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LINC00636 promotes lymph node metastasis and cervical cancer through targeting NM23
Yue Zhong1, Qiang Lu2, Wei Qiu1
1Department of Ultrasound, Neijiang First People's Hospital, Neijiang city, Sichuan Province, 641000, China.
Background:
Metastasis is a major obstacle in treatment of cervical cancer, and long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) mediated regulatory effect on associated genes expression is found to be involved in metastasis. However, its mechanisms have not been fully elucidated.
Materials And Methods:
Specimens from patients with cervical cancer metastasis and non-metastasis were used to screen out candidate non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) and possible downstream targets. And then, effects were determined in vitro and in vivo through knockdown and overexpression techniques.
Results:
LINC00636 was significantly higher in serum and solid tumor cells of metastatic cervical cancer patients than non-metastatic patients. And knockdown of LINC00636 significantly suppressed invasion, proliferation of cervical cancer cells. NM23 expression was negatively regulated by LINC00636 and it mediated anti-tumor effects was partially blocked by overexpression of LINC00636.
Conclusion:
LINC00636 might promote metastasis of cervical cancer cells through inhibiting NM23 expression.
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