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ArticleCell death & disease2019

LncRNA RPPH1 promotes colorectal cancer metastasis by interacting with TUBB3 and by promoting exosomes-mediated macrophage M2 polarization.

Zhen-Xing Liang, Hua-Shan Liu, Feng-Wei Wang, Li Xiong, Chi Zhou, Tuo Hu, Xiao-Wen He, Xiao-Jian Wu, Dan Xie, Xian-Rui Wu and 1 more

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Article in Cell death & disease, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 210 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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210citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
18.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zhen-Xing LiangDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Hua-Shan LiuDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Feng-Wei WangState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Li XiongDepartment of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Chi ZhouDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Tuo HuDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Xiao-Wen HeDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Xiao-Jian WuDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Dan XieState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2242-3138
Xian-Rui WuDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. wuxianr5@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
Ping LanDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. lanping@mail.sysu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8901-8498
Sun Yat-sen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metastasis is a well-known poor prognostic factor in cancer. However, the mechanisms how long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) regulate metastasis in colorectal cancer (CRC) remain largely unknown. Besides, tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) play an important role in tumor progression, yet the contribution of lncRNA-mediated crosstalk between TAMs and CRC cells to tumor progression is not well understood. In this study, we report that lncRNA RPPH1 was significantly upregulated in CRC tissues, and the RPPH1 overexpression was associated with advanced TNM stages and poor prognosis. RPPH1 was found to promote CRC metastasis in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistically, RPPH1 induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of CRC cells via interacting with β-III tubulin (TUBB3) to prevent its ubiquitination. Furthermore, CRC cell-derived exosomes transported RPPH1 into macrophages which mediate macrophage M2 polarization, thereby in turn promoting metastasis and proliferation of CRC cells. In addition, exosomal RPPH1 levels in blood plasma turned out to be higher in treatment-naive CRC patients but lower after tumor resection. Compared to CEA and CA199, exosomal RPPH1 in CRC plasma displayed a better diagnostic value (AUC = 0.86). Collectively, RPPH1 serves as a potential therapeutic and diagnostic target in CRC.

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AnimalsColorectal NeoplasmsExosomesHT29 CellsHumansMacrophagesMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, NudeNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm ProteinsRNA, Long NoncodingRNA, NeoplasmTubulinNeoplasm ProteinsRNA, Long NoncodingRNA, NeoplasmTUBB3 protein, humanTubulin

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PMCPMC6828701
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