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      MiR-194, commonly repressed in colorectal cancer, suppresses tumor growth by regulating the MAP4K4/c-Jun/MDM2 signaling pathway.

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          Tumor growth cascade is a complicated and multistep process with numerous obstacles. Until recently, evidences have shown the involvement of microRNAs (miRNAs) in tumorigenesis and tumor progression of various cancers, including colorectal cancer (CRC). In this study, we explored the role of miR-194 and its downstream pathway in CRC. We acquired data through miRNA microarray profiles, showing that the expression of miR-194 was significantly suppressed in CRC tissues compared with corresponding noncancerous tissues. Decreased miR-194 expression was obviously associated with tumor size and tumor differentiation, as well as TNM stage. Both Kaplan-Meier and multivariate survival analysis showed that downregulated miR-194 was associated with overall survival. Moreover, functional assays indicated that overexpression of miR-194 in CRC cell lines inhibited cell proliferation both in vitro and in vivo. In addition, using dual-luciferase reporter gene assay, we found MAP4K4 was the direct target of miR-194. Silencing of MAP4K4 resulted in similar biological behavior changes to that of overexpression of miR-194. We also observed through Human Gene Expression Array that MDM2 was one of the downstream targets of MAP4K4. Knockdown of MAP4K4 downregulated MDM2 expression through transcription factor c-Jun binding to the -1063 to -1057 bp of the promoter. These results suggest that miR-194, regulating the MAP4K4/c-Jun/MDM2 signaling pathway, might act as a tumor suppressor and serve as a novel target for CRC prevention and therapy.

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          Journal
          Cell Cycle
          Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.)
          1551-4005
          1551-4005
          2015
          : 14
          : 7
          Affiliations
          [1 ] a Department of Gastroenterological Surgery ; Peking University People's Hospital ; Beijing , PR China.
          Article
          10.1080/15384101.2015.1007767
          4615039
          25602366
          c0b36f70-7da9-442c-8f09-ed82c4605ed9
          History

          MAP4K4,MDM2,apoptosis,c-Jun,colorectal cancer,miR-194,proliferation
          MAP4K4, MDM2, apoptosis, c-Jun, colorectal cancer, miR-194, proliferation

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