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Xie B, Wu Y, Wang S, Ruan L, Liu X. Expression profile of long noncoding RNAs and comprehensive analysis of lncRNA-cisTF-DGE regulation in condyloma acuminatum. BMC Med Genomics 2024; 17:167. [PMID: 38902760 PMCID: PMC11188504 DOI: 10.1186/s12920-024-01938-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/17/2024] [Indexed: 06/22/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE To identify differentially expressed long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) in condyloma acuminatum (CA) and to explore their probable regulatory mechanisms by establishing coexpression networks. METHODS High-throughput RNA sequencing was performed to assess genome-wide lncRNA expression in CA and paired adjacent mucosal tissue. The expression of candidate lncRNAs and their target genes in larger CA specimens was validated using real-time quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT‒qPCR). Furthermore, Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analyses were used for the functional enrichment analysis of these candidate lncRNAs and differential mRNAs. The coexpressed mRNAs of the candidate lncRNAs, calculated by Pearson's correlation coefficient, were also analysed using GO and KEGG analysis. In addition, the interactions among differentially expressed lncRNAs (DElncRNAs)-cis-regulatory transcription factors (cisTFs)-differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were analysed and their network was constructed. RESULTS A total of 546 lncRNAs and 2553 mRNAs were found to be differentially expressed in CA compared to the paired control. Functional enrichment analysis revealed that the DEGs coexpressed with DElncRNAs were enriched in the terms of cell adhesion and keratinocyte differentiation, and the pathways of ECM-receptor interaction, local adhesion, PI3K/AKT and TGF-ß signaling. We further constructed the network among DElncRNAs-cisTFs-DEGs and found that these 95 DEGs were mainly enriched in GO terms of epithelial development, regulation of transcription or gene expression. Furthermore, the expression of 3 pairs of DElncRNAs and cisTFs, EVX1-AS and HOXA13, HOXA11-AS and EVX1, and DLX6-AS and DLX5, was validated with a larger number of specimens using RT‒qPCR. CONCLUSION CA has a specific lncRNA profile, and the differentially expressed lncRNAs play regulatory roles in mRNA expression through cis-acting TFs, which provides insight into their regulatory networks. It will be useful to understand the pathogenesis of CA to provide new directions for the prevention, clinical treatment and efficacy evaluation of CA.
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- Bo Xie
- Department of Urology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 79# Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310003, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 79# Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310003, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 79# Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310003, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 79# Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310003, China.
- Department of Dermatology, Beilun People's Hospital of Ningbo City, 1288# Lushan East Road, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, 310058, China.
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 79# Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310003, China.
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Zhao W, Huang Z, Liu H, Wang C. LncRNA GIHCG Promotes the Development of Esophageal Cancer by Modulating miR-29b-3p/ANO1 Axis. Onco Targets Ther 2020; 13:13387-13400. [PMID: 33408485 PMCID: PMC7781470 DOI: 10.2147/ott.s282348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background Esophageal cancer is one of the most frequent cancers with a higher mortality worldwide. Although many long non-coding RNAs (LncRNAs) are reported to play important roles in the progression of esophageal cancer, the function of lncRNA GIHCG in esophageal cancer remains unclear. Methods The expression of GIHCG in esophageal cancer tissues and cancer cell lines was detected by qRT-PCR. Cell proliferation was evaluated by Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) assay, EdU staining assay and colony formation assay. Cell invasion and migration were measured by transwell assay. Cell apoptosis was detected by a flow cytometer. Luciferase reporter assay and RIP assay were used to determine the interaction between GIHCG and miR-29b-3p, and their subsequent regulation of anoctamin 1 (ANO1). The expression of ANO1 in esophageal cancer tissues and cell lines was detected by Western blot. The effect of GIHCG/miR-29b-3p in tumor formation was assessed by the xenograft nude mice model in vivo. Results GIHCG was significantly upregulated in esophageal cancer tissues and relevant cancer cell lines. Downregulation of GIHCG significantly inhibited the growth, colony formation, invasion, migration and induced apoptosis of esophageal cancer cells in vitro. Bioinformatic analysis and RIP assay determined that GIHCG was a sponge of miR-29b-3p, and ANO1 was a direct target of miR-29b-3p. Moreover, functional experiments showed that GIHCG upregulated ANO1 expression by directly sponging miR-29b-3p. Furthermore, in vivo experiment revealed that knockdown of GIHCG significantly inhibited tumor growth in nude mice. Conclusion Our study revealed that lncRNA GIHCG promoted the progression of esophageal cancer by targeting the miR-29b-3p/ANO1 axis, suggesting that GIHCG might be a novel therapeutic target for esophageal cancer.
