Fig. 7From: MiR-455-5p suppresses PDZK1IP1 to promote the motility of oral squamous cell carcinoma and accelerate clinical cancer invasion by regulating partial epithelial-to-mesenchymal transitionSchematic illustrating how OSCC migration is promoted by the miR-455-5p-PDZK1IP1 axis. Positive feedback occurs when PDZK1IP1 suppression facilitates TGF-β signaling and then induces miR-455-5p expression. MiR-455-5p upregulation and PDZK1IP1 suppression induce EMT and partial EMT, which contribute to collective migration, invasion, and poor clinical outcomes in OSCC. (ECE Extracapsular extension, LVI Lymphovascular invasion)Back to article page