scholarly journals SNP rs4142441 and MYC co-modulated long non-coding RNA OSER1-AS1 suppresses non-small cell lung cancer by sequestering RNA-Binding Protein ELAVL1

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weijia Xie ◽  
Youhao Wang ◽  
Yao Zhang ◽  
Ying Xiang ◽  
Na Wu ◽  
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Abstract Background: Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been involved in the process of lung cancer. Following clues given by lung cancer risk-associated SNPs, we aimed to find novel functional lncRNAs as candidate targets in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods: Case-control analyses were performed in 626 cases and 736 controls matched up on sex and age. The lncRNA OSER1-AS1 was identified near a lung cancer risk-associated SNP rs4142441. Kaplan–Meier survival analysis was performed to investigate the association between OSER1-AS1 expression and overall survival. The influence of rs4142441 on the expression level of OSER1-AS1 was confirmed using Luciferase assays. Subsequently, the biological function of OSER1-AS1 was assessed in vitro by cell proliferation, migration, and invasion experiments through gain- and loss-of-function approaches, and in vivo by subcutaneous tumor model and tail vein injection lung metastasis model. ChIP and RIP experiments were carried out to investigate the interaction between transcription factors, RNA-binding proteins, and OSER1-AS1.Results: OSER1-AS1 was down-regulated in tumor tissue and its low expression was significantly associated with poor overall survival among non-smokers in NSCLC patients. Gain- and loss-of-function studies revealed that OSER1-AS1 acted as a tumor suppressor by inhibiting lung cancer cell growth, migration and invasion in vitro. Xenograft tumor assays and metastasis mouse model confirmed that OSER1-AS1 suppressed tumor growth and metastasis in vivo. The promoter of OSER1-AS1 was repressed by MYC, and the 3’-end of OSER1-AS1 was competitively targeted by microRNA hsa-miR-17-5p and RNA-binding protein ELAVL1. Conclusion: Our results indicated that OSER1-AS1 exerted tumor-suppressive functions by acting as an ELAVL1 decoy to keep it away from its target mRNAs. Our findings characterized OSER1-AS1 as a new tumor suppressive lncRNA in NSCLC, suggesting that OSER1-AS1 may be suitable as a potential biomarker for prognosis, and a potential target for treatment.

Biomedicines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 954
Author(s):  
Ye-Ram Kim ◽  
Ah-Reum Han ◽  
Jin-Baek Kim ◽  
Chan-Hun Jung

The use of ionizing radiation (IR) during radiotherapy can induce malignant effects, such as metastasis, which contribute to poor prognoses in lung cancer patients. Here, we explored the ability of dendrobine, a plant-derived alkaloid from Dendrobium nobile, to improve the efficacy of radiotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We employed Western blotting, quantitative real-time (qRT)-PCR, transwell migration assays, and wound-healing assays to determine the effects of dendrobine on the migration and invasion of A549 lung cancer cells in vitro. Dendrobine (5 mm) inhibited γ-irradiation-induced migration and invasion of A549 cells by suppressing sulfatase2 (SULF2) expression, thus inhibiting IR-induced signaling. To investigate the inhibitory effects of dendrobine in vivo, we established a mouse model of IR-induced metastasis by injecting BALB/c nude mice with γ-irradiated A549 cells via the tail vein. As expected, injection with γ-irradiated cells increased the number of pulmonary metastatic nodules in mice (0 Gy/DPBS, 9.8 ± 1.77; 2 Gy/DPBS, 20.87 ± 1.42), which was significantly reduced with dendrobine treatment (2 Gy/Dendrobine, 10.87 ± 0.71), by prevention of IR-induced signaling. Together, these findings demonstrate that dendrobine exerts inhibitory effects against γ-irradiation-induced invasion and metastasis in NSCLC cells in vitro and in vivo at non cytotoxic concentrations. Thus, dendrobine could serve as a therapeutic enhancer to overcome the malignant effects of radiation therapy in patients with NSCLC.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haibo Han ◽  
Bo Pan ◽  
Fan Liang ◽  
Lina Wu ◽  
Xijuan Liu ◽  
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Abstract Background: MicroRNAs can regulates tumor metastasis either as an oncomiR or suppressor miRNA. Here, we investigate the role of miR-224 in lymphatic metastasis of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods: The expression of miR-224 was demonstrated by a validation cohort of 156 lung cancer patients (77 cases with lymphatic metastasis) by q-PCR. In vitro and in vivo experiments were performed to study the malignant phenotype after upregulation and inhibition of miR-224 expression. Furthermore, the direct target genes of miR-224 were determined by a luciferase reporter assay. Results: miR-224 was identified as a high expression miRNA in the tumor tissues with lymphatic metastasis) with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) of 0.57. Forced expression of miR-224 in H1299 cells promoted not only the cell viability, plate clone formation, migration and invasion in vitro, but also tumor growth and lung metastasis in vivo. Consistently, inhibition of miR-224 suppressed the malignant characters both in vitro and in vivo. Molecular mechanism research suggested that miR-422a targeted the ANGPTL1 as a novel tumor suppressor.Conclusions: The present study demonstrates that miR-224 is a potential marker for the prediction of lymphatic metastasis of NSCLC. And application of miR-224 may help for prophylactic intervention of NSCLC in clinical practice.


