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ArticleHuman cell2021

Regulation of KRAS protein expression by miR-544a and KRAS-LCS6 polymorphism in wild-type KRAS sporadic colon adenocarcinoma.

Sonja Marinović, Anita Škrtić, Tina Catela Ivković, Mirko Poljak, Sanja Kapitanović

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Article in Human cell, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  1. p27 Expression in Wild-Type KRAS Colon Cancer.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2026
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Sonja Marinović *Division of Molecular Medicine, Laboratory for Personalized Medicine, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia.
Anita Škrtić *Department of Pathology, Clinical Hospital Merkur, Zagreb, Croatia.
Tina Catela IvkovićDivision of Molecular Medicine, Laboratory for Personalized Medicine, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia.
Mirko PoljakDepartment of Surgery, Clinical Hospital Merkur, Zagreb, Croatia.
Sanja KapitanovićDivision of Molecular Medicine, Laboratory for Personalized Medicine, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia. kapitan@irb.hr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8788-3085
Klinička bolnica Merkur · HRRuđer Bošković Institute · HRCentral European Institute of Technology · CZ

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Hrvatska Zaklada za Znanost HRZZ-IP-2016-06-1430
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colorectal carcinoma (CRC) results from the accumulation of genetic mutations and alterations in signaling pathways. KRAS is mutated in 40% of CRC cases and is involved in increased tumor cells proliferation and survival. Although KRAS mutations are a dominant event in CRC tumorigenesis, increased wild-type KRAS expression has a similar effect on accelerated tumor growth. In this study, we investigated the KRAS status in correlation with clinicopathological features in sporadic CRC and more importantly the role of let-7a-5p and miR-544a-3p in the regulation of wild-type KRAS protein expression in the tumor center (T1) and invasive tumor front (T2). Analysis showed that 39.1% of tumor samples had KRAS mutations. In wild-type KRAS tumors, 62.0% were positive for KRAS protein expression and there was a higher percentage of KRAS-positive tumor cells and a higher intensity of immunohistochemical reaction in T2 than in T1 samples. This could not be attributed to differences in KRAS mRNA levels, suggesting regulation via miR-544a-3p expression which was significantly decreased in T2 samples. Furthermore, we demonstrated that tumor samples carrying the KRAS-LCS6 variant allele had significantly higher protein expression of the wild-type KRAS. Our results suggest the role of the KRAS-LCS6 polymorphism and miR-544a-3p expression in the regulation of wild-type KRAS protein expression in sporadic CRC.

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AdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overColonic NeoplasmsFemaleGene ExpressionGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMicroRNAsMiddle AgedPolymorphism, Single NucleotideProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)KRAS protein, humanMicroRNAsMIRN544 microRNA, humanProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Colon adenocarcinomaImmunohistochemistryKRASLet-7amiR-544a

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