Communications Biology (Jan 2023)

Role of miR-944/MMP10/AXL- axis in lymph node metastasis in tongue cancer

  • Bhasker Dharavath,
  • Ashwin Butle,
  • Ankita Pal,
  • Sanket Desai,
  • Pawan Upadhyay,
  • Aishwarya Rane,
  • Risha Khandelwal,
  • Sujith Manavalan,
  • Rahul Thorat,
  • Kavita Sonawane,
  • Richa Vaish,
  • Poonam Gera,
  • Munita Bal,
  • Anil K. D’Cruz,
  • Sudhir Nair,
  • Amit Dutt

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04437-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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MMP10, which is upregulated in 86% of primary tongue tumors with lymph node metastases, is negatively regulated by miR-944 and promotes nodal metastasis in an orthotopic tongue cancer mouse model through the AXL signaling pathway.