ArticleCancer cell international2020
Long noncoding RNA SNHG4 promotes renal cell carcinoma tumorigenesis and invasion by acting as ceRNA to sponge miR-204-5p and upregulate RUNX2.
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- The siRNA-mediated knockdown of SNHG4 efficiently induced pro-apoptotic signaling and suppressed metastasis in SW1116 colorectal cancer cell line.Molecular biology reports · 2023Article
- Six-transmembrane epithelial antigen of prostate 3 (STEAP3) is a potential prognostic biomarker in clear cell renal cell carcinoma that correlates with M2 macrophage infiltration and epithelial-mesenchymal.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2023Article
- Long noncoding RNA SNHG4 promotes the malignant progression of hepatocellular carcinoma through the miR-211-5p/CREB5 axis.Cancer medicine · 2023Article
- A review on the role of long non-coding RNA and microRNA network in clear cell renal cell carcinoma and its tumor microenvironment.Cancer cell international · 2023Review
- Long Non-Coding RNAGenes · 2023Article
- Comprehensive analysis of the FOXA1-related ceRNA network and identification of the MAGI2-AS3/DUSP2 axis as a prognostic biomarker in prostate cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
- ADAM metallopeptidase domain 12 overexpression correlates with prognosis and immune cell infiltration in clear cell renal cell carcinoma.Bioengineered · 2022Article
- The Regulatory Mechanisms and Clinical Significance of Lnc SNHG4 in Cancer.Current pharmaceutical design · 2022Review
- Nucleolar Proteins and Non-Coding RNAs: Roles in Renal Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
- Research progress of nanocarriers for gene therapy targeting abnormal glucose and lipid metabolism in tumors.Drug delivery · 2021Review
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- Long noncoding RNA SNHG4: a novel target in human diseases.Cancer cell international · 2021Review
- Regulation of RUNX proteins by long non-coding RNAs and circular RNAs in different cancers.Non-coding RNA research · 2021Review
- MicroRNAs Possibly Involved in the Development of Bone Metastasis in Clear-Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma.Cancers · 2021Article
- LncRNA SNHG4 promotes malignant biological behaviors and immune escape of colorectal cancer cells by regulating the miR-144-3p/MET axis.American journal of translational research · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundLong noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are involved in the tumorigenesis and progression of human cancers, including renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Small nucleolar RNA host gene 4 (SNHG4) is reported to play an essential role in tumor growth and progression. However, the molecular mechanisms and function of SNHG4 in RCC remain undocumented.
methodsQuantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was performed to examine expression levels of SNHG4 in RCC tissue samples and cell lines. Cell counting kit-8, western blotting, activities of caspase-3, -8, and -9, wound-healing, and transwell invasion assays were performed to explore cell proliferation, apoptosis, migration, and invasion. The interaction among SNHG4, miR-204-5p, and RUNX2 was verified by bioinformatic analysis, a luciferase gene report, qRT-PCR, western blot analysis, and RNA immunoprecipitation assays. Xenograft mouse models were carried out to examine the role of SNHG4 in RCC in vivo.
resultsSNHG4 was highly expressed in RCC tissue samples and cell lines, and its upregulation was significantly involved in node involvement, distant metastasis, and reduced overall and relapse-free survival of patients with RCC. SNHG4 acted as an oncogenic lncRNA with promoted RCC cell proliferation, migration, invasion, and inhibited apoptosis. SNHG4 boosted tumor growth in xenograft mouse models. Mechanistically, SNHG4 functioned as a competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) for sponging miR-204-5p, leading to the upregulation of its target RUNX2 to promote RCC cell proliferation and invasion.
conclusionSNHG4 and miR-204-5p might be indicated in RCC progression via RUNX2, suggesting the potential use of SNHG4/miR-204-5p/RUNX2 axis in RCC treatment.
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