Yupeng Feng

Publications (2)7.33 Total impact

• Article: Down-regulation of miR-183 promotes migration and invasion of osteosarcoma by targeting Ezrin.

  Junfeng Zhu, Yupeng Feng, Zunfu Ke, Zheng Yang, Junyi Zhou, Xiaorong Huang, Liantang Wang
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  ABSTRACT: Recent studies have emphasized causative links between aberrant microRNA expression patterns and cancer progression. miR-183 is dysregulated in certain types of human cancers. The expression pattern, clinical significance, and biological role of miR-183 in osteosarcoma, however, remain largely undefined. In this paired analysis, we found that miR-183 was markedly down-regulated in osteosarcoma cells and tissues compared with matching normal bone tissues using RT-qPCR. Statistical analyses revealed that the expression levels of miR-183 significantly correlated with lung metastasis as well as with local recurrence of osteosarcoma. miR-183 expression was inversely correlated with Ezrin mRNA and protein expression levels in osteosarcoma cells as well as in a subset of primary osteosarcoma. Ectopically expressed miR-183 inhibited migratory and invasive abilities of osteosarcoma cells, whereas knockdown of endogenous miR-183 significantly enhanced these abilities. Using a luciferase reporter carrying the 3'-untranslated region (3'-UTR) of Ezrin, we identified Ezrin as a direct target of miR-183. Moreover, ectopic expression of Ezrin could significantly rescue miR-183-suppressed migration and invasion. Of interest, suppression of Ezrin by miR-183 caused a reduction of phosphorylated p44/42 (p-p44/42). Finally, suppression of Ezrin by RNAi mimicked miR-183 action in the suppression of migration and invasion, which was associated with down-regulation of p-p44/42. Taken together, these results suggest that as a tumor suppressor miRNA, miR-183 plays an important role in the aggressiveness of osteosarcoma.
  American Journal Of Pathology 04/2012; 180(6):2440-51. · 4.89 Impact Factor
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  Article: Efficiency of ferritin as an MRI reporter gene in NPC cells is enhanced by iron supplementation.

  Yupeng Feng, Qicai Liu, Junfeng Zhu, Fukang Xie, Li Li
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  ABSTRACT: An emerging MRI reporter, ferritin heavy chain (FTH1), is recently applied to enhance the contrast and increase the sensitivity of MRI in the monitoring of solid tumors. However, FTH1-overexpression-related cytotoxicity is required to be explored. By using the Tet-Off system, FTH1 overexpression was semi-quantitativiely and dynamicly regulated by doxycycline in a NPC cell line. Effects of FTH1 overexpression on the proliferation, cytotoxicity, apoptosis and migration of NPC cells were investigated in vitro, and MR relaxation rate was measured in vitro and in vivo. In vitro and in vivo overexpression of FTH1 significantly increased the transverse relaxivity (R(2)), which could be enhanced by iron supplementation. In vitro, overexpression of FTH1 reduced cell growth and migration, which were not reduced by iron supplementation. Furthermore, cells were subcutaneously inoculated into the nude mice. Results showed FTH1 overexpression decreased tumor growth in the absence of iron supplementation but not in the presence of iron supplementation. To maximize R(2) and minimize the potential adverse effects, supplementation of iron at appropriate dose is recommended during the application of FTH1 as a reporter gene in the monitoring of NPC by MRI.
  Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology 01/2012; 2012:434878. · 2.44 Impact Factor