Basic Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2015; 21(46): 13030-13041
Published online Dec 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i46.13030
Up-regulation of microRNA-210 inhibits proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma cells by targeting YES1
Weiqi Tan, Seng-Gee Lim, Theresa MC Tan
Weiqi Tan, Theresa MC Tan, Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore S117597, Singapore
Seng-Gee Lim, Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore S117597, Singapore
Author contributions: Tan W performed the experiments; Lim SG contributed to the hepatocellular carcinoma data; Tan W and Tan TMC wrote the paper.
Supported by Biomedical Research Council and Ministry of Education (Tier 1) awarded to Tan TM.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the National Health Group Domain Specific Review Board.
Institutional animal care and use committee statement: This is not applicable. No animal was used for this study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: To the best of our knowledge, no conflict of interest exists.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Correspondence to: Theresa MC Tan, Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, MD7, 8 Medical Drive, Singapore S117597, Singapore. bchtant@nus.edu.sg
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Received: May 22, 2015
Peer-review started: May 23, 2015
First decision: July 19, 2015
Revised: September 10, 2015
Accepted: October 17, 2015
Article in press: October 20, 2015
Published online: December 14, 2015
Core Tip

Core tip: In this study, miR-210 is significantly up-regulated in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Over-expression of miR-210 decreased cell proliferation and delayed cell cycle progression of HCC cells. The tyrosine kinase Yes1 is shown to be a target of miR-210 and is down-regulated in HCC. Knock-down of Yes1 by siRNA also significantly reduced cell proliferation. These results increase the understanding of the multiple roles of miR-210 in liver cancer growth and metastasis.