ArticleCell death & disease2021
THAP9-AS1/miR-133b/SOX4 positive feedback loop facilitates the progression of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
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- MicroRNAs: A novel signature in the metastasis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.World journal of gastroenterology · 2024Review
- LncRNA SNHG1 acts as a ceRNA for miR-216a-3p to regulate TMBIM6 expression in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.Journal of Cancer · 2024Article
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- Long non-coding RNA NCK1-AS1 functions as a ceRNA to regulate cell viability and invasion in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma via microRNA-133b/ENPEP axis.Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.) · 2023Article
- Positive feedback regulation of lncRNA TPT1-AS1 and ITGB3 promotes cell growth and metastasis in pancreatic cancer.Cancer science · 2022Article
- Pan-Cancer Analysis Reveals the Prognostic Potential of the THAP9/THAP9-AS1 Sense-Antisense Gene Pair in Human Cancers.Non-coding RNA · 2022Article
- A Pleiotropic Role of Long Non-Coding RNAs in the Modulation of Wnt/β-Catenin and PI3K/Akt/mTOR Signaling Pathways in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Implication in Chemotherapeutic Drug Response.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2022Review
- Long non-coding RNA LINC00680 functions as a ceRNA to promote esophageal squamous cell carcinoma progression through the miR-423-5p/PAK6 axis.Molecular cancer · 2022Article
- Identification and validation of a novel cuproptosis-related lncRNA signature for prognosis and immunotherapy of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2022Article
- Long Noncoding Competing Endogenous RNA Networks in Pancreatic Cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2021Review
- THAP9-AS1 Promotes Tumorigenesis and Reduces ROS Generation through the JAK2/STAT3 Signaling Pathway by Increasing SOCS3 Promoter Methylation in Osteosarcoma.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2021Article
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Abstract
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is one of the most common malignant tumors in the digestive system with a high incidence and poor prognosis. Long non-coding RNAs (LncRNA) have been reported to be closely associated with the occurrence and development of various human cancers. Data from GSE89102 shows an increase of THAP9-AS1 expression in ESCC. However, its functions and mechanisms underlying ESCC progression remain to be investigated. In this study, we found that THAP9-AS1 was overexpressed in ESCC tissues and cells. High THAP9-AS1 expression was positively correlated with tumor size, TNM stage, lymph node metastasis, and worse prognosis. Functionally, depletion of THAP9-AS1 suppressed cell proliferation, migration, and invasion, while enhanced apoptosis in vitro. Consistently, knockdown of THAP9-AS1 inhibited xenograft tumor growth in vivo. Mechanistically, THAP9-AS1 could serve as a competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) for miR-133b, resulting in the upregulation of SOX4. Reciprocally, SOX4 bound to the promoter region of THAP9-AS1 to activate its transcription. Moreover, the anti-tumor property induced by THAP9-AS1 knockdown was significantly impaired due to miR-133b downregulation or SOX4 overexpression. Taken together, our study reveals a positive feedback loop of THAP9-AS1/miR-133b/SOX4 to facilitate ESCC progression, providing a potential molecular target to fight against ESCC.
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