BACKGROUND Liver cancer is one of the most highly malignant cancers,characterized by easy metastasis and chemoradiotherapy resistance.Emerging evidence indicates that long noncoding RNAs(LncRNAs),including Lnc524369,a...BACKGROUND Liver cancer is one of the most highly malignant cancers,characterized by easy metastasis and chemoradiotherapy resistance.Emerging evidence indicates that long noncoding RNAs(LncRNAs),including Lnc524369,are highly involved in the initiation,progression,radioresistance,and chemoresistance of hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).However,the function of Lnc524369 remains unclear.AIM To explore the function of Lnc524369 in HCC.METHODS To investigate the effect of Lnc524369,tissue from 41 HCC patients were analyzed using CCK8,migration,and invasion assays.Lnc524369 and YWHAZ(also named 14-3-3ζ)mRNA were detected by qPCR,and YWHAZ and RAF1 proteins were detected by western blot in liver cancer cell lines and human HCC tissues.The Cancer Cell Line Encyclopedia(CCLE)databases,STRING database,Human Protein Atlas database,and the TCGA database were used for bioinformatic analysis.RESULTS Lnc524369 was significantly upregulated in the nucleus of liver cancer cells and human HCC tissues.Overexpression of Lnc524369 was associated with the proliferation,migration,and invasion of liver cancer cells.YWHAZ and RAF1 proteins and YWHAZ mRNA were overexpressed in liver cancer,which could be attenuated by overexpression of Lnc524369.Lnc524369 and its downstream target YWHAZ and RAF1 proteins were negatively associated with overall survival time.CONCLUSION Lnc524369 might be a promising target of HCC as it can enhance liver cancer progression and decrease the overall survival time of HCC by activating the YWHAZ/RAF1 pathway.展开更多
基金the Medical and Health Science and Technology Project of Zhejiang Province(No.2021KY043)Chinese Foundation for Hepatitis Prevention and Control-TianQing Liver Disease Research Fund Subject(No.TQGB2020168).
文摘BACKGROUND Liver cancer is one of the most highly malignant cancers,characterized by easy metastasis and chemoradiotherapy resistance.Emerging evidence indicates that long noncoding RNAs(LncRNAs),including Lnc524369,are highly involved in the initiation,progression,radioresistance,and chemoresistance of hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).However,the function of Lnc524369 remains unclear.AIM To explore the function of Lnc524369 in HCC.METHODS To investigate the effect of Lnc524369,tissue from 41 HCC patients were analyzed using CCK8,migration,and invasion assays.Lnc524369 and YWHAZ(also named 14-3-3ζ)mRNA were detected by qPCR,and YWHAZ and RAF1 proteins were detected by western blot in liver cancer cell lines and human HCC tissues.The Cancer Cell Line Encyclopedia(CCLE)databases,STRING database,Human Protein Atlas database,and the TCGA database were used for bioinformatic analysis.RESULTS Lnc524369 was significantly upregulated in the nucleus of liver cancer cells and human HCC tissues.Overexpression of Lnc524369 was associated with the proliferation,migration,and invasion of liver cancer cells.YWHAZ and RAF1 proteins and YWHAZ mRNA were overexpressed in liver cancer,which could be attenuated by overexpression of Lnc524369.Lnc524369 and its downstream target YWHAZ and RAF1 proteins were negatively associated with overall survival time.CONCLUSION Lnc524369 might be a promising target of HCC as it can enhance liver cancer progression and decrease the overall survival time of HCC by activating the YWHAZ/RAF1 pathway.
