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ArticleNucleic acids research2023

LncRNA EPR regulates intestinal mucus production and protects against inflammation and tumorigenesis.

Paola Briata, Luca Mastracci, Ettore Zapparoli, Luca Caputo, Elisa Ferracci, Alessandra Silvestri, Anna Garuti, Meriem Hadjer Hamadou, Alberto Inga, Elisa Marcaccini and 7 more

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Paola BriataGene Expression Regulation Laboratory, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genova, Italy.
Luca MastracciPathology Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genova, Italy.
Ettore ZapparoliCenter for Omics Sciences, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, 20132 Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4170-7902
Luca CaputoDevelopment, Aging and Regeneration Program, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Elisa FerracciLaboratory of Stem Cells and Cancer Genomics, Department of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology (CIBIO), University of Trento, Trento, Italy.
Alessandra SilvestriIRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milano, Italy.
Anna GarutiTranslational Genomics, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genova, Italy.
Meriem Hadjer HamadouDepartment of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology (CIBIO), University of Trento, Trento, Italy.
Alberto IngaDepartment of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology (CIBIO), University of Trento, Trento, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8767-1637
Elisa MarcacciniGene Expression Regulation Laboratory, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genova, Italy.
Federica GrilloPathology Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genova, Italy.
Gabriele BucciCenter for Omics Sciences, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, 20132 Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9838-7204
Pier Lorenzo PuriDevelopment, Aging and Regeneration Program, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Galina BeznoussenkoThe AIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, Via Adamello 16, 20139 Milano, Italy.
Alexander MironovThe AIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, Via Adamello 16, 20139 Milano, Italy.
Fulvio ChiacchieraLaboratory of Stem Cells and Cancer Genomics, Department of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology (CIBIO), University of Trento, Trento, Italy.
Roberto GherziGene Expression Regulation Laboratory, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8654-0611
Ospedale Policlinico San Martino · ITUniversity of Trento · ITIFOM · ITIRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele · ITSanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute · USIRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The long non-coding RNA EPR is expressed in epithelial tissues, binds to chromatin and controls distinct biological activities in mouse mammary gland cells. Because of its high expression in the intestine, in this study we have generated a colon-specific conditional targeted deletion (EPR cKO) to evaluate EPR in vivo functions in mice. EPR cKO mice display epithelium hyperproliferation, impaired mucus production and secretion, as well as inflammatory infiltration in the proximal portion of the large intestine. RNA sequencing analysis reveals a rearrangement of the colon crypt transcriptome with strong reduction of goblet cell-specific factors including those involved in the synthesis, assembly, transport and control of mucus proteins. Further, colon mucosa integrity and permeability are impaired in EPR cKO mice, and this results in higher susceptibility to dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced colitis and tumor formation. Human EPR is down-regulated in human cancer cell lines as well as in human cancers, and overexpression of EPR in a colon cancer cell line results in enhanced expression of pro-apoptotic genes. Mechanistically, we show that EPR directly interacts with select genes involved in mucus metabolism whose expression is reduced in EPR cKO mice and that EPR deletion causes tridimensional chromatin organization changes.

Indexed as

Cell Transformation, NeoplasticInflammationMucusRNA, Long NoncodingAnimalsColonDisease Models, AnimalHumansIntestinal MucosaMiceMice, Inbred C57BLRNA, Long Noncoding

Identifiers

PMID37070602
PMCPMC10250242
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