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Published on: March 30, 2019
NR2F2-AS1 accelerates cell proliferation through regulating miR-4429/MBD1 axis in cervical cancer
Dan Liu1, Kejin Huang2, Tiaojiao Wang1
1The Seventh Department of the Internal Medicine, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin 150081, Heilongjiang, China.
Abstract:
Cervical cancer is one of the most frequent malignant tumors in female. Increasing studies have demonstrated that long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) play a key role in the development of multiple cancers. Although some studies have confirmed that lncRNA NR2F2 antisense RNA 1 (NR2F2-AS1) is a pro-cancer gene in many cancers, the molecular mechanism of NR2F2-AS1 in cervical cancer has not been completely elucidated. In the present study, our results revealed that NR2F2-AS1 expression was up-regulated in cervical cancer tissues and cells, notably in patients with advanced cervical cancer. NR2F2-AS1 accelerated progression of cervical cancer by facilitating cell proliferation, migration, invasion, and EMT process, but inhibiting cell apoptosis. Moreover, NR2F2-AS1 acted as a molecular sponge of miR-4429 and methyl-CpG-binding domain protein 1 (MBD1) was a downstream target of miR-4429 in cervical cancer. Furthermore, there was a negative correlation between miR-4429 expression and NR2F2-AS1 or MBD1 expression in tumor tissues. Rescue experiments confirmed that MBD1 overexpression partly rescued NR2F2-AS1 knockdown-mediated inhibition of progression in cervical cancer. To sum up, these results suggested the potential mechanism of NR2F2-AS1 in cervical cancer and revealed that NR2F2-AS1 exerted its carcinogenic effect via regulating miR-4429/MBD1 axis, indicating a promising insight into the therapeutic target of cervical cancer.
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