Accumulated evidence indicates that miR-455-5p functions as tumor suppressor in the progression of various cancers. However, the mechanism through which miR-455-5p influences the tumorigenesis of human prostate cancer (PCa) remains undetermined. In this study, reanalysis of data obtained from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center showed that miR-455-5p can be used as biomarker for PCa diagnosis and predictor of poor prognosis. Functional assays indicated that miR-455-5p overexpression could suppress cellular proliferation, inhibit tumor growth, and trigger apoptosis by activating and cleaving caspase 3. We experimentally verified that miR-455-5p negatively regulated the C-C motif chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5). Overall, our data demonstrate that miR-455-5p suppressed PCa cellular proliferation and induced cell apoptosis by downregulating CCR5. Thus, miR-455-5p may be considered a new therapeutic strategy for PCa.
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Xing, Q., Xie, H., Zhu, B., Sun, Z., & Huang, Y. (2019). MiR-455-5p suppresses the progression of prostate cancer by targeting CCR5. BioMed Research International, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/6394784
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