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ArticleScientific reports2026

Hypoxia-induced upregulation of lncRNA SLC9A3-AS1 promotes lung adenocarcinoma progression through the miR-506-5p/ASPH/NOTCH1 pathway.

Weiping Yao, Kaiyuan Zhang, Wenjing Fei, Yilong Li, Keyu Cheng, Xiaoyuan Chu, Guichun Huang

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Weiping YaoDepartment of Medical Oncology, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210002, China.
Kaiyuan ZhangDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210008, China.
Wenjing FeiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210013, China.
Yilong LiDepartment of Medical Oncology, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210002, China.
Keyu ChengDepartment of Oncology, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, Jiangsu, China.
Xiaoyuan ChuDepartment of Medical Oncology, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210002, China. chuxiaoyuan000@163.com.
Guichun HuangDepartment of Oncology, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, Jiangsu, China. huangguichun@seu.edu.cn.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 82273326
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Abstract

Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is a major cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Understanding the mechanism of LUAD progression will aid in the development of therapeutic approaches targeting this malignancy. Hypoxia is characteristic of solid tumors and contributes significantly to LUAD progression, although the molecular mechanisms involved have not been fully elucidated. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are key regulators of cancer progression. Here, we identify SLC9A3-AS1 as a previously unrecognized hypoxia-induced lncRNA that is aberrantly upregulated in LUAD tissues. Functional analyses demonstrated that SLC9A3-AS1 promotes LUAD cell proliferation, migration, and invasion in vitro, as well as tumor growth in vivo. Mechanistically, SLC9A3-AS1 acts as a competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) by binding to miR-506-5p, alleviating the post-transcriptional repression of aspartate β-hydroxylase (ASPH) and activating NOTCH1 signaling. ASPH overexpression or miR-506-5p inhibition counteracts the effects of SLC9A3-AS1 knockdown, restoring LUAD cell proliferation, migration, invasion, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) capacity. Furthermore, we report that SLC9A3-AS1 is a hypoxia-responsive gene that is transcriptionally activated by hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) in LUAD cells. Collectively, these results identify SLC9A3-AS1 as a key hypoxia-induced regulator of LUAD progression and reveal a miR-506-5p/ASPH/NOTCH1 signaling pathway that drives oncogenic activity. These findings provide new insights for the diagnosis and treatment of LUAD.

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Adenocarcinoma of LungLung NeoplasmsMembrane ProteinsMicroRNAsMixed Function OxygenasesReceptor, Notch1RNA, Long NoncodingAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationDisease ProgressionEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMiceMembrane ProteinsMicroRNAsMIRN506 microRNA, humanMixed Function OxygenasesNOTCH1 protein, humanReceptor, Notch1RNA, Competitive EndogenousRNA, Long NoncodingASPHHypoxiaLncRNA SLC9A3-AS1Lung adenocarcinomamiR-506-5p

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PMID42289479
PMCPMC13526824

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