PMID- 28560431 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180515 LR - 20210208 IS - 1791-2431 (Electronic) IS - 1021-335X (Linking) VI - 38 IP - 1 DP - 2017 Jul TI - Overexpression of miR-15b-5p promotes gastric cancer metastasis by regulating PAQR3. PG - 352-358 LID - 10.3892/or.2017.5673 [doi] AB - Gastric cancer (GC) is the fifth most common cancer in the world, with 952,000 new cases diagnosed in 2012. Tumor metastasis is the major cause of cancer recurrence and death. miR-15b-5p has been reported to be dysregulated in numerous types of cancers. However, the role of miR-15b-5p in GC metastasis remains unclear. An miRNA microarray was adopted to analyze the miRNA expression profile. By employing quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), miR-15b-5p expression levels were detected in GC cell lines, tissues and plasma samples. In addition, the effects of miR-15b-5p on cell proliferation, migration and invasion were studied by applying gain-of-function approaches. Moreover, the target of miR-15b-5p was assessed by dual-luciferase assay, and the mechanism underlying the regulation of GC metastasis by miR-15b-5p was assessed by rescue experiments. The results revealed that miR-15b-5p was upregulated in GC cell lines, tissues and plasma samples. A high plasma level of miR-15b-5p was correlated with distant tumor metastasis. In addition, overexpression of miR‑15b-5p in GC cells promoted cell proliferation, migration, invasion and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Moreover, progestin and adipoQ receptor family member 3 (PAQR3) was found to be a direct target of miR-15b-5p and re-expression of PAQR3 in miR-15b-5p-overexpressing GC cells partly attenuated the proliferation, migration and invasion. These findings revealed that miR-15b-5p promotes the metastasis of GC cells through PAQR3 and may represent a potential biomarker of GC. FAU - Zhao, Chengcheng AU - Zhao C AD - Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Jiangning Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210000, P.R. China. FAU - Li, Yan AU - Li Y AD - Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Jiangning Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210000, P.R. China. FAU - Chen, Gang AU - Chen G AD - Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Jiangning Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210000, P.R. China. FAU - Wang, Fen AU - Wang F AD - Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Jiangning Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210000, P.R. China. FAU - Shen, Zhili AU - Shen Z AD - Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Jiangning Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210000, P.R. China. FAU - Zhou, Rongping AU - Zhou R AD - Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Jiangning Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210000, P.R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170526 PL - Greece TA - Oncol Rep JT - Oncology reports JID - 9422756 RN - 0 (Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins) RN - 0 (MIRN15 microRNA, human) RN - 0 (Membrane Proteins) RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - 0 (PAQR3 protein, human) SB - IM MH - Apoptosis MH - Case-Control Studies MH - *Cell Movement MH - *Cell Proliferation MH - Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition MH - Female MH - *Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - Humans MH - Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - Lymphatic Metastasis MH - Male MH - Membrane Proteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - MicroRNAs/*genetics MH - Middle Aged MH - Neoplasm Invasiveness MH - Prognosis MH - Stomach Neoplasms/genetics/metabolism/*secondary MH - Survival Rate MH - Tumor Cells, Cultured EDAT- 2017/06/01 06:00 MHDA- 2018/05/16 06:00 CRDT- 2017/06/01 06:00 PHST- 2016/10/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/11/23 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/06/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/05/16 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/06/01 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.3892/or.2017.5673 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Oncol Rep. 2017 Jul;38(1):352-358. doi: 10.3892/or.2017.5673. Epub 2017 May 26.