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ArticleBMC cancer2019

LncRNA ENST00000539653 acts as an oncogenic factor via MAPK signalling in papillary thyroid cancer.

Bin Song, Rurun Li, Zhihua Zuo, Juan Tan, Ling Liu, Dafa Ding, Yibing Lu, Dawei Hou

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Article in BMC cancer, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Bin SongDepartment of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 121 Jiangjiayuan Road, Nanjing, 210011, China.
Rurun LiDepartment of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 121 Jiangjiayuan Road, Nanjing, 210011, China.
Zhihua ZuoDepartment of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 121 Jiangjiayuan Road, Nanjing, 210011, China.
Juan TanDepartment of Gerontology, Huai'an First People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 6 Beijing West Road, Huai'an, 223300, China.
Ling LiuDepartment of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 121 Jiangjiayuan Road, Nanjing, 210011, China.
Dafa DingDepartment of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 121 Jiangjiayuan Road, Nanjing, 210011, China.
Yibing LuDepartment of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 121 Jiangjiayuan Road, Nanjing, 210011, China. luyibing2003@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0018-4714
Dawei HouDepartment of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 121 Jiangjiayuan Road, Nanjing, 210011, China. houdawei2003@163.com.
Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University · CNHuaian First People’s Hospital · CN

Funding

the Key Research and Development Project of Jiangsu Province BE2015723
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPapillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is the most frequent type of thyroid malignancy. In this study, we investigated the mechanisms whereby long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are associated with PTC pathogenesis.

methodsMicroarray analysis was used to determine differentially expressed lncRNAs between paired PTC tissues and normal adjacent thyroid tissues. Quantitative RT-PCR was used for validation in 86 PTC cases. Small interfering RNA (siRNA) transfection assays were then performed to assess how a novel lncRNA affected key proliferation and cell death pathways in IHH4 PTC cells.

resultsWe identified 1878 differentially expressed lncRNAs versus matched control samples (fold change ≥2.0, P < 0.05), of which 429 were upregulated and 1449 were downregulated. ENST00000539653.1 (ENS-653), one of the top hits in this microarray, was selected for further study. Higher ENS-653 expression was observed in PTC tissue samples versus adjacent normal tissues, and was associated with a larger tumor size and a more advanced clinical stage. In the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) PTC cohort, higher ENS-653 expression was correlated with more frequent BRAF (V600E) mutation and poorer disease-free survival. Furthermore, ENS-653 downregulation reduced the proliferation of PTC cells and led to G1-S arrest, but had no impact on apoptosis. ENS-653 downregulation also inactivated ERK1/2 and ERK5, causing partial MAPK cascade suppression.

conclusionENS-653 exhibits oncogenic properties in PTC, and could be a diagnostic and/or prognostic PTC biomarker, in addition to possibly being a future target for therapy.

Indexed as

MAP Kinase Signaling SystemAdultAgedBiomarkers, TumorCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMiddle AgedMutationProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafRNA, Long NoncodingThyroid Cancer, PapillaryBiomarkers, TumorBRAF protein, humanProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafRNA, Long NoncodingPapillary thyroid cancer ∙ LncRNA ∙ proliferation ∙ biomarker ∙ MAPK

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PMID30940124
PMCPMC6446410
OpenAlexW2928071902

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