Long non-coding RNA LINC01234 regulates proliferation, migration and invasion via HIF-2α pathways in clear cell renal cell carcinoma cells
Open Access
- 14 October 2020
- Vol. 8, e10149
- https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10149
Abstract
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been proved to have an important role in different malignancies including clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). However, their role in disease progression is still not clear. The objective of the study was to identify lncRNA-based prognostic biomarkers and further to investigate the role of one lncRNA LINC01234 in progression of ccRCC cells. We found that six adverse prognostic lncRNA biomarkers including LINC01234 were identified in ccRCC patients by bioinformatic analysis using The Cancer Genome Atlas database. LINC01234 knockdown impaired cell proliferation, migration and invasion in vitro as compared to negative control. Furthermore, the epithelial-mesenchymal transition was inhibited after LINC01234 knockdown. Additionally, LINC01234 knockdown impaired hypoxia-inducible factor-2a (HIF-2α) pathways, including a suppression of the expression of HIF-2α, vascular endothelial growth factor A, epidermal growth factor receptor, c-Myc, Cyclin D1 and MET. Together, these datas showed that LINC01234 was likely to regulate the progression of ccRCC by HIF-2α pathways, and LINC01234 was both a promising prognostic biomarker and a potential therapeutic target for ccRCC.Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (81972381)
- National Key Research and Development Program of China (2017YFC1002001 and SQ2018YFC100243)
- Beijing Natural Science Foundation of China (7182177)
- Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission (Z151100003915105)
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