2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Li-Na Pan ◽  
Yun-Fang Ma ◽  
Jia-An Hu ◽  
Zhi-Hong Xu

Circular RNA (circRNA) has been shown to participate in various tumors, including lung cancer. In the present study, we explored the expression and functional relevance of hsa_circ_0003288 in human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We verified that hsa_circ_0003288 expression was upregulated in lung cancer tissues and cell lines. Overexpression of hsa_circ_0003288 dramatically promoted lung cancer cell proliferation, colony formation, inhibited apoptosis, and increased cell migration and invasion in vitro. Xenograft experiments showed that hsa_circ_0003288 overexpression accelerated tumor growth in vivo. Mechanistically, hsa_circ_0003288 negatively regulated miR-145 to exert the oncogenic role in lung cancer. Overexpression of miR-145 decreased cell proliferation, induced apoptosis, and suppressed migration and invasion in lung cancer. Additionally, miR-145 co-transfection abolished the oncogenic role of hsa_circ_0003288. Collectively, these findings identified a novel regulatory role of hsa_circ_0003288/miR-145 axis in the progression of NSCLC.


2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 030006051988309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Lu ◽  
Xiao Rong Luan

Objective MicroRNA (miR)-147a acts as an inhibitory miRNA in many cancers. However, its potential roles in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remain unclear. Methods Levels of miR-147a and C-C motif chemokine ligand 5 (CCL5) were measured using a quantitative real-time PCR assay. Cell growth, migration, and invasion of NSCLC cells were assessed by colony formation, wound healing, and Transwell invasion assays, respectively. The role of miR-147a in the growth and metastatic ability of NSCLC in vivo was detected using a xenograft model and experimental lung metastasis model. Results miR-147a was downregulated in NSCLC cell lines as well as in tissues. Gain-of-function and loss-of-function analyses demonstrated that upregulation of miR-147a decreased the aggressiveness of NSCLC cells in vitro. In addition, CCL5 was identified as a target of miR-147a. We also demonstrated the effect of miR-147a in the progression of NSCLC cells via targeting CCL5. Finally, the in vivo mouse xenograft model showed that miR-147a inhibited progression of NSCLC cells. Conclusions Overall, expression of miR-147a was downregulated in NSCLC. Importantly, upregulation of miR-147a suppressed the growth and metastasis of NSCLC cells in vivo by targeting CCL5.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuxin Li ◽  
Jianyi Lv ◽  
Xing Zhang ◽  
Zhihui Li ◽  
Xueyun Huo ◽  
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Abstract Background: Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is one of the most malignant tumors with poor prognosis. RNA-binding protein (RBP) human antigen D (HuD) has been indicated in the process of tumorigenesis and progression of lung tumors, as well as long noncoding RNAs (lncRNA). However, the role of HuD and lncRNA in SCLC remains unknown. Methods: Realtime PCR were used to examine the circulating levels of LYPLAL1-DT in the 46 SCLC patients and 18 normal controls. Assays of dual- luciferase reporter system, RNA pull-down were performed to determine that LYPLAL1-DT could sponge miR-204-5p to upregulate the expression of PFN2. Migration and invasion assay, CCK8 and colony formation assay were used to detect the malignant effect of HuD and LYPLAL1-DT. Tumor xenograft model was established and IHC assay was performed to determine how HuD and LAPLAL1-DT impact in vivo. Results: We revealed that HuD was highly expressed in SCLC tissues and cell lines. HuD boosts the proliferation, migration, invasion of SCLC cells by increasing the PFN2 mRNA stability, which promotes cytoskeleton formation. HuD also enhanced the stability of lncRNA LYPLAL1-DT, which expressed highly in the serum of patients with SCLC and acted as an oncogenic lncRNA in SCLC cells as confirmed in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistically, LYPLAL1-DT functioned as a competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) for sponging miR-204-5p, leading to the upregulation of its target PFN2 to promote SCLC cell proliferation and invasion. In summary, our data reveal a regulatory pathway in which HuD stabilizes PFN2 mRNA and LYPLAL1-DT, which in turn increases PFN2 expression by binding to miR-204-5p, and ultimately promotes tumorigenesis and invasion in SCLC.Conclusions: Our findings reveal novel regulatory axes involving HuD/PFN2 and lncRNA LYPLAL1-DT/miR-204-5p/PFN2 in the development and progression of small cell lung cancer (SCLC), providing novel prognostic indicators and promising therapeutic targets.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guang-Yin Zhao ◽  
Zhao-Feng Ning ◽  
Rui Wang