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- Weifeng Zhao
- Department of Oncology, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, People's Hospital of Henan University, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province 450003, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, People's Hospital of Henan University, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province 450003, People's Republic of China.,Institute of Hematology, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province 450003, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, People's Hospital of Henan University, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province 450003, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, People's Hospital of Henan University, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province 450003, People's Republic of China
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Zhu Z, Zhang X, Zhou Y, Cheng J, Xu Z. ENST00000430471 Promotes Development and Metastasis of Colorectal Cancer by Regulating the Expression of YBX-1. Cancer Manag Res 2020; 12:7189-7197. [PMID: 32848471 PMCID: PMC7431171 DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s264308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background Information Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common malignant tumor of the digestive system. Long non-coding (lnc) RNA ENST00000430471 has been reported to be involved in CRC development and metastasis because of its cancer-promoting ability. However, the detailed molecular mechanisms of ENST00000430471 in CRC remain largely unknown. Methods The cell proliferation assay and Xenograft experiment were performed to examine the proliferation rate of the tumor cells. Invasiveness and migration capability of the cells were evaluated using the invasion and wound healing assays, respectively. In addition, the RNA pull-down assay and subsequent mass spectrometry techniques were performed to identify the proteins interacting with ENST00000430471. Results Herein, small specific inhibiting (si) RNA-si0471#2 was used to silence ENST00000430471 in HCT116 and SW620 cell lines. This led to a significant reduction in cell proliferation, migration, and invasion. The RNA pull-down assay and mass spectrometry further revealed that ENST00000430471 interacted with several proteins such as the Y-box-binding protein 1 (YBX-1). On one hand, silencing of ENST00000430471 decreased the mRNA and protein expression levels of YBX-1. On the other hand, overexpression of YBX1 partially attenuated the suppression of cell proliferation, invasion, and migration induced by ENST00000430471 silencing. Conclusion Silencing of ENST00000430471 inhibits proliferation, migration, and invasion of CRC cells by regulating YBX-1 expression. These results provide baseline information that is essential in the identification of effective therapeutic targets for CRC therapy.
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- Zhenghai Zhu
- Department of General Surgery, Xishan People's Hospital, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xishan People's Hospital, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xishan People's Hospital, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xishan People's Hospital, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xishan People's Hospital, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214000, People's Republic of China
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Galamb O, Barták BK, Kalmár A, Nagy ZB, Szigeti KA, Tulassay Z, Igaz P, Molnár B. Diagnostic and prognostic potential of tissue and circulating long non-coding RNAs in colorectal tumors. World J Gastroenterol 2019; 25:5026-5048. [PMID: 31558855 PMCID: PMC6747286 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i34.5026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Revised: 07/26/2019] [Accepted: 08/07/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are members of the non-protein coding RNA family longer than 200 nucleotides. They participate in the regulation of gene and protein expression influencing apoptosis, cell proliferation and immune responses, thereby playing a critical role in the development and progression of various cancers, including colorectal cancer (CRC). As CRC is one of the most frequently diagnosed malignancies worldwide with high mortality, its screening and early detection are crucial, so the identification of disease-specific biomarkers is necessary. LncRNAs are promising candidates as they are involved in carcinogenesis, and certain lncRNAs (e.g., CCAT1, CRNDE, CRCAL1-4) show altered expression in adenomas, making them potential early diagnostic markers. In addition to being useful as tissue-specific markers, analysis of circulating lncRNAs (e.g., CCAT1, CCAT2, BLACAT1, CRNDE, NEAT1, UCA1) in peripheral blood offers the possibility to establish minimally invasive, liquid biopsy-based diagnostic tests. This review article aims to describe the origin, structure, and functions of lncRNAs and to discuss their contribution to CRC development. Moreover, our purpose is to summarise lncRNAs showing altered expression levels during tumor formation in both colon tissue and plasma/serum samples and to demonstrate their clinical implications as diagnostic or prognostic biomarkers for CRC.
