TY - JOUR AU - Lu,, Zhongxin AB - Abstract Pancreatic cancer (PC) is one of the most lethal digestive malignant tumor. We had previously found that miR-301a is a oncogenic miRNA whose recognized conduce to NF-κB activation in pancreatic cancer, yet the underlying mechanisms of miR-301a in promoting pancreatic cancer invasion and migration is obscure. In this work we found that high expression of miR-301a in human pancreatic cancer patients is related to poor survival. Overexpression of miR-301a enhances pancreatic cancer cell invasion, angiogenesis and migration, while inhibition of miR-301a suppresses pancreatic cancer cell invasion and reduces orthotopic pancreatic tumor growth and metastasis. Furthermore, suppressor of cytokine signaling 5(SOCS5) is identified as a target gene of miR-301a. We found that miR-301a suppressed the expression the expression of SOCS5 leads to JAK/STAT3 activation and is related to poor overall survival of pancreatic cancer patients. Taken together, our data show for the first time that the feedback loop between miR-301a and JAK/STAT3 pathway may play a significant role in pancreatic cancer invasion and metastasis. Targeting the loop may prove beneficial to prevent metastasis and provide a more effective therapeutic strategy for pancreatic cancer. MiR-301a, Pancreatic cancer, Tumor invasion and metastasis, SOCS5, JAK/STAT3 This content is only available as a PDF. Author notes These authors contributed equally to this work. © The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com. This article is published and distributed under the terms of the Oxford University Press, Standard Journals Publication Model (https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model) TI - MicoRNA-301a Promotes Pancreatic cancer Invasion and Metastasis through the JAK/STAT3 Signaling Pathway by Targeting SOCS5 JF - Carcinogenesis DO - 10.1093/carcin/bgz121 DA - 2020-06-17 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/micorna-301a-promotes-pancreatic-cancer-invasion-and-metastasis-PcXENh5ax3 SP - 1 VL - Advance Article IS - DP - DeepDyve ER -