2014
Regulation of tumor cell migration and invasion by the H19/let-7 axis is antagonized by metformin-induced DNA methylation
Yan L, Zhou J, Gao Y, Ghazal S, Lu L, Bellone S, Yang Y, Liu N, Zhao X, Santin AD, Taylor H, Huang Y. Regulation of tumor cell migration and invasion by the H19/let-7 axis is antagonized by metformin-induced DNA methylation. Oncogene 2014, 34: 3076-3084. PMID: 25088204, DOI: 10.1038/onc.2014.236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor cell migrationDNA methylationCell migrationTumor suppressorH19/letPotent tumor suppressorExpression of oncogenesDiverse human cancersMetastasis-promoting genesAnti-diabetic drug metforminLet-7C-MycHuman cancersH19Cell growthNovel mechanismEndometrial cancerPoor prognosisRegulationDrug metforminMethylationTherapeutic opportunitiesSuppressorTumor cellsOncogene
2013
The Imprinted H19 LncRNA Antagonizes Let-7 MicroRNAs
Kallen AN, Zhou XB, Xu J, Qiao C, Ma J, Yan L, Lu L, Liu C, Yi JS, Zhang H, Min W, Bennett AM, Gregory RI, Ding Y, Huang Y. The Imprinted H19 LncRNA Antagonizes Let-7 MicroRNAs. Molecular Cell 2013, 52: 101-112. PMID: 24055342, PMCID: PMC3843377, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2013.08.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding SitesCell DifferentiationComputational BiologyDatabases, GeneticGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationGenomic ImprintingGenotypeHEK293 CellsHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansMiceMicroRNAsMuscle DevelopmentMyoblasts, SkeletalPhenotypeRibonucleoproteinsRNA InterferenceRNA, Long NoncodingTime FactorsTransfectionConceptsLet-7 familyWide transcriptome analysisHuman genetic disordersNoncanonical binding siteLet-7 microRNALet-7 overexpressionGene functionH19 depletionTranscriptome analysisMuscle differentiationMolecular spongeUnexpected modeImportant regulatorAdult muscleH19 knockdownRecent implicationMiR-675Physiological significanceMicroRNAsH19Binding sitesGenetic disordersOverexpressionImportant roleFetal tissues