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      A novel long noncoding RNA HOXC-AS3 mediates tumorigenesis of gastric cancer by binding to YBX1

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          Background

          Recently, increasing evidence shows that long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) play a significant role in human tumorigenesis. However, the function of lncRNAs in human gastric cancer remains largely unknown.

          Results

          By using publicly available expression profiling data from gastric cancer and integrating bioinformatics analyses, we screen and identify a novel lncRNA, HOXC-AS3. HOXC-AS3 is significantly increased in gastric cancer tissues and is correlated with clinical outcomes of gastric cancer. In addition, HOXC-AS3 regulates cell proliferation and migration both in vitro and in vivo. RNA-seq analysis reveals that HOXC-AS3 knockdown preferentially affects genes that are linked to proliferation and migration. Mechanistically, we find that HOXC-AS3 is obviously activated by gain of H3K4me3 and H3K27ac, both in cells and in tissues. RNA pull-down mass spectrometry analysis identifies that YBX1 interacts with HOXC-AS3, and RNA-seq analysis finds a marked overlap in genes differentially expressed after YBX1 knockdown and those transcriptionally regulated by HOXC-AS3, suggesting that YBX1 participates in HOXC-AS3-mediated gene transcriptional regulation in the tumorigenesis of gastric cancer.

          Conclusions

          Together, our data demonstrate that abnormal histone modification-activated HOXC-AS3 may play important roles in gastric cancer oncogenesis and may serve as a target for gastric cancer diagnosis and therapy.

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              LncRNA HOXA11-AS Promotes Proliferation and Invasion of Gastric Cancer by Scaffolding the Chromatin Modification Factors PRC2, LSD1, and DNMT1.

              Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNA) have been implicated in human cancer but their mechanisms of action are mainly undocumented. In this study, we investigated lncRNA alterations that contribute to gastric cancer through an analysis of The Cancer Genome Atlas RNA sequencing data and other publicly available microarray data. Here we report the gastric cancer-associated lncRNA HOXA11-AS as a key regulator of gastric cancer development and progression. Patients with high HOXA11-AS expression had a shorter survival and poorer prognosis. In vitro and in vivo assays of HOXA11-AS alterations revealed a complex integrated phenotype affecting cell growth, migration, invasion, and apoptosis. Strikingly, high-throughput sequencing analysis after HOXA11-AS silencing highlighted alterations in cell proliferation and cell-cell adhesion pathways. Mechanistically, EZH2 along with the histone demethylase LSD1 or DNMT1 were recruited by HOXA11-AS, which functioned as a scaffold. HOXA11-AS also functioned as a molecular sponge for miR-1297, antagonizing its ability to repress EZH2 protein translation. In addition, we found that E2F1 was involved in HOXA11-AS activation in gastric cancer cells. Taken together, our findings support a model in which the EZH2/HOXA11-AS/LSD1 complex and HOXA11-AS/miR-1297/EZH2 cross-talk serve as critical effectors in gastric cancer tumorigenesis and progression, suggesting new therapeutic directions in gastric cancer. Cancer Res; 76(21); 6299-310. ©2016 AACR.
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                erbaozhang@njmu.edu.cn
                +86-025-83626321 , jsnydandan@sina.com
                hanliang_njmu@sina.com
                +86-025-8686 2728 , dewei_njmu@sina.com
                Journal
                Genome Biol
                Genome Biol
                Genome Biology
                BioMed Central (London )
                1474-7596
                1474-760X
                4 October 2018
                4 October 2018
                2018
                : 19
                : 154
                Affiliations
                [1 ]ISNI 0000 0000 9255 8984, GRID grid.89957.3a, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, , Jiangsu Key Lab of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Personalized Medicine, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, ; Nanjing, Jiangsu People’s Republic of China
                [2 ]ISNI 0000 0000 9255 8984, GRID grid.89957.3a, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, , Nanjing Medical University, ; Nanjing, Jiangsu People’s Republic of China
                [3 ]GRID grid.452511.6, Department of Oncology, , Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, ; Nanjing, Jiangsu People’s Republic of China
                [4 ]GRID grid.452817.d, Department of Oncology, , The Affiliated Jiangyin Hospital of Southeast University Medical College, ; Jiangyin, Jiangsu People’s Republic of China
                [5 ]ISNI 0000 0004 1799 0784, GRID grid.412676.0, Department of Oncology, , First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, ; Nanjing, Jiangsu People’s Republic of China
                [6 ]ISNI 0000 0004 1800 0658, GRID grid.443480.f, Huaihai Institute of Technology, ; Lianyungang, Jiangsu People’s Republic of China
                [7 ]Department of Oncology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu People’s Republic of China
                [8 ]GRID grid.452675.7, Cancer Research and Biotherapy Center, , Nanjing Second Hospital, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Southeast University, ; Nanjing, Jiangsu People’s Republic of China
                [9 ]ISNI 0000 0004 1758 0558, GRID grid.452207.6, Department of Oncology, , Xuzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Xuzhou Hospital, College of Medicine, Southeast University, ; Xuzhou, Jiangsu People’s Republic of China
                [10 ]ISNI 0000 0000 9927 0537, GRID grid.417303.2, Xuzhou Clinical School of Xuzhou Medical University, ; Xuzhou, Jiangsu People’s Republic of China
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                10.1186/s13059-018-1523-0
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                : 30 January 2018
                : 3 September 2018
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                histone modification,hoxc-as3,ybx1,gc
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