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ArticleCytotechnology2021

Inhibiting roles of FOXA2 in liver cancer cell migration and invasion by transcriptionally suppressing microRNA-103a-3p and activating the GREM2/LATS2/YAP axis.

Guangzhen Ma, Jirong Chen, Tiantian Wei, Jia Wang, Wenshan Chen

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Article in Cytotechnology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Guangzhen Ma *Department of Pathology, The Second People's Hospital of Liaocheng, The Second Hospital of Liaocheng Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University), Liaocheng, 252601 Shandong People's Republic of China.
Jirong Chen *Department of General Surgery, Suizhou Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, No.60, Longmen Street, Jiefang Road, Suizhou, 441300 Hubei People's Republic of China.
Tiantian WeiDepartment of General Surgery, Suizhou Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, No.60, Longmen Street, Jiefang Road, Suizhou, 441300 Hubei People's Republic of China.
Jia WangDepartment of General Surgery, Suizhou Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, No.60, Longmen Street, Jiefang Road, Suizhou, 441300 Hubei People's Republic of China.
Wenshan ChenDepartment of General Surgery, Suizhou Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, No.60, Longmen Street, Jiefang Road, Suizhou, 441300 Hubei People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0003-1221-325X
Hubei University of Medicine · CNFourth People's Hospital of Liaocheng · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Forkhead box A2 (FOXA2) has emerged as a tumor inhibitor in several human malignancies. This work focused on the effect of FOXA2 on liver cancer (LC) cell invasion and migration and the involving molecules. FOXA2 expression in LC tissues and cell lines was determined. The potential target microRNA (miRNA) of FOXA2 was predicted via bioinformatic analysis and validated through a ChIP assay. The mRNA target of miRNA-103a-3p was predicted via bioinformatic analysis and confirmed via a luciferase assay. Altered expression of FOXA2, miR-103a-3p and GREM2 was introduced in cells to identify their roles in LC cell migration and invasion. Consequently, FOXA2 and GREM2 were poorly expressed while miR-103a-3p was highly expressed in LC samples. Overexpression of FOXA2 or GREM2 suppressed migration and invasion of LC cells, while up-regulation of miR-103a-3p led to inverse trends. FOXA2 transcriptionally suppressed miR-103a-3p to increase GREM2 expression. Silencing of GREM2 blocked the effects of FOXA2. GREM2 increased LATS2 activity and YAP phosphorylation and degradation. To conclude, this study demonstrated that FOXA2 suppressed miR-103a-3p transcription to induce GREM2 upregulation, which increased LATS2 activity and YAP phosphorylation to inhibit migration and invasion of LC cells.

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FOXA2GREM2LATS2Liver cancerMiR-103a-3pYAP

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PMID34349344
PMCPMC8319255
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