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- Orsolya Galamb
- Molecular Medicine Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest H-1088, Hungary
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- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest H-1088, Hungary
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- Molecular Medicine Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest H-1088, Hungary
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- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest H-1088, Hungary
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- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest H-1088, Hungary
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- Molecular Medicine Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest H-1088, Hungary
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- Molecular Medicine Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest H-1088, Hungary
- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest H-1088, Hungary
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- Molecular Medicine Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest H-1088, Hungary
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Zhang X, Wang J, Li J, Chen W, Liu C. CRlncRC: a machine learning-based method for cancer-related long noncoding RNA identification using integrated features. BMC Med Genomics 2018; 11:120. [PMID: 30598114 PMCID: PMC6311943 DOI: 10.1186/s12920-018-0436-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are widely involved in the initiation and development of cancer. Although some computational methods have been proposed to identify cancer-related lncRNAs, there is still a demanding to improve the prediction accuracy and efficiency. In addition, the quick-update data of cancer, as well as the discovery of new mechanism, also underlay the possibility of improvement of cancer-related lncRNA prediction algorithm. In this study, we introduced CRlncRC, a novel Cancer-Related lncRNA Classifier by integrating manifold features with five machine-learning techniques. RESULTS CRlncRC was built on the integration of genomic, expression, epigenetic and network, totally in four categories of features. Five learning techniques were exploited to develop the effective classification model including Random Forest (RF), Naïve bayes (NB), Support Vector Machine (SVM), Logistic Regression (LR) and K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN). Using ten-fold cross-validation, we showed that RF is the best model for classifying cancer-related lncRNAs (AUC = 0.82). The feature importance analysis indicated that epigenetic and network features play key roles in the classification. In addition, compared with other existing classifiers, CRlncRC exhibited a better performance both in sensitivity and specificity. We further applied CRlncRC to lncRNAs from the TANRIC (The Atlas of non-coding RNA in Cancer) dataset, and identified 121 cancer-related lncRNA candidates. These potential cancer-related lncRNAs showed a certain kind of cancer-related indications, and many of them could find convincing literature supports. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that CRlncRC is a powerful method for identifying cancer-related lncRNAs. Machine-learning-based integration of multiple features, especially epigenetic and network features, had a great contribution to the cancer-related lncRNA prediction. RF outperforms other learning techniques on measurement of model sensitivity and specificity. In addition, using CRlncRC method, we predicted a set of cancer-related lncRNAs, all of which displayed a strong relevance to cancer as a valuable conception for the further cancer-related lncRNA function studies.
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- Xuan Zhang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Plant Resources and Sustainable Use, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, 666303, Yunnan, People's Republic of China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Plant Resources and Sustainable Use, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, 666303, Yunnan, People's Republic of China.,Institute of Medical Sciences, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Plant Resources and Sustainable Use, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, 666303, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Plant Resources and Sustainable Use, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, 666303, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Plant Resources and Sustainable Use, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, 666303, Yunnan, People's Republic of China.
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Li H, Ma SQ, Huang J, Chen XP, Zhou HH. Roles of long noncoding RNAs in colorectal cancer metastasis. Oncotarget 2018; 8:39859-39876. [PMID: 28418892 PMCID: PMC5503659 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.16339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2016] [Accepted: 02/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the 3rd most common malignancies worldwide. Metastasis is responsible for more than 90% CRC patients' death. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are an important class of transcribed RNA molecules greater than 200 nucleotides in length. With the development of whole genome sequencing technologies, they have been gained more attention. Accumulating evidences suggest that abnormal expression of lncRNAs in diverse diseases are involved in various biological functions such as proliferation, apoptosis, metastasis and differentiation by acting as epigenetic, splicing, transcriptional or post-transcriptional regulators. Aberrant expression of lncRNAs has also been found in CRC. Besides, recent studies have indicated that lncRNAs play important roles in tumourigenesis and cancer metastasis. They participate in the process of metastasis by activing or inhibiting the metastatic pathways. However, their functions on the development of cancer metastasis are poorly understood. In this review, we highlight the findings of roles for lncRNAs in CRC metastasis and review the metastatic pathways of lncRNAs leading to cancer metastasis in CRC, including escape of apoptosis, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), angiogenesis and invasion, migration and proliferation. Furthermore, we also discuss the potential clinical application of lncRNAs in CRC as diagnostic markers and therapeutic targets.
