PMID- 24482044 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20141021 LR - 20231213 IS - 1791-3004 (Electronic) IS - 1791-2997 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 4 DP - 2014 Apr TI - MicroRNA‑34a/c function as tumor suppressors in Hep‑2 laryngeal carcinoma cells and may reduce GALNT7 expression. PG - 1293-8 LID - 10.3892/mmr.2014.1929 [doi] AB - A family of small non-coding RNAs, ~22 nt in length, known as microRNAs (miRNAs), regulating ~30% of all human gene expression, have been reported to be involved in the pathogenesis of a number of types of cancers, including laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC). In the current study, miR-34a and miR-34c were observed to be downregulated in human LSCC tissues. Ectopic expression of miR-34a and miR-34c in Hep-2 cells significantly induced the cell proliferation and migration ability in vitro. UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-galactosamine:polypeptide-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 7 (GALNT7), whose expression is negatively regulated by miR-34a and miR-34c in Hep-2 cells, is con fi rmed to be a novel direct target gene of miR-34a and miR-34c. In conclusion, the current results suggest that miR-34a and miR-34c may function as tumor suppressors in LSCC through downregulation of GALNT7. The study of miR-34a, miR-34c and its novel target, GALNT7, may serve as novel potential makers for LSCC therapy. FAU - Li, Wei AU - Li W AD - Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Jining, Shandong 272000, P.R. China. FAU - Ma, Huiping AU - Ma H AD - Department of Respiration, The First People's Hospital of Jining, Shandong 272000, P.R. China. FAU - Sun, Ji AU - Sun J AD - Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Heilongjiang 150081, P.R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20140130 PL - Greece TA - Mol Med Rep JT - Molecular medicine reports JID - 101475259 RN - 0 (MIRN34 microRNA, human) RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - EC 2.4.1.- (N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferases) SB - IM MH - Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/enzymology/genetics/pathology MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Movement/genetics MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Down-Regulation/genetics MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - *Genes, Tumor Suppressor MH - Humans MH - Laryngeal Neoplasms/*enzymology/*genetics/pathology MH - MicroRNAs/genetics/*metabolism MH - N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferases/*genetics/metabolism MH - RNA, Messenger/genetics/metabolism MH - Reproducibility of Results MH - Polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase EDAT- 2014/02/01 06:00 MHDA- 2014/10/22 06:00 CRDT- 2014/02/01 06:00 PHST- 2013/04/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/01/10 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/02/01 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/02/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/10/22 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.3892/mmr.2014.1929 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Med Rep. 2014 Apr;9(4):1293-8. doi: 10.3892/mmr.2014.1929. Epub 2014 Jan 30.