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ArticleCell death & disease2018

LncRNA SNHG7 sponges miR-216b to promote proliferation and liver metastasis of colorectal cancer through upregulating GALNT1.

Yujia Shan, Jia Ma, Yue Pan, Jialei Hu, Bing Liu, Li Jia

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Article in Cell death & disease, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 119 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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119citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
12.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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119 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 237 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yujia ShanCollege of Laboratory Medicine, Dalian Medical University, 116044, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China.
Jia MaCollege of Laboratory Medicine, Dalian Medical University, 116044, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China.
Yue PanCollege of Laboratory Medicine, Dalian Medical University, 116044, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China.
Jialei HuCollege of Laboratory Medicine, Dalian Medical University, 116044, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China.
Bing LiuCollege of Laboratory Medicine, Dalian Medical University, 116044, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China.
Li JiaCollege of Laboratory Medicine, Dalian Medical University, 116044, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China. jiali0386@sina.com.ORCID 0000-0003-3152-3253
Dalian Medical University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 81772277
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accumulating evidence suggests long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) play an important role in cancer progression. However, the function of lncRNA SNHG7 in colorectal cancer (CRC) remains unclear. In this study, SNHG7 expression was significantly upregulated in CRC tissues, especially in aggressive cases. In accordance, high level of SNHG7 was observed in CRC cell lines compared to normal colon cells. Furthermore, SNHG7 overexpression promoted the proliferation, migration, and invasion of CRC cell lines, while SNHG7 depletion inhibited invasion and cell viability in vitro. Mechanistically, knockdown of SNHG7 inhibited GALNT1 and EMT markers (E-cadherin and Vimentin). Importantly, SNHG7 directly interacted with miR-216b and downregulation of miR-216b reversed efficiently the suppression of GALNT1 induced by SNHG7 siRNA. Moreover, overexpression of SNHG7 significantly enhanced the tumorigenesis and liver metastasis of SW480 cells in vivo. SNHG7 positively regulated GALNT1 level through sponging miR-216b, and played an oncogenic role in CRC progression. Together, our study elucidated the role of SNHG7 as an miRNA sponge in CRC, and shed new light on lncRNA-directed diagnostics and therapeutics in CRC.

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AnimalsCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationColorectal NeoplasmsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHCT116 CellsHEK293 CellsHumansLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, NudeMicroRNAsN-AcetylgalactosaminyltransferasesMicroRNAsMIRN216 microRNA, humanN-AcetylgalactosaminyltransferasesPolypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferaseRNA, Long Noncoding

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PMID29915311
PMCPMC6006356
OpenAlexW2809461229

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