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ArticleRNA biology2021

STAT3-induced ZBED3-AS1 promotes the malignant phenotypes of melanoma cells by activating PI3K/AKT signaling pathway.

Yang Wang, Nan Lou, Min Zuo, Fuqiang Zhu, Yan He, Zhiqiang Cheng, Xiaomei Wang

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Article in RNA biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Yang WangDepartment of Pathology, Shenzhen People's Hospital, The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Nan LouDepartment of Joint Replacement Surgery, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Min ZuoDepartment of Pathology, Shenzhen People's Hospital, The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Fuqiang ZhuDepartment of Pathology, Shenzhen People's Hospital, The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Yan HeDepartment of Pathology, Longgang Center Hospital of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Zhiqiang ChengDepartment of Pathology, Shenzhen People's Hospital, The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Xiaomei WangDepartment of Pathology, Shenzhen People's Hospital, The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Jinan University · CNLonggang Central Hospital · CNUniversity of Hong Kong · HK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Melanoma is considered as the most frequent primary malignancy occurring in skin. Accumulating studies have suggested that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play critical parts in multiple cancers. In this study, we explored the molecular mechanism of ZBED3 antisense RNA 1 (ZBED3-AS1) in melanoma. We observed that ZBED3-AS1 expression was remarkably up-regulated in melanoma tissues, and high ZBED3-AS1 level was linked to unsatisfactory survival of melanoma patients. Then, we discovered that ZBED3-AS1 was overexpressed in melanoma cells compared with human epidermal melanocytes. In addition, loss-of-function assays verified that ZBED3-AS1 knockdown restrained cell proliferation, migration, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), and stemness in melanoma. In addition, signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), which also showed tumour-facilitating functions in melanoma, was confirmed as a transcriptional activator of ZBED3-AS1. Moreover, ZBED3-AS1 enhanced the expression of AT-rich interaction domain 4B (ARID4B) through sequestering miR-381-3p. Importantly, we further confirmed that ZBED3-AS1 promoted the malignant progression of melanoma by regulating miR-381-3p/ARID4B axis to activate the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/AKT serine/threonine kinase (PI3K/AKT) signalling pathway. In a word, our research might provide a novel therapeutic target for melanoma.

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Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticApoptosisBiomarkers, TumorCell CycleCell MovementCell ProliferationDNA-Binding ProteinsEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionHumansMelanomaMicroRNAsNeoplastic Stem CellsPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPrognosisProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRNA, AntisenseBiomarkers, TumorDNA-Binding ProteinsMicroRNAsMIRN381 microRNA, humanPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRNA, AntisenseSTAT3 protein, humanSTAT3 Transcription FactorTranscription FactorsZBED3 protein, humanARID4BMelanomamiR-381-3pPI3K/AKTZBED3-AS1

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PMID34241580
PMCPMC8677021
OpenAlexW3182863829

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