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miR-4775 promotes colorectal cancer invasion and metastasis via the Smad7/TGFβ-mediated epithelial to mesenchymal transition

Overview of attention for article published in Molecular Cancer, January 2017
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Title
miR-4775 promotes colorectal cancer invasion and metastasis via the Smad7/TGFβ-mediated epithelial to mesenchymal transition
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Molecular Cancer, January 2017
DOI 10.1186/s12943-017-0585-z
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Senlin Zhao, Hongcheng Sun, Weiliang Jiang, Yushuai Mi, Dongyuan Zhang, Yugang Wen, Dantong Cheng, Huamei Tang, Shaohan Wu, Yang Yu, Xisheng Liu, Weiyingqi Cui, Meng Zhang, Xiaofeng Sun, Zongguang Zhou, Zhihai Peng, Dongwang Yan

Abstract

Despite advancements in the diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC), many patients die because of tumor metastasis or recurrence. Therefore, identifying new prognostic markers and elucidating the mechanisms of CRC metastasis and recurrence will help to improve the prognosis of the disease. As dysregulation of microRNAs is strongly related to cancer progression, the aim of this study was to identify the role of miR-4775 in the prognosis of CRC patients and the underling mechanisms involved in CRC progression. qPCR and in situ hybridization were used to evaluate the expression of miR-4775 in 544 pairs of paraffin-embedded normal and CRC tissues. Kaplan-Meier analysis with the log-rank test was used for survival analyses. Immunohistochemical staining was applied to investigate the expression of miR-4775-regulated Smad7/TGFβ pathway-associated markers. In vitro and in vivo invasion and metastasis assays were used to explore the function of miR-4775 in the progression of CRC. miR-4775 was identified as a high-risk factor for CRC metastasis and recurrence, with high levels predicting poor survival among the 544 studied CRC patients. Furthermore, high miR-4775 expression promoted the invasion of CRC cells as well as metastasis and the epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) via Smad7-mediated activation of TGFβ signaling both in vitro and in vivo. Downregulating miR-4775 or overexpressing Smad7 reversed the tumor-promoting roles of miR-4775/Smad7/TGFβ in vitro and in vivo. miR-4775 promotes CRC metastasis and recurrence in a Smad7/TGFβ signaling-dependent manner, providing a new therapeutic target for inhibiting the metastasis or recurrence of the disease.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Finland 1 3%
Unknown 34 97%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 7 20%
Student > Ph. D. Student 4 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 4 11%
Professor > Associate Professor 3 9%
Student > Bachelor 2 6%
Other 6 17%
Unknown 9 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 9 26%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 7 20%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 9%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 1 3%
Unspecified 1 3%
Other 3 9%
Unknown 11 31%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 April 2017.
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#15,450,375
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