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- He Li
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, P.R. China.,Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Central South University, Hunan Key Laboratory of Pharmacogenetics, Changsha, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, P.R. China.,Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Central South University, Hunan Key Laboratory of Pharmacogenetics, Changsha, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, P.R. China.,Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Central South University, Hunan Key Laboratory of Pharmacogenetics, Changsha, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, P.R. China.,Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Central South University, Hunan Key Laboratory of Pharmacogenetics, Changsha, P.R. China.,Hunan Province Cooperation Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, Hengyang, P. R. China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, P.R. China.,Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Central South University, Hunan Key Laboratory of Pharmacogenetics, Changsha, P.R. China.,Hunan Province Cooperation Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, Hengyang, P. R. China
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LncRNA CASC9 promotes esophageal squamous cell carcinoma metastasis through upregulating LAMC2 expression by interacting with the CREB-binding protein. Cell Death Differ 2018; 25:1980-1995. [PMID: 29511340 PMCID: PMC6219493 DOI: 10.1038/s41418-018-0084-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 191] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2017] [Revised: 01/31/2018] [Accepted: 02/08/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is the main subtype of esophageal cancer. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are thought to play a critical role in cancer development. Recently, lncRNA CASC9 was shown to be dysregulated in many cancer types, but the mechanisms whereby this occurs remain largely unknown. In this study, we found that CASC9 was significantly upregulated in ESCC tissues, with further analysis revealing that elevated CASC9 expression was associated with ESCC prognosis and metastasis. Furthermore, we found that CASC9 knockdown significantly repressed ESCC migration and invasion in vitro and metastasis in nude mice in vivo. A microarray analysis and mechanical experiments indicated that CASC9 preferentially affected gene expression linked to ECM–integrin interactions, including LAMC2, an upstream inducer of the integrin pathway. We demonstrated that LAMC2 was consistently upregulated in ESCC and promoted ESCC metastasis. LAMC2 overexpression partially compromised the decrease of cell migration and invasion capacity in CASC9 knockdowns. In addition, we found that both CASC9 and LAMC2 depletion reduced the phosphorylation of FAK, PI3K, and Akt, which are downstream effectors of the integrin pathway. Moreover, the reduction in phosphorylation caused by CASC9 depletion was rescued by LAMC2 overexpression, further confirming that CASC9 exerts a pro-metastatic role through LAMC2. Mechanistically, RNA pull-down and RNA-binding protein immunoprecipitation (RIP) assay indicated that CASC9 could bind with the transcriptional coactivator CREB-binding protein (CBP) in the nucleus. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay additionally illustrated that CASC9 increased the enrichment of CBP and H3K27 acetylation in the LAMC2 promoter, thereby upregulating LAMC2 expression. In conclusion, we demonstrate that CASC9 upregulates LAMC2 expression by binding with CBP and modifying histone acetylation. Our research reveals the prognostic and pro-metastatic roles for CASC9 in ESCC, suggesting that CASC9 could serve as a biomarker for prognosis and a target for metastasis treatment.
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Shu R, Xu Y, Tian Y, Zeng Y, Sun L, Gong F, Lei Y, Wang K, Luo H. Differential expression profiles of long noncoding RNA and mRNA in colorectal cancer tissues from patients with lung metastasis. Mol Med Rep 2018; 17:5666-5675. [PMID: 29436635 PMCID: PMC5866008 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2018.8576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2017] [Accepted: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Lungs are the most common extra-abdominal site of metastasis of colorectal cancer (CRC), in which long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) may serve a role. In the present study, a high-throughput microarray assay was performed to detect lncRNA expression and identify novel targets for further study of lung metastasis in CRC. In the CRC tissues from patients with lung metastasis, 7,632 lncRNA (3,574 upregulated and 4,058 downregulated) and 6,185 mRNA (3,394 upregulated and 2,791 downregulated) were detected to be differentially expressed with a fold change ≥2 and P<0.05 compared with the CRC tissues without metastasis. A total of six differentially regulated lncRNA were confirmed by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction in 20 pairs of CRC samples. Furthermore, gene ontology and pathway analysis were conducted to predict the possible roles of the identified mRNA. The upregulated mRNA were associated with cell division (biological processes), protein kinase B binding (molecular functions) and cellular components. The downregulated mRNA were associated with cell adhesion, platelet-derived growth factor binding and membrane components. Pathway analysis determined that the upregulated mRNA were associated with the Wnt signaling pathway in the CRC tissues from patients with lung metastasis, while the downregulated mRNA were associated with the phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt signaling pathway. The results of the present study suggested that differentially expressed lncRNA may be associated with lung metastasis and may provide insights into the biology and prevention of lung metastasis.
