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ArticleFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2020

Let-7i-5p Regulation of Cell Morphology and Migration Through Distinct Signaling Pathways in Normal and Pathogenic Urethral Fibroblasts.

Kaile Zhang, Ranxin Yang, Jun Chen, Er Qi, Shukui Zhou, Ying Wang, Qiang Fu, Rong Chen, Xiaolan Fang

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Article in Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Kaile ZhangThe Department of Urology, Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Ranxin YangThe Department of Urology, Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Jun ChenThe Department of Urology, Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Er QiShanghai Xuhui District Xietu Street Community Health Service Center, Shanghai, China.
Shukui ZhouThe Department of Urology, Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Ying WangThe Department of Urology, Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Qiang FuThe Department of Urology, Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Rong ChenThe Department of Urology, Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Xiaolan FangThe Department of Urology, Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University · CNCommunity Health Center · USShanghai Sixth People's Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

microRNAs regulate subcellular functions through distinct molecular mechanisms. In this study, we used normal and pathogenic fibroblasts in pelvic fracture urethral distraction defects (PFUDD) patients. PFUDD is a common disease that could severely affect patients' life quality, yet little is known about the molecular mechanism associated with pathogenic fibrosis in PFUDD. Our data showed that let-7i-5p performs a multi-functional role in distinct signaling transduction pathways involved in cell morphology and cell migration in both normal and pathogenic fibroblasts. By analyzing the molecular mechanism associated with its functions, we found that let-7i-5p regulates through its direct target genes involved in collagen metabolism, cell proliferation and differentiation, TGF-beta signaling, DNA repair and ubiquitination, gene silencing and oxygen homeostasis. We conclude that let-7i-5p plays an essential role in regulating cell shape and tissue elasticity, cell migration, cell morphology and cytoskeleton, and could serve as a potential target for clinical treatment of urethral stricture patients.

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cell migrationcell morphologyfibroblastlet-7i-5pmicroRNA

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PMCPMC7240038
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