TY - JOUR AB - Dysregulation of microRNAs (miRs) can contribute to cancer development and progression. In the present study, the function and underlying molecular mechanisms of miR‑320 in breast cancer tumorigenesis and progression were investigated. The results of a reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis demonstrated that miR‑320 was frequently downregulated in breast cancer tissues compared with adjacent normal tissues. In addition, knockdown of miR‑320 in breast cancer cell lines promoted cell proliferation and invasion in vitro, whereas miR‑320 overexpression had the opposite effect. Furthermore, a Dual‑Luciferase reporter assay indicated that SRY‑box 4 (SOX4) is a direct target of miR‑320, and the restoration of SOX4 in miR‑320‑overexpressing cells attenuated the tumor‑suppressive effects of miR‑320. Collectively, these results indicated that miR‑320 acts as a tumor suppressor in breast cancer tumorigenesis and progression. AD - The Second Department of Breast Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin 300060, P.R. China Department of Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Huhhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 010050, P.R. China AU - Bai,Jun‑Wen AU - Wang,Xia AU - Zhang,Ya‑Feng AU - Yao,Guo‑Dong AU - Liu,Hong DA - 2017/12/01 DO - 10.3892/ol.2017.7087 EP - 7152 IS - 6 JO - Oncol Lett KW - microRNA 320 SRY‑box 4 epithelial‑mesenchymal transition breast cancer PY - 2017 SN - 1792-1074 1792-1082 SP - 7145 ST - MicroRNA‑320 inhibits cell proliferation and invasion in breast cancer cells by targeting SOX4 T2 - Oncology Letters TI - MicroRNA‑320 inhibits cell proliferation and invasion in breast cancer cells by targeting SOX4 UR - https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.7087 VL - 14 ER -