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Juni RP, ’t Hart KC, Houtkooper RH, Boon R. Long non‐coding RNAs in cardiometabolic disorders. FEBS Lett 2022; 596:1367-1387. [DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Revised: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Rio P. Juni
- Department of Physiology Amsterdam University Medical Centers Amsterdam Cardiovascular Science Frankfurt am Main Germany
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- Department of Physiology Amsterdam University Medical Centers Amsterdam Cardiovascular Science Frankfurt am Main Germany
- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases Amsterdam University Medical Centers; Amsterdam Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Science, University of Amsterdam Frankfurt am Main Germany
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- Laboratory Genetic Metabolic Diseases Amsterdam University Medical Centers; Amsterdam Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Science, University of Amsterdam Frankfurt am Main Germany
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- Department of Physiology Amsterdam University Medical Centers Amsterdam Cardiovascular Science Frankfurt am Main Germany
- Institute for Cardiovascular Regeneration Centre for Molecular Medicine Goethe University Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt am Main Germany
- German Centre for Cardiovascular Research DZHK Partner site Frankfurt Rhein/Main Frankfurt am Main Germany
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Zhang L, Wang X. Lowly expressed LNC01136 fails to aid HIF-1α to induce BTG2 expression resulting in increased proliferation of retinal microvascular endothelial cells. Microvasc Res 2022; 141:104315. [PMID: 35007537 DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2022.104315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Retinal neovascularization (RN), a major cause of blindness occurring in multiple types of ophthalmic diseases, is closely associated with hypoxic conditions. However, the underlying pathological mechanisms of RN have not been fully elucidated. BTG2 is anti-proliferative factor. The up-stream of BTG2 gene within 3000 bp expresses a long non-coding RNA, LNC01136. METHODS we initially compared the expression of BTG2 and LNC01136 in human retinal microvascular endothelial cells (hRMECs) with other eye-associated cells, including Muller cells, ARPE19 cells and RGC-5, in response to a hypoxia mimetic agent (CoCl2). FISH and PCR tests were performed to determine the enrichment of LNC01136 in different cellular components. LNC01136 were overexpressed or knockdown to determine the effect on BTG2 expression. Finally, ChIP, RIP and Co-IP assays were performed to determine the interaction among BTG2, HIF-1α, LNC01136 and CNOT7. RESULTS After the treatment with CoCl2, expression levels of BTG2 and LNC01136 were strongly induced in Muller cells, ARPE19 cells and RGC-5, but weakly in hRMECs. LNC01136 is prominently located in cell nucleus and aids HIF-1α to enhance transcription of BTG2, which consequently inhibits cell growth. The anti-proliferative effect of BTG2 is probably associated to the interaction with CNOT7 and the regulation of multiple cell cycle-related proteins. CONCLUSIONS This study revealed that LNC01136 is a cell growth suppressor by recruiting HIF-1α to induce BTG2 expression. However the low expression of LNC01136 in hRMECs compared to other eye-associated cells promoted hRMECs' proliferation, which is probably a cause of RN under hypoxia.
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- Lixin Zhang
- Department of Ophthalmology, Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha 410006, PR China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha 410006, PR China.
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PABPC1-induced stabilization of BDNF-AS inhibits malignant progression of glioblastoma cells through STAU1-mediated decay. Cell Death Dis 2020; 11:81. [PMID: 32015336 PMCID: PMC6997171 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-020-2267-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2019] [Revised: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Glioblastoma is the most common and malignant form of primary central nervous tumor in adults. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been reported to play a pivotal role in modulating gene expression and regulating human tumor’s malignant behaviors. In this study, we confirmed that lncRNA brain-derived neurotrophic factor antisense (BDNF-AS) was downregulated in glioblastoma tissues and cells, interacted and stabilized by polyadenylate-binding protein cytoplasmic 1 (PABPC1). Overexpression of BDNF-AS inhibited the proliferation, migration, and invasion, as well as induced the apoptosis of glioblastoma cells. In the in vivo study, PABPC1 overexpression combined with BDNF-AS overexpression produced the smallest tumor and the longest survival. Moreover, BDNF-AS could elicit retina and anterior neural fold homeobox 2 (RAX2) mRNA decay through STAU1-mediated decay (SMD), and thereby regulated the malignant behaviors glioblastoma cells. Knockdown of RAX2 produced tumor-suppressive function in glioblastoma cells and increased the expression of discs large homolog 5 (DLG5), leading to the activation of the Hippo pathway. In general, this study elucidated that the PABPC1-BDNF-AS-RAX2-DLG5 mechanism may contribute to the anticancer potential of glioma cells and may provide potential therapeutic targets for human glioma.
