of Northern China, Heilongjiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Harbin, 150081, China.
Xiaoguang ZhaoDepartment of Pharmacology (State-Province Key Laboratories of Biomedicine-Pharmaceutics of China, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Research, Ministry of Education), College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Translational Medicine Research and Cooperation Center of Northern China, Heilongjiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Harbin, 150081, China.
Chengyu WangDepartment of Systems Biology, College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, China.
Jian SunDepartment of Pharmacology (State-Province Key Laboratories of Biomedicine-Pharmaceutics of China, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Research, Ministry of Education), College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Translational Medicine Research and Cooperation Center of Northern China, Heilongjiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Harbin, 150081, China.
Yingzhun ChenDepartment of Pathology of The Second Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, China.
Guoyuan WangDepartment of Pathology of The First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, China.
Lei FangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, China.
Rui YangDepartment of Pharmacology (State-Province Key Laboratories of Biomedicine-Pharmaceutics of China, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Research, Ministry of Education), College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Translational Medicine Research and Cooperation Center of Northern China, Heilongjiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Harbin, 150081, China.
Mengxue YuDepartment of Pharmacology (State-Province Key Laboratories of Biomedicine-Pharmaceutics of China, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Research, Ministry of Education), College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Translational Medicine Research and Cooperation Center of Northern China, Heilongjiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Harbin, 150081, China.
Yunyan GuDepartment of Systems Biology, College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150086, China. guyunyan@ems.hrbmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5693-4126
Hongli ShanDepartment of Pharmacology (State-Province Key Laboratories of Biomedicine-Pharmaceutics of China, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Research, Ministry of Education), College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Translational Medicine Research and Cooperation Center of Northern China, Heilongjiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Harbin, 150081, China. shanhongli@ems.hrbmu.edu.cn.
Harbin Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA deeper mechanistic understanding of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) regulation is needed to improve current anti-metastasis strategies in ovarian cancer (OvCa). This study was designed to investigate the role of lncRNAs in EMT regulation during process of invasion-metastasis in serous OvCa to improve current anti-metastasis strategies for OvCa.

methodsWe systematically analyzes high-throughput gene expression profiles of both lncRNAs and protein-coding genes in OvCa samples with integrated epithelial (iE) subtype and integrated mesenchymal (iM) subtype labels. Mouse models, cytobiology, molecular biology assays and clinical samples were performed to elucidate the function and underlying mechanisms of lncRNA PTAF-mediated promotion of EMT and invasion-metastasis in serous OvCa.

resultsWe constructed a lncRNA-mediated competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) regulatory network that affects the expression of many EMT-related protein-coding genes in mesenchymal OvCa. Using a combination of in vitro and in vivo studies, we provided evidence that the lncRNA PTAF-miR-25-SNAI2 axis controlled EMT in OvCa. Our results revealed that up-regulated PTAF induced elevated SNAI2 expression by competitively binding to miR-25, which in turn promoted OvCa cell EMT and invasion. Moreover, we found that silencing of PTAF inhibited tumor progression and metastasis in an orthotopic mouse model of OvCa. We then observed a significant correlation between PTAF expression and EMT markers in OvCa patients.

conclusionsThe lncRNA PTAF, a mediator of TGF-β signaling, can predispose OvCa patients to metastases and may serve as a potential target for anti-metastatic therapies for mesenchymal OvCa patients.

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AnimalsCell Line, TumorCystadenocarcinoma, SerousEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansMiceMicroRNAsNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm TransplantationOvarian NeoplasmsRNA, Long NoncodingMicroRNAsMIRN25 microRNA, humanRNA, Long NoncodingSNAI2 protein, humanSnail Family Transcription FactorsEpithelial-mesenchymal transitionInvasionLong non-coding RNAMetastasisSerous ovarian cancer

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