ArticleJournal of oncology2020
The DNMT1/miR-34a/FOXM1 Axis Contributes to Stemness of Liver Cancer Cells.
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- Loss of p53-DREAM-mediated repression of cell cycle genes as a driver of lymph node metastasis in head and neck cancer.Genome medicine · 2023Pooled it
- FOXM1 influences DNA methylation to augment TACC3 alternative splicing directed by KAT2A in hepatocellular carcinoma.Clinical and molecular hepatology · 2026Article
- RETRACTION: The DNMT1/miR-34a Axis Is Involved in the Stemness of Human Osteosarcoma Cells and Derived Stem-Like Cells.Stem cells international · 2026Article
- A Comprehensive Review on LncRNAs/miRNAs-DNMT1 Axis in Human Cancer: Mechanistic and Clinical Application.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2025Review
- FVTF inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma stem properties via targeting DNMT1/miR-34a-5p/FoxM1 axis.Chinese medicine · 2025Article
- Epigenetic crosstalk between stem cells and tumors: mechanisms and emerging perspectives.American journal of stem cells · 2025Review
- Functional Roles of CD133: More than Stemness Associated Factor Regulated by the Microenvironment.Stem cell reviews and reports · 2024Review
- Casticin Attenuates Stemness in Cervical Cancer Stem-Like Cells by Regulating Activity and Expression of DNMT1.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2023Article
- DNA methylation in cell plasticity and malignant transformation in liver diseases.Pharmacology & therapeutics · 2023Review
- DNA methyltransferase-1 in acute myeloid leukaemia: beyond the maintenance of DNA methylation.Annals of medicine · 2022Review
- microRNA-21-5p from M2 macrophage-derived extracellular vesicles promotes the differentiation and activity of pancreatic cancer stem cells by mediating KLF3.Cell biology and toxicology · 2022Article
- The role of CD133 in hepatocellular carcinoma.Cancer biology & therapy · 2021Article
- FOXM1 and Cancer: Faulty Cellular Signaling Derails Homeostasis.Frontiers in oncology · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundWhether DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1)/miR-34a/FoxM1 signaling promotes the stemness of liver cancer stem cells (LCSCs) remains unclear. This study aimed to assess whether methylation-based silencing of miR-34a by DNMT1 contributes to stemness features via FoxM1 upregulation in LCSCs.
methodsThe CD133
resultsWe here showed that LCSCs exhibited elevated DNMT1 activity and expression, lower miR-34a expression with higher promoter methylation, and stronger stemness, compared with the parental liver cancer cells. DNMT1 knockdown repressed DNMT1, increased miR-34a amounts by promoter demethylation, and reduced stemness in LCSCs, whereas DNMT1 overexpression had the opposite effects in liver cancer cells. Transfection with miR-34a mimic repressed the stemness of LCSCs, while miR-34a inhibitor significantly downregulated miR-34a and enhanced stemness, without affecting DNMT1 in liver cancer cells. MiR-34a mimic rescued the effects of DNMT1 overexpression on the stemness of LCSCs, without affecting DNMT1 expression. Finally, FOXM1 was identified as a direct target by miR-34a in LCSCs.
conclusionsWe revealed that aberrant activation of DNMT1 causes miR-34a promoter methylation and suppression, leading to FoxM1 upregulation by disinhibition and promotion of LCSC stemness. These findings suggest that blockage of DNMT1/miR-34a-mediated FOXM1 upregulation might suppress liver cancer by targeting LCSCs.
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