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Deng RY, Hong T, Li CY, Shi CL, Liu C, Jiang FY, Li J, Fan XM, Feng SB, Wang YF. Long non-coding RNA zinc finger antisense 1 expression associates with increased disease risk, elevated disease severity and higher inflammatory cytokines levels in patients with lumbar disc degeneration. Medicine (Baltimore) 2019; 98:e18465. [PMID: 31876730 PMCID: PMC6946461 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000018465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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This study aimed to investigate the correlation of long noncoding RNA zinc finger antisense 1 (lncRNA ZFAS1) expression with disease risk, disease severity and inflammatory cytokines levels in lumbar disc degeneration (LDD) patients.83 LDD patients underwent surgery and 28 traumatized, non-LDD patients underwent lumbar disc surgery (controls) were consecutively enrolled in this case-control study. Lumbar disc tissue was obtained during surgery and herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP) was isolated to detect lncRNA ZFAS1 expression and inflammatory cytokines mRNA levels by RT-qPCR, and determine protein levels of inflammatory cytokines by western blot.HNP lncRNA ZFAS1 expression in LDD patients was up-regulated compared with controls (P < .001), and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve showed lncRNA ZFAS1 expression disclosed a good predictive value for LDD risk with area under curve (AUC) 0.753 (95% CI 0.646-0.859). And after adjustment by age, gender and body mass index (BMI), lncRNA ZFAS1 (P = .017) remained to be an independent predictive factor for higher LDD risk. In addition, lncRNA ZFAS1 expression was positively associated with Modified Pfirrmann Grade (P = .015). As to inflammatory cytokines, lncRNA ZFAS1 expression was observed to be positively correlated with TNF-α (P = .002), IL-1β (P = .007) and IL-6 (P = .015) mRNAs expressions while reversely associated with IL-10 mRNA level (P = .014); and lncRNA ZFAS1 expression was also positively correlated with protein levels of TNF-α (P = .038) and IL-6 (P = .027) while reversely associated with IL-10 protein expression (P = .039).lncRNA ZFAS1 expression associates with increased risk, elevated disease severity and higher inflammatory cytokines levels in LDD patients.
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- Ruo-Yu Deng
- Shanghai Qeejen Bio-tech Institution, Shanghai
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- General Departments, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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- Shanghai Qeejen Bio-tech Institution, Shanghai
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- Shanghai Qeejen Bio-tech Institution, Shanghai
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- Shanghai Qeejen Bio-tech Institution, Shanghai
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- Emergency Department, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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BISWAS S, FENG B, THOMAS A, CHEN S, AREF-ESHGHI E, SADIKOVIC B, CHAKRABARTI S. Endothelin-1 Regulation Is Entangled in a Complex Web of Epigenetic Mechanisms in Diabetes. Physiol Res 2018; 67:S115-S125. [DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.933836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Endothelial cells (ECs) are primary targets of glucose-induced tissue damage. As a result of hyperglycemia, endothelin-1 (ET-1) is upregulated in organs affected by chronic diabetic complications. The objective of the present study was to identify novel transcriptional mechanisms that influence ET-1 regulation in diabetes. We carried out the investigation in microvascular ECs using multiple approaches. ECs were incubated with 5 mM glucose (NG) or 25 mM glucose (HG) and analyses for DNA methylation, histone methylation, or long non-coding RNA- mediated regulation of ET-1 mRNA were then performed. DNA methylation array analyses demonstrated the presence of hypomethylation in the proximal promoter and 5’ UTR/first exon regions of EDN1 following HG culture. Further, globally blocking DNA methylation or histone methylation significantly increased ET-1 mRNA expressions in both NG and HG-treated HRECs. While, knocking down the pathogenetic lncRNAs ANRIL, MALAT1, and ZFAS1 subsequently prevented the glucose-induced upregulation of ET-1 transcripts. Based on our past and present findings, we present a novel paradigm that reveals a complex web of epigenetic mechanisms regulating glucose-induced transcription of ET-1. Improving our understanding of such processes may lead to better targeted therapies.
