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ArticleRNA biology2026

The lncRNA ZNF295-AS1 alleviates lung squamous cell carcinoma progression by reducing miR-96-5p and inhibiting cancer cell invasiveness.

Yan Huang, Dong Yan, Zhenhua Hao, Xunqing Ni

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Yan HuangDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China.
Dong YanDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China.
Zhenhua HaoDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Xunqing NiDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Linyi Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Linyi, China.ORCID 0009-0002-7389-4570

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Lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC) is highly invasive, and patients with advanced disease generally have a poor prognosis. ZNF295-AS1 is abnormally expressed in lung cancer. This study aims to investigate the prognostic value of ZNF295-AS1 in LUSC and its potential regulatory mechanisms. This study enrolled 116 patients with lung upper-segment carcinoma (LUSC) and obtained LUSC tissue and adjacent normal tissue during surgery. RT-qPCR was used to assess the expression levels of ZNF295-AS1 and miR-96-5p in tissues and cell lines. Cox proportional hazards analysis identified independent factors affecting LUSC prognosis. CCK-8 and Transwell assays assessed cellular proliferation, invasion, and migration capabilities, respectively. DLR validated the relationship between ZNF295-AS1 and miR-96-5p. Compared with normal tissue and BEAS-2B cells, ZNF295-AS1 is significantly downregulated in LUSC tissue and cells. ZNF295-AS1 negatively regulates miR-96-5p level by binding to it as a target. ZNF295-AS1 serves as a protective factor influencing LUSC prognosis. Furthermore, elevating ZNF295-AS1 levels reduces miR-96-5p expression in cells, thereby diminishing the proliferation, migration, and invasion capabilities of LUSC cell lines and mitigating LUSC progression. ZNF295-AS1 demonstrates significant prognostic value in clinical settings for LUSC and holds promise as a novel prognostic biomarker. ZNF295-AS1 acts as a protective factor against LUSC. Mechanistically, ZNF295-AS1 alleviates LUSC progression and improves patient prognosis by regulating miR-96-5p levels.

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Carcinoma, Squamous CellGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticLung NeoplasmsMicroRNAsRNA, Long NoncodingCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessPrognosisMicroRNAsMIRN96 microRNA, humanRNA, Long Noncodingcell invasioncell migrationlung squamous cell carcinomamiR-96-5pZNF295-AS1

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PMCPMC13215284

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