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ArticleClinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico2026

Loss of miR-122 promotes cell migration and poor prognosis in triple-negative breast cancer treated by neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

Mauricio Flores-Fortis, Isidro X Perez-Añorve, Carlos C Patiño-Morales, Ernesto Soto-Reyes, Claudia H Gonzalez-De la Rosa, Joaquin Manzo-Merino, Arturo Aguilar-Rojas, Nicolas Villegas, Elena Arechaga-Ocampo

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Mauricio Flores-FortisPosgrado en Ciencias Naturales e Ingenieria, Unidad Cuajimalpa, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, 05348, Mexico City, Mexico.
Isidro X Perez-AñorveDepartamento de Ciencias Naturales, Unidad Cuajimalpa, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, 05348, Mexico City, Mexico.
Carlos C Patiño-MoralesLaboratorio de Biología del Desarrollo y Teratogenesis Experimental, Hospital Infantil de Mexico Federico Gomez, 06720, Mexico City, Mexico.
Ernesto Soto-ReyesDepartamento de Ciencias Naturales, Unidad Cuajimalpa, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, 05348, Mexico City, Mexico.
Claudia H Gonzalez-De la RosaDepartamento de Ciencias Naturales, Unidad Cuajimalpa, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, 05348, Mexico City, Mexico.
Joaquin Manzo-MerinoCatedras CONAHCyT-Division de Investigacion Basica, Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia, 14080, Mexico City, Mexico.
Arturo Aguilar-RojasUnidad de Investigacion Medica en Medicina Reproductiva, Unidad Médica de Alta Especialidad No. 4 Luis Castelazo-Ayala, IMSS, 01090, Mexico City, Mexico.
Nicolas VillegasDepartamento de Biomedicina Molecular, Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados, 07360, Mexico City, Mexico.
Elena Arechaga-OcampoDepartamento de Ciencias Naturales, Unidad Cuajimalpa, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, 05348, Mexico City, Mexico. earechaga@cua.uam.mx.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0787-5593

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backgroundMicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression post-transcriptionally. miR-122 is abnormally expressed in breast cancer, functioning as both a tumor suppressor and oncomiR, however, its role in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) remains unclear. PURPOSE: In this study we investigate the molecular mechanism of miR-122 in TNBC patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC).

methodsWe analyzed the expression of miR-122 and its clinical association in TNBC patients from TCGA and KM-plotter datasets. Functional analysis was performed by modulating miR-122 levels in TNBC cells through antagomiR transfections for knockdown assays, and mimic-miR-122 assays, followed by RT-qPCR, immunoblotting, cell viability and migration assays.

resultsDownregulation of miR-122 in TNBC patients is associated with tumor recurrence but not with pathologic complete response after NAC. Low miR-122 levels in rapid-relapse TNBC patients activate a gene co-expression network enriched in genes linked to migration, invasion, and cell differentiation. Among these, DNA-binding protein BORIS was identified as a target of miR-122. Overexpression of miR-122 inhibited cell migration and BORIS expression. Additionally, BORIS promoted a gene expression profile related to cell differentiation and cytoskeletal components in TNBC tumors deficient of miR-122.

conclusionThe loss of miR-122 in TNBC tumors is associated with rapid relapse after chemotherapy in patients and allows cell migration by promoting a metastatic-related transcriptomic landscape, including positive modulation of BORIS expression.

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Cell MovementMicroRNAsTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorDown-RegulationFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrognosisMicroRNAsMIRN122 microRNA, humanBORISChemotherapymiR-122TNBCTumor suppressor

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