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High Expression of Long Noncoding RNA PCNA-AS1 Promotes Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Cell Proliferation and Oncogenic
Chuanyong Wu1,2, Xiao-Ting Zhu3, Lei Xia4
1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China.
Abstract:
Accumulating evidences showed that aberrantly expressed long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have critical roles in many cancers. However, the expression and roles of a poorly studied lncRNA PCNA-AS1 in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remain unknown. In this study, we investigated the expression, clinical significance, biological roles, and functional mechanism of PCNA-AS1 in NSCLC. Our results showed that PCNA-AS1 was upregulated in NSCLC tissues and cell lines, and correlated with TNM stages. Functional experiments showed that overexpression of PCNA-AS1 promoted NSCLC cell proliferation and cell cycle progression. Depletion of PCNA-AS1 inhibited NSCLC cell proliferation and cell cycle progression, and also inhibited NSCLC tumor growth in vivo. Mechanistically, we found that PCNA-AS1 upregulated CCND1 expression. The expression of PCNA-AS1 was positively correlated with that of CCND1 in NSCLC tissues. Moreover, depletion of CCND1 abrogated the oncogenic roles of PCNA-AS1 in NSCLC. In conclusion, highly expressed PCNA-AS1 promotes NSCLC cell proliferation and oncogenic activity via upregulating CCND1. Our results imply that PCNA-AS1 might serve as a therapeutic target for NSCLC.
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