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- Ruo Shu
- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hernia Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hernia Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, P.R. China
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- Kunming Engineering Technology Center of Digestive Disease, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hernia Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, P.R. China
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- Kunming Engineering Technology Center of Digestive Disease, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, P.R. China
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- Kunming Engineering Technology Center of Digestive Disease, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, P.R. China
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- Kunming Engineering Technology Center of Digestive Disease, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hernia Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Hernia Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, P.R. China
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Li Y, Zhao L, Zhang Y, Guan L, Zhang H, Zhou H, Gao T, Miao P, Sun M. Downregulation of the long non-coding RNA XLOC_010588 inhibits the invasion and migration of colorectal cancer. Oncol Rep 2018; 39:1619-1630. [PMID: 29436686 PMCID: PMC5868398 DOI: 10.3892/or.2018.6260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2017] [Accepted: 02/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have emerged as major players in many biological and pathological processes; however, investigation into the function of lncRNAs in the development and progression of cancer is in its infancy. Therefore, clarification of the mechanism by which cancer-related lncRNAs function is of critical importance in research on tumorigenesis. It has been demonstrated that the lncRNA XLOC_010588 is expressed at a low level in cervical cancer, and that this has significant impact on the proliferation of cervical cancer cells. However, the expression pattern and functional roles of XLOC_010588 in colorectal cancer (CRC) remain unclear. In the present study, it was demonstrated that the expression of XLOC_010588 was significantly higher in CRC tissues when compared with that in adjacent normal tissues, and that XLOC_010588 was closely associated with metastasis and poor prognosis, thus indicating that XLOC_010588 may function as an oncogene. Additionally, downregulation of XLOC_010588 expression markedly inhibited the invasion and migration of CRC cells. Furthermore, it was demonstrated that XLOC_010588 may regulate the progression of CRC via the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) pathway. Notably, downregulation of XLOC_010588 inhibited the invasion and migration of CRC cells by regulating genes associated with EMT. Our findings revealed that XLOC_010588 may be considered as a novel potential diagnostic biomarker in CRC.
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- Yue Li
- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110122, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, P.R. China
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- Department of Endoscopy, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, P.R. China
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- Department of Endoscopy, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, P.R. China
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- Department of Anal and Intestinal Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, P.R. China
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Liang Y, Wu Y, Chen X, Zhang S, Wang K, Guan X, Yang K, Li J, Bai Y. A novel long noncoding RNA linc00460 up-regulated by CBP/P300 promotes carcinogenesis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Biosci Rep 2017; 37:BSR20171019. [PMID: 28939763 PMCID: PMC5964888 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20171019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2017] [Revised: 08/30/2017] [Accepted: 09/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Esophageal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality because of poor prognosis. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been gradually demonstrated to play critical roles in cancer development. We identified a novel long noncoding RNA named linc00460 by microarray analysis using esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) clinical samples, which has not been studied before. Our research indicated that linc00460 was overexpressed in the majority of tumor tissues and ESCC cell lines. Linc00460 expression was positively correlated with ESCC TNM stage, lymph node metastasis, and predicted poor prognosis. In vitro experiments showed that linc00460 depletion suppressed ESCC cell growth through regulating cell proliferation and cell cycle; in additional, linc00460 depletion accelerated ESCC cell apoptosis. We further revealed that linc00460 overexpression was manipulated by transcriptional co-activator CBP/P300 through histone acetylation. Given the high expression and important biological functions of linc00460, we suggest that linc00460 works as an oncogene and might be a valuable prognostic biomarker for ESCC diagnosis and treatment.
