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ArticleAmerican journal of cancer research2025

Long noncoding RNA VPS9D1-AS1 promotes angiogenesis in colorectal cancer by regulating the VEGFA signalling pathway.

Zheying Zhang, Yifei Han, Yang Yang, Xianglong Li, Yifan Han, Shuai Zhang, Yan Zou, Yu Zhang, Yitian Xie, Ying Sun and 4 more

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Article in American journal of cancer research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. VPS9D1-AS1: a critical oncogenic long non-coding RNA in human malignancies.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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Zheying ZhangDepartment of Pathology, Xinxiang Medical University Xinxiang 453003, Henan, China.
Yifei HanDepartment of Pathology, Xinxiang Medical University Xinxiang 453003, Henan, China.
Yang YangDepartment of Pathology, Xinxiang Medical University Xinxiang 453003, Henan, China.
Xianglong LiDepartment of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China.
Yifan HanBeijing Emergency General Hospital Central Laboratory Beijing 100005, China.
Shuai ZhangDepartment of Pathology, Xinxiang Medical University Xinxiang 453003, Henan, China.
Yan ZouDepartment of Pathology, Xinxiang Medical University Xinxiang 453003, Henan, China.
Yu ZhangDepartment of Pathology, Xinxiang Medical University Xinxiang 453003, Henan, China.
Yitian XieDepartment of Pathology, Xinxiang Medical University Xinxiang 453003, Henan, China.
Ying SunDepartment of Pathology, Xinxiang Medical University Xinxiang 453003, Henan, China.
Jiateng ZhongDepartment of Pathology, Xinxiang Medical University Xinxiang 453003, Henan, China.
Baoshun DuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Xinxiang Central Hospital Xinxiang 453001, Henan, China.
Shenglei LiDepartment of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China.
Na LiDepartment of Pathology, Xinxiang Medical University Xinxiang 453003, Henan, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To clarify the mechanism of long non-coding RNA VPS9D1-AS1 affecting angiogenesis in colorectal cancer (CRC). Western blot and qRT-PCR assays were performed to detect the expression of VPS9D1-AS1 in colorectal cancer. The effects of VPS9D1-AS1 regulating VEGFA and affecting the proliferation, migration and invasion of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were examined using cell biology, in vitro tubeformation and Chorioallantoic membrane vascular assay. Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP) and dual luciferase assays were performed to verify the specific sites of transcription factor binding to the promoter region of VPS9D1-AS1. VPS9D1-AS1 is highly expressed in colorectal cancer. Interfering with VPS9D1-AS1 inhibited the proliferation, invasion and migration of HUVECs. Mechanistically, VPS9D1-AS1 can promote angiogenesis by upregulating VEGFA expression and activating the downstream PI3K/AKT pathway. In addition, CEBPB is a transcription factor of VPS9D1-AS1 predicted by database, and the results of ChIP experiments showed that CEBPB could directly bind to the VPS9D1-AS1 promoter region at the -698 bp to -794 bp site. The results of dual luciferase assay showed that CEBPB could enhance VPS9D1-AS1 promoter activity and promote its transcription. VPS9D1-AS1 can be activated by CEBPB transcription factor and target VEGFA to activate its downstream pathway to promote colorectal cancer angiogenesis, which may suggest that VPS9D1-AS1 is critical for regulating colorectal cancer angiogenesis.

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angiogenesisCEBPBColorectal cancerVEGFAVPS9D1-AS1

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PMID40371141
PMCPMC12070094

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