Regulation of laryngeal squamous cell cancer progression by the lncRNA RP11‐159K7.2/miR‐206/DNMT3A axis
Open Access
- 4 May 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
- Vol. 24 (12), 6781-6795
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jcmm.15331
Abstract
Long non‐coding RNAs (lncRNAs), which are longer than 200 nt, have been proved to play a role in promoting or inhibiting cancer progression. The following study investigated the role and underlying mechanisms of lncRNA RP11‐159K7.2 in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) progression. Briefly, in situ hybridization (ISH) and real‐time quantitative PCR (RT‐qPCR) showed higher expression of RP11‐159K7.2 in LSCC tissues and cell lines. Patients with low expression level of RP11‐159K7.2 lived longer compared to those with high expression of RP11‐159K7.2 (χ2 = 39.111, ***P < 0.001). Multivariate Cox regression analysis suggested that lncRNA RP11‐159K7.2 was an independent prognostic factor for LSCC patients (HR = 2.961, ***P < 0.001). Furthermore, to investigate the potential involvement of RP11‐159K7.2 in the development of LSCC, we knocked out the expression of endogenous RP11‐159K7.2 in TU‐212 cells and AMC‐HN‐8 cells via CRISPR/Cas9 double vector lentiviral system. RP11‐159K7.2 knockout decreased LSCC cell growth and invasion both in vitro and in vivo. Mechanically, we found that RP11‐159K7.2 could positively regulate the expression of DNMT3A by sponging miR‐206. In addition, a feedback loop was also discovered between DNMT3A and miR‐206. To sum up, these findings suggest that lncRNA RP11‐159K7.2 could be used as a potential biomarker for prognosis and treatment of LSCC.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (81772874, 81272965)
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