Evidence map›Paper›PMID 39841298›Full record

ArticleJournal of molecular histology2025

LINC02418 suppresses endometrial cancer progression via regulating miR-494-3p/RASGRF1 axis.

Hongfeng Li, Jia Bian, Minjie Liu, Yijie Wang, Yapping Shang, Yu Zheng, Xuehe Li

Abstract read
PubMed Publisher
In one paragraph

Article in Journal of molecular histology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Hongfeng LiObstetrics and Gynecology, The Affiliated People's Hospital of Ningbo University, 251 East Baizhang Road, Ningbo, 315040, Zhejiang, China.
Jia BianObstetrics and Gynecology, The Affiliated People's Hospital of Ningbo University, 251 East Baizhang Road, Ningbo, 315040, Zhejiang, China.
Minjie LiuObstetrics and Gynecology, The Affiliated People's Hospital of Ningbo University, 251 East Baizhang Road, Ningbo, 315040, Zhejiang, China.
Yijie WangObstetrics and Gynecology, The Affiliated People's Hospital of Ningbo University, 251 East Baizhang Road, Ningbo, 315040, Zhejiang, China.
Yapping ShangObstetrics and Gynecology, The Affiliated People's Hospital of Ningbo University, 251 East Baizhang Road, Ningbo, 315040, Zhejiang, China.
Yu ZhengObstetrics and Gynecology, The Affiliated People's Hospital of Ningbo University, 251 East Baizhang Road, Ningbo, 315040, Zhejiang, China.
Xuehe LiObstetrics and Gynecology, The Affiliated People's Hospital of Ningbo University, 251 East Baizhang Road, Ningbo, 315040, Zhejiang, China. xueheli18@126.com.

Funding

The Medical and Health Science and Technology Project of Zhejiang Province 2023KY302The Medical and Health Science and Technology Project of Zhejiang Province 2024KY379
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have emerged as pivotal regulatory molecules in cancer biology. Among these, long intergenic non-protein coding RNA 02418 (LINC02418), a recently identified lncRNA, has been linked to endometrial cancer (EC), although its function and operational mechanisms are largely unclear. The present investigation aims to elucidate the molecular mechanism through which LINC02418 influences EC pathogenesis. We employed Western blotting and quantitative real-time PCR to analyze Ras protein specific guanine nucleotide releasing factor 1 (RASGRF1) and LINC02418 expression profiles in EC tissues and cell lines. Functional analyses, including cell proliferation, migration, and invasion assays, were conducted to evaluate the impact of LINC02418 overexpression on EC cells. Xenograft mouse models were established for in vivo validation. The molecular interactions between LINC02418, miR-494-3p, and RASGRF1 were characterized using luciferase reporter and RNA pull-down assays. LINC02418 expression was significantly downregulated in EC tissues and cell lines compared to their normal counterparts. Forced expression of LINC02418 significantly suppressed EC cell proliferation, migration, and invasion in vitro. In xenograft models, LINC02418 overexpression resulted in reduced tumor burden and enhanced cell death. Mechanistically, LINC02418 enhanced RASGRF1 expression by sequestering miR-494-3p, a finding substantiated by RNA pull-down assays. The tumor-suppressive effects of LINC02418 were partially reversed by RASGRF1 silencing and miR-494-3p overexpression. Clinical analyses revealed that reduced RASGRF1 expression correlated with poor histological differentiation, advanced tumor stages, and decreased overall survival in EC patients. Our findings establish LINC02418 as a tumor suppressor that regulates EC progression through modulation of the miR-494-3p/RASGRF1 axis, highlighting its potential as a therapeutic target in EC treatment.

Indexed as

Disease ProgressionEndometrial NeoplasmsMicroRNAsras-GRF1RNA, Long NoncodingAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMiceMice, NudeSignal TransductionMicroRNAsMIRN494 microRNA, humanras-GRF1RASGRF1 protein, humanRNA, Long NoncodingCell migrationCell proliferationEndometrial cancerLINC02418miR-494-3pRASGRF1

Identifiers

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.