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ArticleJournal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR2019

Cross-talk among AFAP1-AS1, ACVR1 and microRNA-384 regulates the stemness of pancreatic cancer cells and tumorigenicity in nude mice.

Xu-Bo Wu, Xia Feng, Qi-Meng Chang, Cheng-Wu Zhang, Zhi-Fei Wang, Jie Liu, Zhi-Qiu Hu, Jia-Zhe Liu, Wei-Ding Wu, Zi-Ping Zhang and 1 more

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Article in Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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22citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Xu-Bo WuDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, No. 170, Xinsong Road, Xinzhuang Town, Minhang District, Shanghai, 201199, People's Republic of China.
Xia FengDepartment of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, No. 158, Shangtang Road, Zhaohui District, Hangzhou, 310014, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China.
Qi-Meng ChangDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, No. 170, Xinsong Road, Xinzhuang Town, Minhang District, Shanghai, 201199, People's Republic of China.
Cheng-Wu ZhangDepartment of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, No. 158, Shangtang Road, Zhaohui District, Hangzhou, 310014, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China.
Zhi-Fei WangDepartment of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, No. 158, Shangtang Road, Zhaohui District, Hangzhou, 310014, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China.
Jie LiuDepartment of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, No. 158, Shangtang Road, Zhaohui District, Hangzhou, 310014, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China.
Zhi-Qiu HuDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, No. 170, Xinsong Road, Xinzhuang Town, Minhang District, Shanghai, 201199, People's Republic of China.
Jia-Zhe LiuDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, No. 170, Xinsong Road, Xinzhuang Town, Minhang District, Shanghai, 201199, People's Republic of China.
Wei-Ding WuDepartment of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, No. 158, Shangtang Road, Zhaohui District, Hangzhou, 310014, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China. 78187224@qq.com.
Zi-Ping ZhangDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, No. 170, Xinsong Road, Xinzhuang Town, Minhang District, Shanghai, 201199, People's Republic of China. zzpmd68@live.cn.
Xi-Qiang LiuDepartment of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, No. 158, Shangtang Road, Zhaohui District, Hangzhou, 310014, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China. 416095688@qq.com.
Hangzhou Medical College · CNMinhang District Central Hospital · CNZhejiang Provincial People's Hospital · CNFudan University · CN

Funding

Medical Research Plan of Jiangsu Province 2016KYA032Science and Technology Foundation of Jiangsu Province 2017C01020 & 2015C33112Shanghai Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning 201740238the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province LY18H160038
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPancreatic cancer (PC) represents one of the most aggressive forms of cancer. The role of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) has been highlighted in various malignancies including PC. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects associated with actin filament-associated protein 1 antisense RNA 1 (AFAP1-AS1) on the progression of PC and the underlying mechanism.

methodsMicroarray-based gene expression profiling of PC was performed to identify PC-related lncRNAs, after which the expression of AFAP1-AS1 and cancer stem cell (CSC) markers in PC tissues and cells were determined accordingly. The potential microRNA-384 (miR-384) capable of binding to AFAP1-AS1, in addition to its ability to regulate activin receptor A type I (ACVR1) were analyzed. In order to investigate the effect of the AFAP1-AS1/miR-384/ACVR1 axis on self-renewal ability, tumorigenicity, invasion, migration and stemness of PC cells, shRNA-AFAP1-AS1, miR-384 mimic and inhibitor were cloned into cells.

resultsHigh expression of AFAP1-AS1 and ACVR1 with low expression of miR-384 were detected in PC tissues. ACVR1 was determined to be down-regulated when miR-384 was overexpressed, while the inhibition of AFAP1-AS1 decreased its ability to binding competitively to miR-384, resulting in the down-regulation of ACVR1 and enhancing miR-384 expression, ultimately inhibiting the progression of PC. The knockdown of AFAP1-AS1 or overexpression of miR-384 was confirmed to impair PC cell self-renewal ability, tumorigenicity, invasion, migration and stemness.

conclusionsTaken together, AFAP1-AS1 functions as an endogenous RNA by competitively binding to miR-384 to regulate ACVR1, thus conferring inhibitory effects on PC cell stemness and tumorigenicity.

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Activin Receptors, Type IAdultAgedAnimalsCarcinogenesisCell Line, TumorFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHeterograftsHumansMaleMiceMice, NudeMicroRNAsMiddle AgedNeoplastic Stem CellsActivin Receptors, Type IACVR1 protein, humanAFAP1-AS1 long noncoding RNA, humanMicroRNAsMIRN384 microRNA, humanRNA, Long NoncodingActin filament-associated protein 1 antisense RNA 1Activin receptor a type ICancer stem cellLong non-coding RNAMicroRNA-384Pancreatic cancer

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PMID30819221
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