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Published on: January 5, 2021
TMPO-AS1 promotes cervical cancer progression by upregulating RAB14 via sponging miR-577
Jian Yang1, Baoquan Liang1, Shunyu Hou1
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Suzhou City, Jiangsu province, China.
Background:
Accumulating evidence has shown that long non-coding RNAs play a key role in cancer initiation and development. However, the effect of TMPO antisense RNA 1 (TMPO-AS1) on the progression of cervical cancer (CC) remains to be determined.
Methods:
The mRNA expression of TMPO-AS1, miR-577 and RAB14 was measured by a quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. The protein level of RAB14 was detected by western blotting. The function of TMPO-AS1 in CC was measured via Cell Counting Kit-8, 5-ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine and transwell assays, as well as by flow cytometry analysis. Nuclear-cytoplasmic fractionation and RNA-fluorescence in situ hybridization validated the subcellular position of TMPO-AS1. An interaction between miR-577 and TMPO-AS1 or RAB14 was confirmed by luciferase reporter, RNA pull-down and RNA immunoprecipitation assays.
Results:
TMPO-AS1 was highly expressed in CC. In addition, TMPO-AS1 knockdown inhibited proliferation and migration, and also induced apoptosis. TMPO-AS1 located in the cytoplasm and promoted RAB14 expression by absorbing miR-577. RAB14 overexpression or miR-577 knockdown restored the suppressing effect of TMPO-AS1 knockdown on the biological behavior of CC cells.
Conclusions:
The present study has revealed a novel TMPO-AS1/miR-577/RAB14 regulatory axis in the pathogenesis of CC, highlighting TMPO-AS1 as a promising therapeutic target for CC patients.
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