miR‑222 is upregulated in epithelial ovarian cancer and promotes cell proliferation by downregulating P27kip1

  • Authors:
    • Chaoyang Sun
    • Na Li
    • Bo Zhou
    • Zongyuan Yang
    • Dong Ding
    • Danhui Weng
    • Li Meng
    • Shixuan Wang
    • Jianfeng Zhou
    • Ding Ma
    • Gang Chen
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  • Published online on: June 13, 2013     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1393
  • Pages: 507-512
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Abstract

Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the leading cause of female reproductive system cancer mortality in females. The majority of cases of ovarian carcinomas are not identified until a late stage. Identifying the molecular changes that occur during the development and progression of ovarian cancer is an urgent requirement. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been identified as gene expression regulators that induce mRNA degradation or translation blockade through pairing to the 3' untranslated region (3‑'UTR) of the target mRNAs. In the present study, miR‑222 was observed to be frequently upregulated in ovarian cancer. miR‑222 upregulation induced an enhancement of ovarian cancer cell proliferation potential, possibly by downregulating its target, P27Kip1. A bioinformatic analysis showed that the 3'‑UTR of the P27Kip1 mRNA contained a highly‑conserved putative miR‑222 binding site. Luciferase reporter assays demonstrated that P27Kip1 was a direct target of miR‑222. Consistently, there was an inverse correlation between the P27Kip1 and miR‑222 expression levels in the ovarian cancer cell lines and tissues. Overall, the present results suggest that miR‑222 upregulation in human ovarian cancer may promote ovarian cancer cell proliferation during ovarian carcinogenesis.
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August 2013
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Sun C, Li N, Zhou B, Yang Z, Ding D, Weng D, Meng L, Wang S, Zhou J, Ma D, Ma D, et al: miR‑222 is upregulated in epithelial ovarian cancer and promotes cell proliferation by downregulating P27kip1. Oncol Lett 6: 507-512, 2013
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Sun, C., Li, N., Zhou, B., Yang, Z., Ding, D., Weng, D. ... Chen, G. (2013). miR‑222 is upregulated in epithelial ovarian cancer and promotes cell proliferation by downregulating P27kip1. Oncology Letters, 6, 507-512. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1393
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Sun, C., Li, N., Zhou, B., Yang, Z., Ding, D., Weng, D., Meng, L., Wang, S., Zhou, J., Ma, D., Chen, G."miR‑222 is upregulated in epithelial ovarian cancer and promotes cell proliferation by downregulating P27kip1". Oncology Letters 6.2 (2013): 507-512.
Chicago
Sun, C., Li, N., Zhou, B., Yang, Z., Ding, D., Weng, D., Meng, L., Wang, S., Zhou, J., Ma, D., Chen, G."miR‑222 is upregulated in epithelial ovarian cancer and promotes cell proliferation by downregulating P27kip1". Oncology Letters 6, no. 2 (2013): 507-512. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1393