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MiR-31 promotes mammary stem cell expansion and breast tumorigenesis by suppressing Wnt signaling antagonists

Authors :
Cong Lv
Fengyin Li
Xiang Li
Yuhua Tian
Yue Zhang
Xiaole Sheng
Yongli Song
Qingyong Meng
Shukai Yuan
Liming Luan
Thomas Andl
Xu Feng
Baowei Jiao
Mingang Xu
Maksim V. Plikus
Xing Dai
Christopher Lengner
Wei Cui
Fazheng Ren
Jianwei Shuai
Sarah E. Millar
Zhengquan Yu
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-18 (2017)
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2017.

Abstract

MicroRNAs play an important role in stem cell fate and tumorigenesis. In this work, the authors show that miR-31 controls mammary stem cell self-renewal and tumorigenesis by simultaneously activating Wnt/β-catenin and repressing TGFβ signaling pathways.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
8
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.55349c2f9c4d529171e92fed21d469
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01059-5