MKL1 and SRF were further demonstrated to promote the expression of <i>IL11</i>, which is essential for miR-206's function in inhibiting both invasion and stemness of breast cancer.<b>Conclusions:</b> The identification of the miR-206/TWF1/MKL1-SRF/IL11 signaling pathway sheds lights on the understanding of breast cancer initiation and progression, unveils new therapeutic targets, and facilitates innovative drug development to control cancer and block metastasis.<i></i>.
Experiments on simulated data and the TCGA breast cancer data demonstrate that SRF is able to capture subtle differences that existing methods may miss.
TAZ mRNA level is correlated with nuclear localization of MRTF in breast cancer cells and the mRNA level of MRTF/SRF direct target genes in breast cancers, indicating the correlation between MRTF/SRF activity and TAZ expression.