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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Accumulating evidence indicates noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) fine-tune gene expression with mysterious machinery. We conducted a combination of mRNA, miRNA, circRNA, LncRNA microarray analyses on 10 adults' lumbar discs. Moreover, we performed additional global exploration on RNA interacting machinery in terms of in silico computational pipeline. Here we show the landscape of RNAs in human lumbar discs. In general, the RNA-abundant landscape comprises 14,635 mRNAs (37.93%), 2,059 miRNAs (5.34%), 18,995 LncRNAs (49.23%) and 2,894 (7.5%) circRNAs. Chromosome 1 contributes for RNA transcription at most (10%). Bi-directional transcription contributes evenly for RNA biogenesis, in terms of 5′ to 3′ and 3′ to 5′. Despite the majority of circRNAs are exonic, antisense (1.49%), intergenic (0.035%), intragenic (1.69%), and intronic (6.29%) circRNAs should not be ignored. A single miRNA could interact with a multitude of circRNAs. Notably, CDR1as or ciRS-7 harbors 66 consecutive binding sites for miR-7-5p (previous miR-7), evidencing our pipeline. The majority of binding sites are perfect-matched (78.95%). Collectively, global landscape of RNAs sheds novel insights on RNA interacting mechanisms in human intervertebral disc degeneration.
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Liu X, She Y, Wu H, Zhong D, Zhang J. Long non-coding RNA Gas5 regulates proliferation and apoptosis in HCS-2/8 cells and growth plate chondrocytes by controlling FGF1 expression via miR-21 regulation. J Biomed Sci 2018; 25:18. [PMID: 29490650 PMCID: PMC5830091 DOI: 10.1186/s12929-018-0424-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2017] [Accepted: 02/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND LncRNA Gas5 is known to be a key control element during growth, differentiation and development in mammalian species. However, the role and function of Gas5 in growth plate chondrocytes has not been determined. METHODS The overexpression and knockdown models of Gas5 and miR-21 in cells and animals were constructed. Cell survival was determined by MTT assay and flow cytometry. Animal biochemical indices were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, hematoxylin/eosin staining, immunohistochemistry or in situ hybridisation. Dual luciferase reporter gene assay was carried out to study targeting. RESULTS First, we found the expression levels of fibroblast growth factor 1(FGF1) were up-regulated and miR-21 were down-regulated in Gas5 overexpressing model cells. Meanwhile, the expression levels of FGF1 and Gas5 were up-regulated in miR-21 knockdown model cells. Furthermore, cell proliferation was significantly promoted after Gas5 knockdown or miR-21 overexpression. Subsequently, Gas5 promoted apoptosis, while miR-21 suppressed apoptosis. Animal assays demonstrated that both Gas5 and dexamethasone suppressed proliferation and promoted apoptosis of growth plate chondrocytes, up-regulated FGF1 expression but reduced miR-21 expression. Finally, there was a binding relationship between Gas5, miR-21 and FGF1. CONCLUSION We concluded that Gas5 regulated proliferation and apoptosis in growth plate by controlling FGF1 expression via miR-21 regulation.
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- Xiong Liu
- Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, People's Republic of China.,Department of Medical Administration, Children's Hospital of Hunan Province, Changsha, 410011, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, People's Republic of China. .,Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Xiangya Road No.87, Changsha, 410011, People's Republic of China.
