scholarly journals Long Non-coding RNA LOXL1-AS1 Drives Breast Cancer Invasion and Metastasis by Antagonizing miR-708-5p Expression and Activity

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 696-705 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui-ting Dong ◽  
Qun Liu ◽  
Tingting Zhao ◽  
Fan Yao ◽  
Yingying Xu ◽  
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Oncogene ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yina Qiao ◽  
Ting Jin ◽  
Shengdong Guan ◽  
Shaojie Cheng ◽  
Siyang Wen ◽  
...  

AbstractInvasion and metastasis are the leading causes of death in patients with breast cancer (BC), and epithelial-mesenchymal transformation (EMT) plays an essential role in this process. Here, we found that Lnc-408, a novel long noncoding RNA (lncRNA), is significantly upregulated in BC cells undergoing EMT and in BC tumor with lymphatic metastases compared with those without lymphatic metastases. Lnc-408 can enhance BC invasion and metastasis by regulating the expression of LIMK1. Mechanistically, Lnc-408 serves as a sponge for miR-654-5p to relieve the suppression of miR-654-5p on its target LIMK1. Knockdown or knockout of Lnc-408 in invasive BC cells clearly decreased LIMK1 levels, and ectopic Lnc-408 in MCF-7 cells increased LIMK1 expression to promote cell invasion. Lnc-408-mediated enhancement of LIMK1 plays a key role in cytoskeletal stability and promotes invadopodium formation in BC cells via p-cofilin/F-actin. In addition, the increased LIMK1 also facilitates the expression of MMP2, ITGB1, and COL1A1 by phosphorylating CREB. In conclusion, our findings reveal that Lnc-408 promotes BC invasion and metastasis via the Lnc-408/miR-654-5p/LIMK1 axis, highlighting a novel promising target for the diagnosis and treatment of BC.


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