Upregulation and the clinical significance of KCNQ1OT1 and HAGLROS lncRNAs in papillary thyroid cancer: An observational study

A review on the role of KCNQ1OT1 lncRNA in human disorders

KCNQ1OT1 is an lncRNA located within KCNQ1 gene on chromosome 11p15.5. This lncRNAs participates in the pathogenesis of a diversity of cancers as well as non-cancerous conditions. In most types of cancers, KCNQ1OT1 is regarded as an oncogene. In a wide array of cancers, high level of KCNQ1OT1 is associated with lower overall survival time. This lncRNA has been found to adsorb a variety of miRNAs, namely miR-15a, miR-211-5p, hsa-miR-107, miR-145, miR-34a, miR-204-5p, miR-129-5p, miR-372-3p, miR-491-5p, miR-153, miR-185-5p, miR-124-3p, miR-211-5p, miR-149, miR-148a-3p, miR-140-5p, miR-125b-5p, miR-9, miR-329-3p, miR-760, miR-296-5p, miR-3666 and miR-129-5p, thus regulating the downstream targets of these miRNAs. In this manuscript, our attention is on this lncRNA and its biomolecular roles in human cancers and other disorders. KCNQ1OT1 plays significant roles in the tumorigenesis and may function as a prospective target for cancer therapy.

LncRNA HAGLROS contribute to papillary thyroid cancer progression by modulating miR-206/HMGA2 expression

OBJECTIVE

Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is one of the most serious diseases of the endocrine system. In view of the limited therapeutic effects of current medical methods, this study starts from the molecular level and looks for potential treatments. The interaction between HAGLROS/miR-206/HMGA2 was studied using multi-omics methods, which provided new ideas and methods for future treatments.

METHOD

Microarray analysis and R language were used for differential analysis to screening experimental targets of lncRNA, miRNA, and mRNA. qRT-PCR was used to detect RNA expression in tissues and cells. Double luciferase reporter assays analyzed and validated binding relationships between different RNAs. Colony formation, flow cytometry, and transwell assays were used to measure the effect of them on cell proliferation, apoptosis, and migration.

RESULT

Microarray analysis identified lncRNAs, miRNAs, and mRNAs differentially expressed in PTC and normal cells, and selected lncRNA HAGLROS, miR-206, and mRNA HMGA2 as study subjects. LncRNA HAGLROS and mRNA HMGA2 were highly expressed in PTC cells while miR-206 was lowly expressed in PTC cells. LncRNA HAGLROS/HMGA2 can inhibit apoptosis of PTC cells, promote proliferation and migration, and miR-206 promotes the above process. HAGLROS and HMGA2 were negatively correlated with miR-206. shHAGLROS promoted miR-206 expression, inhibited HMGA2 expression and repressed PTC tumor growth in mice.

CONCLUSIONS

HAGLROS promotes the growth of PTC by competitively binding to miR-206 to promote HMGA2 expression.