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ArticleClinical and translational medicine2020

Long noncoding RNA CASC11 promotes hepatocarcinogenesis and HCC progression through EIF4A3-mediated E2F1 activation.

Hang Song, Yan Liu, Xinquan Li, Shuhua Chen, Rongzhang Xie, Dabao Chen, Huawu Gao, Guoquan Wang, Biao Cai, Xiangyu Yang

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hang SongSchool of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China.
Yan LiuDepartment of Interventional Radiology, Beijing Chao-yang Hospital Affiliated with Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Xinquan LiSchool of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China.
Shuhua ChenDepartment of laboratory medicine, Yunfu People's Hospital, Southern Medical University, Yunfu, China.
Rongzhang XieDepartment of laboratory medicine, Yunfu People's Hospital, Southern Medical University, Yunfu, China.
Dabao ChenSchool of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China.
Huawu GaoSchool of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China.
Guoquan WangSchool of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China.
Biao CaiSchool of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China.
Xiangyu YangDepartment of Interventional Radiology, Beijing Chao-yang Hospital Affiliated with Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2901-8848
Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNCapital Medical University · CNSouthern Medical University · CN

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2019M651531National Natural Science Foundation of China 81801753National Natural Science Foundation of China 81802103Project of High-Level Talents in AHUTCM 2019rcZD001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGrowing evidences have been revealing that long noncoding RNAs are vital factors in oncogenesis and tumor development. Among them, cancer susceptibility candidate 11 (CASC11) has displayed an impressively essential role in various kinds of cancers including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Nevertheless, its role and potential mechanism in HCC still remain to be fully investigated.

methodsCASC11 expression level was evaluated by real-time polymerase chain reaction, western blotting, and in situ hybridization staining in HCC patients, and its prognostic effect was analyzed. The role of CASC11 in HCC tumorigenesis and progression was investigated by cell proliferation assay, transwell assay, extracellular acidification rate, western blotting, flow cytometry, and an in vivo xenograft model. The interactions among CASC11, E2F transcription factor 1 (E2F1), and eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4A3 (EIF4A3) were explored by using quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, western blotting, RNA-binding protein immunoprecipitation assay, and chromatin immunoprecipitation assays.

resultsUpregulation of CASC11 was confirmed in HCC tissues and associated with poor prognosis. Loss of function assays showed inhibition of CASC11 expression suppressed HCC cells proliferation, mobility, and glucose metabolism and promoted apoptosis. E2F1 expression significantly decreased after inhibition of CASC11. Rescue experiments illustrated that E2F1 overexpression alleviated the suppression of CASC11 inhibition on HCC progression in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistically, CASC11 recruited EIF4A3 to enhance the stability of E2F1 mRNA. CASC11 and E2F1 impacted the activation of the NF-κB signaling and PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway and further regulated the expression PD-L1 that is an important target of immunotherapy. In addition, we identified YY1 could modulate CASC11 expression by binding to its promoter.

conclusionsOur data revealed that CASC11 promoted the progression of HCC by means of EIF4A3-mediated E2F1 upregulation, indicating CASC11 is a promising diagnostic biomarker and therapeutic target for HCC.

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CASC11E2F1EIF4A3hepatocellular carcinomalong noncoding RNAsPD-L1

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