ObjectiveNon-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a common malignant tumor, which has high incidence and low the 5-year survival rate. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play critical roles in carcinoma occurrence and metastasis. Herein, our aim was to investigate the effects of lncRNA SNHG19 in NSCLC progression.Materials and MethodsLong non-coding RNA Small Nucleolar RNA Host Gene 19 (lncRNA SNHG19) expression level was measured by bioinformatics and qRT-PCR. Edu, Transwell, and scratch assays were performed to explore the role of si-SNHG19 or SNHG19 on NSCLC progression. Luciferase assay was used to verify the relationship between SNHG19/E2F7 and miR-137. The experiment of Xenograft was used for exploring the function of SNHG19 in vivo.ResultsSNHG19 was upregulated in cancer tissues, patients plasma and cell lines of NSCLC. Knockdown of SNHG19 inhibited cell proliferation, migration, and invasion. Luciferase assay confirmed that SNHG19 regulated E2F7 expression via interacting with miR-137. Overexpression of SNHG19 accelerated NSCLC tumor progression via miR-137/E2F7 axis both in vitro and in vivo.ConclusionsOur results clarified the SNHG19 function for the first time, and SNHG19 promoted the progression of NSCLC, which was mediated by the miR-137/E2F7 axis. This study might provide new understanding and targets for NSCLC diagnosis and treatment.


2020 ◽  
Vol 401 (10) ◽  
pp. 1191-1198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunjing Li ◽  
Yongfu Ma ◽  
Tong Zhang ◽  
Changjiang Feng ◽  
Yang Liu

AbstractIt has been reported that high-mobility group box 3 is overexpressed in various cancers. This study aimed to explore its function in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). A546 and H460 cell lines were used for in vivo experiments, scratch healing tests, transwell migration and invasion experiments. It was first found that HMGB3 was highly expressed in tumor tissues in the patients and associated with NSCLC stage. Silencing of HMGB3 significantly slowed the growth, proliferation and invasion of NSCLC in vitro, and repressed cell growth in vivo. Mechanistic studies suggest that the observed effects were mediated by inhibiting the expression of β-catenin/MMP7/c-Myc in Wnt pathway. Our study highlights the role of HMGB3 in NSCLC, which may provide a therapeutic target for the treatment of NSCLC.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianjiao Ni ◽  
Xiaofei Zhang ◽  
Juan Li ◽  
Zhiqin Zheng ◽  
Junhua Zhang ◽  
...  

AbstractBone is a frequent metastatic site of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and bone metastasis (BoM) presents significant challenges for patient survival and quality of life. Osteolytic BoM is characterised by aberrant differentiation and malfunction of osteoclasts through modulation of the TGF-β/pTHrP/RANKL signalling pathway, but its upstream regulatory mechanism is unclear. In this study, we found that lncRNA-SOX2OT was highly accumulated in exosomes derived from the peripheral blood of NSCLC patients with BoM and that patients with higher expression of exosomal lncRNA-SOX2OT had significantly shorter overall survival. Additionally, exosomal lncRNA-SOX2OT derived from NSCLC cells promoted cell invasion and migration in vitro, as well as BoM in vivo. Mechanistically, we discovered that NSCLC cell-derived exosomal lncRNA-SOX2OT modulated osteoclast differentiation and stimulated BoM by targeting the miRNA-194-5p/RAC1 signalling axis and TGF-β/pTHrP/RANKL signalling pathway in osteoclasts. In conclusion, exosomal lncRNA-SOX2OT plays a crucial role in promoting BoM and may serve as a promising prognostic biomarker and treatment target in metastatic NSCLC.


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