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The Role of Long Intergenic Noncoding RNA p21 in Vascular Endothelial Cells
Chao He1, Jia-Wang Ding1, Song Li1
1Institute of Cardiology, Medical Science College of China Three Gorges University , Yichang, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China .
Abstract:
Large intergenic long noncoding RNA p21 (lincRNA-p21) has recently shown to play an important role in biological functions. However, the biological role of lincRNA-p21 in vascular endothelial cells remains unclear. In the present study, we investigated the role of lincRNA-p21 in vascular endothelial cells through gain- and loss-of-function studies and found that lincRNA-p21 promoted cell apoptosis and induced cell cycle progression. Furthermore, lincRNA-p21 acted as an endogenous sponge by directly binding to miR-130b and decreased miR-130b expression. In addition, miR-130b reversed the inhibitory effect of lincRNA-p21 on the growth of vascular endothelial cells. Taken together, our data highlight the pivotal role of lincRNA-p21 in the growth of vascular endothelial cells.
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