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ArticleThe Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences2021

Cullin 4B regulates cell survival and apoptosis in clear cell renal cell carcinoma as a target of microRNA-217.

Hai-Feng Yang, Zheng-Liang Wang, Ting-Ting Mao, Jian-Chang Liu

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Article in The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Hai-Feng YangDepartment of Urology, Sunshine Union Hospital, Weifang, Shandong, China.
Zheng-Liang WangDepartment of Nephrology, Jimo District Qingdao Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Ting-Ting MaoDepartment of Urology, Binzhou People's Hospital, Binzhou, Shandong, China.
Jian-Chang LiuDepartment of Urology Surgery, Qingdao West Coast New Area Central Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5884-8010
Binzhou People's Hospital · CNJimo District Qingdao Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNQingdao University · CNUnion Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cullin 4B (CUL4B) was reported to be closely related to the progression of some tumors, but its function in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) has not been reported. Our present study found CUL4B was upregulated in ccRCC, and CUL4B knockdown markedly inhibited ccRCC cell growth and induced apoptosis. In addition, CUL4B knockdown markedly inhibited antiapoptotic proteins' expression in ccRCC cells, including Mcl-1 and Bcl-2, and silenced CUL4B also induced the cleavages of PARP, an important index of apoptosis. We also confirmed microRNA-217 (miR-217) was downregulated in ccRCC tumor tissues, and negatively correlated with CUL4B expression. Further investigations revealed miR-217 targeted CUL4B and markedly inhibited its expression in ccRCC cells. In addition, overexpression of miR-217 by mimics significantly suppressed ccRCC cell growth. In contrast, enforced expression of CUL4B significantly abolished miR-217-induced cell survival inhibition in ccRCC cells. In conclusion, our present results suggested targeting miR-217-CUL4B axis would be a promising strategy for ccRCC treatment.

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ApoptosisBase SequenceCarcinoma, Renal CellCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCell SurvivalCullin ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansKidney NeoplasmsMicroRNAsCUL4B protein, humanCullin ProteinsMicroRNAsMIRN217 microRNA, humanapoptosiscell survivalclear cell renal cell carcinomaCullin 4BmicroRNA-217

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