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ArticleCell death & disease2021

miR-30d suppresses proliferation and invasiveness of pancreatic cancer by targeting the SOX4/PI3K-AKT axis and predicts poor outcome.

Xiaodong Xu, Ke Zong, Xinxing Wang, Dongwei Dou, Pengwei Lv, Zhe Zhang, Hongwen Li

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Article in Cell death & disease, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiaodong XuDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Jianshe east Road, 450000, Zhengzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9822-3725
Ke ZongDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Jianshe east Road, 450000, Zhengzhou, China.
Xinxing WangDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Jianshe east Road, 450000, Zhengzhou, China.
Dongwei DouDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Jianshe east Road, 450000, Zhengzhou, China.
Pengwei LvDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Jianshe east Road, 450000, Zhengzhou, China. zzupengweilv@163.com.
Zhe ZhangDepartment of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Jianshe east Road, 450000, Zhengzhou, China. 13233257@qq.com.
Hongwen LiDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Jianshe east Road, 450000, Zhengzhou, China. 404920650@qq.com.
First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aberrant expression of miR-30d is associated with the development and progression of several human cancers. However, its biological roles and underlying mechanisms in pancreatic cancer are largely unknown. The expression of miR-30d in pancreatic cancer was evaluated in public databases and further valuated by real-time quantitative PCR, western blot, and immunohistochemistry in a cohort of pancreatic cancer patients. The role of miR-30d in the proliferation and metastasis of pancreatic cancer cells was determined using in vitro and in vivo assays. Bioinformatics analyses were performed to examine potential target genes of miR-30d. Luciferase reporter assay and functional rescue experiments were used to elucidate the mechanisms of miR-30d. miR-30d was found frequently decreased in pancreatic cancer compared with nontumor tissues, and downregulation of miR-30d predicted poor prognosis and early relapse of pancreatic cancer patients. Overexpression of miR-30d significantly repressed the growth and metastasis of pancreatic cancer cells both in vitro and in vivo. Bioinformatics analyses identified sex-determining region Y-box 4 (SOX4) as a target gene of miR-30d. Mechanically, miR-30d exerted its tumor suppressive effect by directly targeting SOX4, which caused inhibition of the PI3K-AKT signaling pathway. Overexpression of SOX4 partially antagonized the inhibitory effects of miR-30d. Our study demonstrated that dysregulation of the miR-30d/SOX4/PI3K-AKT axis promotes the development and progression of pancreatic cancer. These findings suggest miR-30d as a promising and reliable therapeutic target for pancreatic cancer.

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Cell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMicroRNAsPancreatic NeoplasmsPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesSOXC Transcription FactorsMicroRNAsMIRN30a microRNA, humanPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesSOX4 protein, humanSOXC Transcription Factors

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