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In this study, we aimed to evaluate the role of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AKT<\/jats:styled-content>1 in the tongue squamous cell carcinoma (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">TSCC<\/jats:styled-content>) and further clarify the mechanisms of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AKT<\/jats:styled-content>1 in the migration and invasion of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">TSCC<\/jats:styled-content>.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>At first, immunohistochemistry (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">IHC<\/jats:styled-content>) was conducted to detect the expression of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AKT<\/jats:styled-content>1 in <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">TSCC<\/jats:styled-content>. Then, we determined the role of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AKT<\/jats:styled-content>1 in the migration and invasion of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">TSCC<\/jats:styled-content> and further investigated whether <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AKT<\/jats:styled-content>1 was the target gene of miR\u2010138 using dual luciferase reporter assays and Western blot.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Immunohistochemistry results suggested that <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AKT<\/jats:styled-content>1 dysregulation was a frequent event in <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">TSCC<\/jats:styled-content>, and upregulation of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AKT<\/jats:styled-content>1 was correlated with lymph node metastasis and associated with reduced overall survival. <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">UM<\/jats:styled-content>1 cells with higher migratory and invasive abilities had more robust <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AKT<\/jats:styled-content>1 protein expression than <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">UM<\/jats:styled-content>2 cells with lower migratory and invasive abilities. The migration and invasion abilities were inhibited in <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">UM<\/jats:styled-content>1 cells upon <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AKT<\/jats:styled-content>1 knockdown, meanwhile resulted in a decline of metastasis\u2010related proteins (vimentin, slug, and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">pERK<\/jats:styled-content>1\/2), and upregulation of E\u2010cadherin. Luciferase assays revealed that <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AKT<\/jats:styled-content>1 was directly targeted by miR\u2010138, and ectopic transfection of miR\u2010138 reduced the expression of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AKT<\/jats:styled-content>1 protein.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our results confirm that upregulation of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AKT<\/jats:styled-content>1, a miR\u2010138 target gene, is a frequent event in <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">TSCC<\/jats:styled-content> and contributes to the aggressive behaviors and poor prognosis of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">TSCC<\/jats:styled-content>.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/jop.12551","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,1,25]],"date-time":"2017-01-25T18:03:20Z","timestamp":1485367400000},"page":"731-737","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":21,"title":["Dysregulation of 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