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ArticleMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2019

Long Non-Coding RNA TFAP2A-AS1 Inhibits Cell Proliferation and Invasion in Breast Cancer via miR-933/SMAD2.

Bin Zhou, Haiyan Guo, Jinhai Tang

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Article in Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Bin ZhouDepartment of General Surgery, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital (Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University), Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (mainland).
Haiyan GuoDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of TCM, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (mainland).
Jinhai TangDepartment of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (mainland).
Nanjing Medical University · CNNanjing University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND It is well documented that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are involved in the progression of multiple human tumors by sponging microRNAs (miRNAs). However, whether lncRNA TFAP2A-AS1 plays a role in the tumorigenesis of breast cancer (BC) remains undetermined. MATERIAL AND METHODS Real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) assay was performed to detect the relative mRNA expression of TFAP2A-AS1 and miR-933. Flow cytometry analysis, CCK-8 assay, and Transwell assay were applied to detect the effects of TFAP2A-AS1 overexpression on cell cycle, apoptosis, viability, and invasion of BC cells. In vivo proliferation assay was performed to evaluate the effects of TFAP2A-AS1 overexpression on tumor growth. Bioinformatics methods, dual-luciferase reporter, RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP), and RNA pull-down assays were used to predict and validate the interaction between TFAP2A-AS1 and miR-933, as well as SMAD2 and miR-933. Western blot assay was performed to examine the protein expression of SMAD2 in treated BC cells. RESULTS TFAP2A-AS1 expression was significantly lower in BC tissues and cell lines, and patients with high TFAP2A-AS1 expression exhibited a better prognosis than those with low TFAP2A-AS1 expression. Overexpression of TFAP2A-AS1 in BC cells caused cell cycle arrest, promoted cell apoptosis, suppressed cell ability, and attenuated cell invasion in vitro, and inhibited tumor growth in vivo. TFAP2A-AS1 was revealed to act as a miRNA sponge for miR-933 and then regulated the expression of Smad2. CONCLUSIONS Results from the present study suggest that TFAP2A-AS1 acts as a tumor suppressor in BC via the miR-933/SMAD2 axis.

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3' Untranslated RegionsAdultAgedAnimalsApoptosisBreast NeoplasmsCarcinogenesisCell Cycle CheckpointsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationFemaleHeterograftsHumansMCF-7 CellsMiceMice, Inbred BALB C3' Untranslated RegionsMicroRNAsRNA, Long NoncodingSmad2 ProteinSMAD2 protein, humanTFAP2A protein, humanTranscription Factor AP-2

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PMID30768589
PMCPMC6383438
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