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. 2022 Mar 29;8:140. doi: 10.1038/s41420-022-00948-z

Fig. 2. Main mechanisms of miR-31 in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC).

Fig. 2

miR-31 exerts its central roles in OSCC by constituting a complex network with the direct target genes (e.g. RhoA, FIH, ACOX1, VEGF, SIRT3, LATS2, KANK1, and NUMB) and the signaling cascades (e.g. ERK-MMP9 cascade, Hippo pathway, Wnt signaling, and MCT1/MCT4 regulatory cascade). RhoA= ras homolog family member A; EMT = epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition; FIH = factors inhibiting HIF; hTERT = human telomerase reverse transcriptase; VEGF = vascular endothelial growth factor; PGE2 = prostaglandin E2; ACOX1 = acyl-CoA oxidase 1; ROS = reactive oxygen species; SIRT3 = silent information regulator 3; LATS2 = large tumor suppressor kinase 2; KANK1 = KN motif and ankyrin repeat domain-containing protein 1; CASC2 = long non-coding RNA cancer susceptibility candidate 2; WLS = wntless; NUMB = NUMB endocytic adaptor protein.