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ArticleJournal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR2021

LINC00460/DHX9/IGF2BP2 complex promotes colorectal cancer proliferation and metastasis by mediating HMGA1 mRNA stability depending on m6A modification.

Pingfu Hou, Sen Meng, Minle Li, Tian Lin, Sufang Chu, Zhongwei Li, Junnian Zheng, Yuming Gu, Jin Bai

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Article in Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR, 2021. 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 139 papers.

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Pingfu Hou *Cancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, 84 West Huaihai Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, 221002, China.
Sen Meng *Cancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, 84 West Huaihai Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, 221002, China.
Minle Li *Cancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, 84 West Huaihai Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, 221002, China.
Tian LinCancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, 84 West Huaihai Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, 221002, China.
Sufang ChuCancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, 84 West Huaihai Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, 221002, China.
Zhongwei LiCancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, 84 West Huaihai Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, 221002, China.
Junnian ZhengCancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, 84 West Huaihai Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, 221002, China. jnzheng@xzhmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0208-6410
Yuming GuDepartment of Interventional Radiography, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, 99 West Huaihai Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, 221002, China. guyumingxyfy@foxmail.com.
Jin BaiCancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, 84 West Huaihai Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, 221002, China. bj@xzhmu.edu.cn.
Xuzhou Medical College · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIncreasing studies have shown that long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are pivotal regulators participating in carcinogenic progression and tumor metastasis in colorectal cancer (CRC). Although lncRNA long intergenic noncoding RNA 460 (LINC00460) has been reported in CRC, the role and molecular mechanism of LINC00460 in CRC progression still requires exploration.

methodsThe expression levels of LINC00460 were analyzed by using a tissue microarray containing 498 CRC tissues and their corresponding non-tumor adjacent tissues. The correlations between the LINC00460 expression level and clinicopathological features were evaluated. The functional characterization of the role and molecular mechanism of LINC00460 in CRC was investigated through a series of in vitro and in vivo experiments.

resultsLINC00460 expression was increased in human CRC, and high LINC00460 expression was correlated with poor five-year overall survival and disease-free survival. LINC00460 overexpression sufficiently induced the epithelial-mesenchymal transition and promoted tumor cell proliferation, migration, and invasion in vitro and tumor growth and metastasis in vivo. In addition, LINC00460 enhanced the protein expression of high-mobility group AT-hook 1 (HMGA1) by directly interacting with IGF2BP2 and DHX9 to bind the 3' untranslated region (UTR) of HMGA1 mRNA and increased the stability of HMGA1 mRNA. In addition, the N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modification of HMGA1 mRNA by METTL3 enhanced HMGA1 expression in CRC. Finally, it suggested that HMGA1 was essential for LINC00460-induced cell proliferation, migration, and invasion.

conclusionsLINC00460 may be a novel oncogene of CRC through interacting with IGF2BP2 and DHX9 and bind to the m6A modified HMGA1 mRNA to enhance the HMGA1 mRNA stability. LINC00460 can serve as a promising predictive biomarker for the diagnosis and prognosis among patients with CRC.

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Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticAdenosineAdultAgedAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell MovementColorectal NeoplasmsDEAD-box RNA HelicasesDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHMGA1a ProteinHumansMaleMiceAdenosineDEAD-box RNA HelicasesDHX9 protein, humanHMGA1a ProteinIGF2BP2 protein, humanNeoplasm ProteinsN-methyladenosineRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, Long NoncodingColorectal cancerDHX9HMGA1IGF2BP2LINC00460m6A

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PMID33526059
PMCPMC7851923
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