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- Yan Liang
- Department of Medical Genetics, College of Basic Medical Science, Third Military Medical University, Gaotanyan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, College of Basic Medical Science, Third Military Medical University, Gaotanyan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, College of Basic Medical Science, Third Military Medical University, Gaotanyan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Gaotanyan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, College of Basic Medical Science, Third Military Medical University, Gaotanyan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, College of Basic Medical Science, Third Military Medical University, Gaotanyan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Gaotanyan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, College of Basic Medical Science, Third Military Medical University, Gaotanyan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, College of Basic Medical Science, Third Military Medical University, Gaotanyan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, China
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Xue W, Li J, Wang F, Han P, Liu Y, Cui B. A long non-coding RNA expression signature to predict survival of patients with colon adenocarcinoma. Oncotarget 2017; 8:101298-101308. [PMID: 29254165 PMCID: PMC5731875 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.21064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2017] [Accepted: 08/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
Abstract
Colon cancer is the most common type of gastrointestinal cancer and is still the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been proved to be superior biomarkers in cancer diagnosis and prognosis than miRNAs and protein-coding genes. In the current study, our objective was to detect novel lncRNA biomarkers by analyzing lncRNA expression profiles and clinical data in a large cohort of patients with colon patients from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). By using Cox regression analysis, we identified two lncRNAs (SNHG6 and CTD-2354A18.1) which could be independent prognostic factors for predicting clinical outcome in colon adenocarcinoma. Then a linear combination of these two lncRNA biomarkers (SNHG6 and CTD-2354A18.1), termed two-lncRNA signature, was developed in the training set as a predictor for OS in patients with colon adenocarcinoma, and validated in the testing set and the entire patient set. This two-lncRNA signature demonstrated significant prognostic performance in both the testing set and the entire patient set which classified the patients into two groups with significantly different OS. The multivariate and stratified analysis suggested that the prognostic value of the two-lncRNA signature was independent of other traditional clinical variables. Functional analysis suggested that these two lncRNA biomarkers might be mainly involved in transcription/translation-related or DNA repair-related biological processes. In summary, our results warrant further studies on these lncRNAs that will improve our understanding of the mechanisms associated with pathogenesis and progression of colon adenocarcinoma.
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- Weinan Xue
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, China
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Diao R, Mu X, Wang T, Li S. Risk score based on ten lncRNA-mRNA expression predicts the survival of stage II-III colorectal carcinoma. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0182908. [PMID: 28796819 PMCID: PMC5552098 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2017] [Accepted: 07/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
The prognosis of colorectal carcinoma (CRC) is unstable in the stage II-III patients. Patients with early stage II CRC have a relative poor prognosis while other stage III CRC patients have a better prognosis. In our work, by utilizing the expression of lncRNAs and mRNAs measured by microarray (GSE39582), we constructed a risk score staging system with Cox multivariate regression model to predict the outcome of grade II-III CRC patients. Ten genes including two lncRNAs and eight mRNAs were used to estimate the survival of stage II-III CRC patients. The patients with high risk scores have poorer survival rate those with low risk scores, significantly. These results were further validated in another three independent datasets (GSE37892, GSE33113, and GSE17536). The relationship between clinical information and were evaluated, and the risk score is independent from the other clinical information and performs better in evaluating the survival of stage II-III CRC patients. Moreover, the correlation between chemotherapy was also evaluated, and we found that both patients with or without chemotherapy have a poor survival in high risk group. Gene Set Enrichment Analysis were used to find the difference between high-risk and low-risk groups, and pathways including cell adhesion and focal adhesion were significantly enriched, suggesting that the risk score reflects the status of cell-cell physical interaction. In summary, we constructed a risk staging model for grade II-III CRC, which is independent from and performs better than clinical information.
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- Ruigang Diao
- Yangtai Yuhuangding Hospital, Zhifu District, Yantai, Shandong Province, China
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- Yangtai Yuhuangding Hospital, Zhifu District, Yantai, Shandong Province, China
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- Yangtai Yuhuangding Hospital, Zhifu District, Yantai, Shandong Province, China
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- Yangtai Yuhuangding Hospital, Zhifu District, Yantai, Shandong Province, China
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The mammalian transcriptome includes a large number of microRNAs (miRNAs) and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs). Some studies have reported that numerous kinds of miRNAs and lncRNAs have been implicated in playing key regulatory roles in the occurrence and development of digestive system malignances. Therefore, they are closely related to the clinical diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of digestive system malignances. This review focuses on the recent progress in research of miRNAs and lncRNAs in in digestive system malignancies and discusses their epigenetics roles as oncogenes or tumor suppressors. The current and future potential clinical applications of miRNAs and lncRNAs in digestive system malignancies are also discussed, with an aim to provide new ideas and means for the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of digestive system malignancies.
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