ncRNA basic information
ncRNA ID: MI0003166
ncRNA Database: miRBase
ncRNA Name: miR-520g
ncRNA Type: miRNA
ncRNA Expression: up-regulated
ncRNA Method: qRT-PCR
ncRNA Target Gene: DAPK2
ncRNA Pathway: MAPK and AKT pathway
Evidence (ncRNA-drug): validated
drug basic information
Drug ID: DB00515 (APRD00359)
Drug Name: Cisplatin
Drug Method: In this study, we found that miR-520g expression gradually increased across normal, benign, borderline and EOC tissues. High miR-520g expression promoted tumor progression and chemoresistance to platinum-based chemotherapy, and reduced survival in EOC patients. miR-520g upregulation increased EOC cell proliferation, induced cell cycle transition and promoted cell invasion, while miR-520g downregulation inhibited tumor-related functions. In vivo, overexpression or downregulation of miR-520g respectively generated larger or smaller subcutaneous xenografts in nude mice. Death-associated protein kinase 2 (DAPK2) was a direct target of miR-520g. In 116 EOC tissue samples, miR-520g expression was significantly lower following DAPK2 overexpression. DAPK2 overexpression or miR-520g knockdown reduced EOC cell proliferation, invasion, wound healing and chemoresistance.
Drug Response: resistant
Cancer basic information
Cancer: epithelial ovarian cancer
Tissue/Cell: tissue and cell line (A2780, SKOV3, OVA433, ES-2, OV2008, CaOV-3, MCAS, OVK18)
Other information
Title: MicroRNA-520g promotes epithelial ovarian cancer progression and chemoresistance via DAPK2 repression.
Journal: Oncotarget
Published: 2016
PubMed ID: 27049921