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Simion V, Haemmig S, Feinberg MW. LncRNAs in vascular biology and disease. Vascul Pharmacol 2018; 114:145-156. [PMID: 29425892 DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2018.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2017] [Revised: 01/09/2018] [Accepted: 01/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Accumulating studies indicate that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play important roles in the regulation of diverse biological processes involved in homeostatic control of the vessel wall in health and disease. However, our knowledge of the mechanisms by which lncRNAs control gene expression and cell signaling pathways is still nascent. Furthermore, only a handful of lncRNAs has been functionally evaluated in response to pathophysiological stimuli or in vascular disease states. For example, lncRNAs may regulate endothelial dysfunction by modulating endothelial cell proliferation (e.g. MALAT1, H19) or angiogenesis (e.g. MEG3, MANTIS). LncRNAs have also been implicated in modulating vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) phenotypes or vascular remodeling (e.g. ANRIL, SMILR, SENCR, MYOSLID). Finally, emerging studies have implicated lncRNAs in leukocytes activation (e.g. lincRNA-Cox2, linc00305, THRIL), macrophage polarization (e.g. GAS5), and cholesterol metabolism (e.g. LeXis). This review summarizes recent findings on the expression, mechanism, and function of lncRNAs implicated in a range of vascular disease states from mice to human subjects. An improved understanding of lncRNAs in vascular disease may provide new pathophysiological insights and opportunities for the generation of a new class of RNA-based biomarkers and therapeutic targets.
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- Viorel Simion
- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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Involvement of Noncoding RNAs in Stress-Related Neuropsychiatric Diseases Caused by DOHaD Theory : ncRNAs and DOHaD-Induced Neuropsychiatric Diseases. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2018; 1012:49-59. [PMID: 29956194 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-5526-3_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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According to the DOHaD theory, low birth weight is a risk factor for various noncommunicable chronic diseases that develop later in life. Noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs), including miRNAs, siRNAs, piRNAs, and lncRNAs, are functional RNA molecules that are transcribed from DNA but that are not translated into proteins. In general, miRNAs, siRNAs, and piRNAs function to regulate gene expression at the transcriptional and posttranscriptional levels. Studying ncRNAs has provided opportunities for new diagnosis and therapeutic knowledge in the endocrinological and metabolic fields as well as cancer biology. In this review, we focus on the roles of miRNAs and lncRNAs in the pathophysiology of stress-related neuropsychiatric diseases, which show abnormal blood hormone levels due to loss of feedback control and/or decreased sensitivity. Numerous recent studies have begun to unveil the importance of ncRNAs in regulation of stress-related hormone levels and functions. We summarize the involvement of abnormal ncRNA expression in the development of stress-related neuropsychiatric diseases based on the DOHaD theory.
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Zhang Y, Dang YW, Wang X, Yang X, Zhang R, Lv ZL, Chen G. Comprehensive analysis of long non-coding RNA PVT1 gene interaction regulatory network in hepatocellular carcinoma using gene microarray and bioinformatics. Am J Transl Res 2017; 9:3904-3917. [PMID: 28979669 PMCID: PMC5622238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2017] [Accepted: 08/17/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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PVT1 has been reported to be involved in the tumorigenesis and development of different cancers. However, the role of PVT1 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains unclear. In this study, we applied gene microarray analysis to detect differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between PVT1 RNAi groups and controls. We initially investigated and confirmed PVT1 expression in HCC using The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). The potential genes and pathways associated with PVT1 were also analyzed. We also performed bioinformatics analyses (Gene Ontology (GO), pathway, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG), and network analyses) to explore the underlying pathways and networks of these potential genes. We selected DLC1 for further analysis. Based on the TCGA database, PVT1 was markedly up-regulated in HCC, whereas DLC1 was down-regulated. Moreover, PVT1 expression negatively correlated with DLC1 in HCC, an observation that has been further validated in different cohorts with Oncomine. High expression of PVT1 was positively associated with gender, race, vascular invasion and pathological grade in HCC. Additionally, the ROC curve indicated that both PVT1 and DLC1 have high diagnostic value in HCC. We speculated that PVT1 might play a significant role in HCC development and progression via regulation of various pathways and genes, especially DLC1 and the Hippo signaling pathway. However, this mechanism should be confirmed by functional experiments.
