PMID- 30563928 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190823 LR - 20230130 IS - 1573-4935 (Electronic) IS - 0144-8463 (Print) IS - 0144-8463 (Linking) VI - 39 IP - 1 DP - 2019 Jan 31 TI - MicroRNA-625 inhibits cell invasion and epithelial-mesenchymal transition by targeting SOX4 in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma. LID - BSR20181882 [pii] LID - 10.1042/BSR20181882 [doi] AB - INTRODUCTION: Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) is a highly aggressive malignant cancer, but the molecular mechanisms underlying its development and progression remain largely elusive. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the expression profile and functional role of microRNA-625 (miR-625) in LSCC. MATERIALS AND METHODS: LSCC tissues and adjacent normal tissues were collected from 86 LSCC patients. The expression levels of miR-625 and SOX4 mRNA in tissues and cells were detected by RT-qPCR analysis. The expression levels of SOX4 and EMT-related proteins were detected by western blot analysis. In vitro cell proliferation, migration, and invasion were detected by MTT assay, colony formation assay, wound healing assay, and transwell invasion assay, respectively. Dual-luciferase reporter assay was performed to verify the binding relationship between miR-625 and the 3'-UTR of SOX4. RESULTS: The results demonstrated that miR-625 is significantly down-regulated in clinical LSCC tissues, and its low expression may be closely associated with unfavorable clinicopathological characteristics of LSCC patients. Overexpression of miR-625 significantly suppressed the proliferation, migration, invasion, and EMT of LSCC cells. Furthermore, SOX4 was validated as a direct target of miR-625 in LSCC cells, and rescue experiments suggested that restoration of SOX4 blocked the tumor suppressive role of miR-625 in LSCC cells. CONCLUSIONS: Taken together, these findings highlighted a critical role of miR-625 in the pathogenesis of LSCC, and restoration of miR-625 could be considered as a potential therapeutic strategy against this fatal disease. CI - (c) 2019 The Author(s). FAU - Li, Yuan AU - Li Y AD - Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310015, China. FAU - Tao, Chenjuan AU - Tao C AD - Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310015, China. FAU - Dai, Lili AU - Dai L AD - Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310015, China. FAU - Cui, Caixia AU - Cui C AD - Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310015, China. FAU - Chen, Chaohui AU - Chen C AD - Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310015, China. FAU - Wu, Honglin AU - Wu H AD - Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310015, China. FAU - Wei, Qingyu AU - Wei Q AD - Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310015, China. FAU - Zhou, Xuehua AU - Zhou X AD - Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310015, China xuehuazhou22@163.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Retracted Publication DEP - 20190122 PL - England TA - Biosci Rep JT - Bioscience reports JID - 8102797 RN - 0 (MIRN625 microRNA, human) RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - 0 (SOX4 protein, human) RN - 0 (SOXC Transcription Factors) RIN - Biosci Rep. 2023 Jan 31;43(1):. PMID: 36714958 MH - Aged MH - Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/genetics/*pathology MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Down-Regulation MH - Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition/*genetics MH - Female MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - Humans MH - Laryngeal Neoplasms/genetics/*pathology MH - Male MH - MicroRNAs/*genetics MH - Middle Aged MH - SOXC Transcription Factors/*genetics/metabolism PMC - PMC6340973 OTO - NOTNLM OT - SOX4 OT - epithelial-mesenchymal transition OT - laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma OT - microRNA-625 COIS- The author declares that there are no competing interests associated with the manuscript. EDAT- 2018/12/20 06:00 MHDA- 2019/08/24 06:00 PMCR- 2019/01/22 CRDT- 2018/12/20 06:00 PHST- 2018/10/17 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/11/26 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/11/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/12/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/08/24 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/12/20 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/01/22 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - BSR20181882 [pii] AID - 10.1042/BSR20181882 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Biosci Rep. 2019 Jan 22;39(1):BSR20181882. doi: 10.1042/BSR20181882. Print 2019 Jan 31.