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Published on: September 1, 2019
Long non-coding RNA zinc finger antisense 1 functions as an oncogene in acute promyelocytic leukemia cells
Lifang Su1, Hongwei Kong2, Fenzhi Wu2
1School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, P.R. China.
Abstract:
Despite progress in the diagnosis and treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), its prognosis remains poor. Multiple studies have shown that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are involved in carcinogenesis and metastasis. The present study assessed the function of the lncRNA zinc finger antisense 1 (ZFAS1) in APL. In a cohort of 33 patients, ZFAS1 was significantly overexpressed compared with the level in healthy controls. To investigate the specific mechanisms of this upregulation, in vitro studies showed that silencing of ZFAS1 by small interfering RNA significantly inhibited cell proliferation in APL cells. Moreover, downregulation of ZFAS1 increased cellular apoptosis, decreased expression of B-cell lymphoma-2 and of induced myeloid leukemia cell differentiation protein Mcl-1, increased the expression of apoptosis regulator BAX and promoted the release of cytochrome c and Diablo homolog mitochondrial into the cytoplasm. In conclusion, these data indicate that ZFAS1 may serve as an oncogene in APL and may thus be a useful target for future clinical management.
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