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. 2022 Apr 28;12:6955. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-08091-6

Figure 7.

Figure 7

Proposed mechanism for the effects of miR-26a-5p on WNT5A/β-catenin signaling in tumorigenesis of upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). Our findings revealed that miR-26a-5p gene delivery may induce simultaneous suppression of WNT5A and β-catenin expression and their downstream NF-κB and MMP-9 proteins. The suppression of WNT5A/β-catenin signaling axis by miR-26a-5p restoration could reverse the processes of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of UTUC cells, including E-cadherin disruption, thereby suppressing their metastasis activity.