ArticleAmerican journal of cancer research2018
A novel long noncoding RNA lncWDR26 suppresses the growth and metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma cells through interaction with SIX3.
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- A novel gene signature based on Like-Smith family members-related genes for predicting the prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma.Translational cancer research · 2026Article
- KDM5C-regulated SIX5 promotes glioblastoma progression through transcriptional activation of UBE2C and enhancement of the Warburg effect.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Sine oculis homeobox homolog family function in gastrointestinal cancer: Progression and comprehensive analysis.World journal of clinical oncology · 2025Review
- SIX3 function in cancer: progression and comprehensive analysis.Cancer gene therapy · 2022Review
- CircRNA hsa_circ_0002577 accelerates endometrial cancer progression through activating IGF1R/PI3K/Akt pathway.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2020Article
- The Role of a Proprotein Convertase Inhibitor in Reactivation of Tumor-Associated Macrophages and Inhibition of Glioma Growth.Molecular therapy oncolytics · 2020Article
- LncRNA BCYRN1/miR-490-3p/POU3F2, served as a ceRNA network, is connected with worse survival rate of hepatocellular carcinoma patients and promotes tumor cell growth and metastasis.Cancer cell international · 2020Article
- The Emerging Role of Long Non-Coding RNAs in the Metastasis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.Biomolecules · 2019Review
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- Molecular pattern of lncRNAs in hepatocellular carcinoma.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2019Review
- LINC00339 promotes growth and invasiveness of hepatocellular carcinoma by the miR-1182/SKA1 pathway.OncoTargets and therapy · 2019Article
- The animal nuclear factor Y: an enigmatic and important heterotrimeric transcription factor.American journal of cancer research · 2018Review
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Abstract
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are involved in the tumorigenesis and progression of some cancers. However, only a handful of lncRNAs have been functionally identified in HCC. In the present study, we identified a novel functional lncRNA in HCC, termed lncWDR26 (GenBank Accession no. RP11-365O16). Here, we reported that lncWDR26 was significantly downregulated in HCC tissues and cells. Moreover, decreased lncWDR26 expression correlates with larger tumor size, higher clinical stage, and tumor metastasis, and also predicts poor prognosis in patients with HCC. In HCC cells, overexpression of lncWDR26 inhibited growth and metastasis, both in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistically, lncWDR26 suppressed HCC growth and metastasis by inhibiting WDR26 transcription. Notably, lncWDR26 was associated with SIX homeobox 3 (SIX3), and this association was required for the repression of WDR26 transcription. Together, these results indicate that lncWDR26 is a tumor suppressor lncRNA that promotes tumor progression, leading us to propose that lncRNAs may serve as key regulatory hubs in HCC progression.
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