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- Yu Zhang
- Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
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- Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong UniversityJinan 250012, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
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- Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
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- Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
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- Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning 530021, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
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Hu J, Song C, Duan B, Zhang X, Li D, Zhu L, Gao H. LncRNA-SVUGP2 suppresses progression of hepatocellular carcinoma. Oncotarget 2017; 8:97835-97850. [PMID: 29228655 PMCID: PMC5716695 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.18279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2017] [Accepted: 04/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Numerous studies indicate that long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are dysregulated in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and might serve as potential diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets of HCC. Therefore, it is interesting to globally identify the lncRNAs altered in HCC. In our study, we used microarray to profile the levels of lncRNAs and mRNAs in three pairs of HCC and their adjacent noncancerous samples. We found lncRNA-SVUGP2, which is a splice variant of the UGP2 gene, was down-regulated in HCC samples and correlates with a better prognosis in patients with HCC. Overexpression of lncRNA-SVUGP2 in HepG2 and Hep3B liver cancer cells suppresses cell proliferation in vitro and tumor growth in vivo. Moreover, lncRNA-SVUGP2 suppresses the invasion ability of liver cancer cell lines and downregulates the mRNA and protein levels of MMP2 and 9. Additionally, lncRNA-SVUGP2 positively or negatively correlates with many mRNAs in liver cancer tissues, indicating it is multifunctional in regulating carcinogenesis.
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- Jiangfeng Hu
- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Molecular Biology of the Cell II, German Cancer Research Center, DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Engineering Center for Molecular Medicine, National Engineering Center for Biochip at Shanghai, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Medicine, Fuzhou General Hospital of Nanjing Command, PLA, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- National Engineering Center for Biochip at Shanghai, Shanghai, China.,Department of Gastroenterology, Institute of Digestive Diseases, Tongji University School of Medicine, Wuhan, China
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Zhang F, Zhang L, Zhang C. Long noncoding RNAs and tumorigenesis: genetic associations, molecular mechanisms, and therapeutic strategies. Tumour Biol 2015; 37:163-75. [PMID: 26586396 DOI: 10.1007/s13277-015-4445-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2015] [Accepted: 11/13/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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The human genome contains a large number of nonprotein-coding sequences. Recently, new discoveries in the functions of nonprotein-coding sequences have demonstrated that the "Dark Genome" significantly contributes to human diseases, especially with regard to cancer. Of particular interest in this review are long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs), which comprise a class of nonprotein-coding transcripts that are longer than 200 nucleotides. Accumulating evidence indicates that a large number of lncRNAs exhibit genetic associations with tumorigenesis, tumor progression, and metastasis. Our current understanding of the molecular bases of these lncRNAs that are associated with cancer indicate that they play critical roles in gene transcription, translation, and chromatin modification. Therapeutic strategies based on the targeting of lncRNAs to disrupt their expression or their functions are being developed. In this review, we briefly summarize and discuss the genetic associations and the aberrant expression of lncRNAs in cancer, with a particular focus on studies that have revealed the molecular mechanisms of lncRNAs in tumorigenesis. In addition, we also discuss different therapeutic strategies that involve the targeting of lncRNAs.
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- Fan Zhang
- Department of Orthopedics, The first Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650032, China
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- Hong-Hui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, College of Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710004, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
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Ponicsan SL, Kugel JF, Goodrich JA. Repression of RNA Polymerase II Transcription by B2 RNA Depends on a Specific Pattern of Structural Regions in the RNA. Noncoding RNA 2015; 1:4-16. [PMID: 26405685 PMCID: PMC4578731 DOI: 10.3390/ncrna1010004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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B2 RNA is a mouse non-coding RNA that binds directly to RNA polymerase II (Pol II) and represses transcription by disrupting critical interactions between the polymerase and promoter DNA. How the structural regions within B2 RNA work together to mediate transcriptional repression is not well understood. To address this question, we systematically deleted structural regions from B2 RNA and determined the effects on transcriptional repression using a highly purified Pol II in vitro transcription system. Deletions that compromised the ability of B2 RNA to function as a transcriptional repressor were also tested for their ability to bind directly to Pol II, which enabled us to distinguish regions uniquely important for repression from those important for binding. We found that transcriptional repression requires a pattern of RNA structural motifs consisting of an extended single-stranded region bordered by two stem-loops. Hence, there is modularity in the function of the stem-loops in B2 RNA-when one stem-loop is deleted, another can take its place to enable transcriptional repression.
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- Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mails: (J.G.); (J.K.); Tel.: +1-303-492-3273 (J.G.); Tel.: +1-303-492-3596 (J.K.)
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- Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mails: (J.G.); (J.K.); Tel.: +1-303-492-3273 (J.G.); Tel.: +1-303-492-3596 (J.K.)
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