miR-485-5p suppresses breast cancer progression and chemosensitivity by targeting survivin

Highlights: • miR-485-5p suppresses breast cancer progression. • miR-485-5p enhances chemosensitivity in breast cancer. • Survivin is a target of miR-485-5p. • Overexpression of survivin eliminates the effect of miR-485-5p on breast cancer cells. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide. Chemoresistance remains to be a considerable obstacle in breast cancer therapy and it is often involves dysregulation of a variety of microRNAs (miRNAs). miR-485-5p functions as a tumor suppressor in several types of human cancers. However, its role in breast cancer chemosensitivity have not been determined. In the present study, we demonstrated that overexpression of miR-485-5p suppresses breast cancer progression and enhances chemosensitivity both in vitro and in vivo. Further study demonstrated that miR-485-5p directly targeted the 3′-untranslated region of survivin and overexpression of survivin overcomes the miR-485-5p induced effects on breast cancer. In conclusion, our study identified that miR-485-5p suppresses cancer progression and enhances the chemosensitivity by targeting survivin. Targeting survivin by miR-485-5p may provide a potential approach to reverse chemosensitivity in breast cancer cells.