2016
The Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein (StAR) Is Regulated by the H19/let-7 Axis
Men Y, Fan Y, Shen Y, Lu L, Kallen AN. The Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein (StAR) Is Regulated by the H19/let-7 Axis. Endocrinology 2016, 158: 402-409. PMID: 27813675, PMCID: PMC5413078, DOI: 10.1210/en.2016-1340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSteroidogenic acute regulatory proteinRegulatory proteinsAcute regulatory proteinPost-transcriptional levelRate-limiting stepMicroRNA let-7H19/letRegulation of reproductionMurine cell linesLet-7Overexpression of H19Long noncoding RNA H19Regulation of steroidogenesisCellular growthSpecific tissuesNovel mechanismMultiple rolesNovel targetRNA H19StAR expressionExpression variesCell linesRegulationH19ProteinMetformin alters DNA methylation genome-wide via the H19/SAHH axis
Zhong T, Men Y, Lu L, Geng T, Zhou J, Mitsuhashi A, Shozu M, Maihle NJ, Carmichael GG, Taylor HS, Huang Y. Metformin alters DNA methylation genome-wide via the H19/SAHH axis. Oncogene 2016, 36: 2345-2354. PMID: 27775072, PMCID: PMC5415944, DOI: 10.1038/onc.2016.391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsS-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolaseDNA methylation genomeGenome-wide alterationsNovel mechanismSubset of genesDNA methyltransferase 3BMethylation genomeDNA methylationEpigenetic dysregulationPathway genesMolecular basisAMPK activationLet-7Methyltransferase 3BMolecular mechanismsEndometrial cancer tissue samplesH19 knockdownGene methylationCell proliferationCancer tissue samplesCancer cellsNormal cellsConcomitant inhibitionGenesMethylationH19 long noncoding RNA alters trophoblast cell migration and invasion by regulating TβR3 in placentae with fetal growth restriction
Zuckerwise L, Li J, Lu L, Men Y, Geng T, Buhimschi CS, Buhimschi IA, Bukowski R, Guller S, Paidas M, Huang Y. H19 long noncoding RNA alters trophoblast cell migration and invasion by regulating TβR3 in placentae with fetal growth restriction. Oncotarget 2016, 7: 38398-38407. PMID: 27223264, PMCID: PMC5122399, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.9534.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal growth restrictionGrowth restrictionExtravillous trophoblastsDownregulation of H19Type III TGF-β receptorCell migrationEVT cell migrationNon-canonical TGFTGF-β receptorFGR placentasNeurodevelopmental impairmentPerinatal mortalityRisk factorsTherapeutic modalitiesEVT cellsH19 knockdownOnset disordersPlacentaInvasionMolecular mechanismsH19Let-7Novel regulatory targetMorbidityRegulatory pathways
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