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In Vivo Inhibition of MicroRNA to Decrease Tumor Growth in Mice
Published on: August 23, 2019
LINC00460 facilitated tongue squamous cell carcinoma progression via the miR-320b/IGF2BP3 axis
Kankui Wu1, Xiaowei Wang2, Huiming Yu3
1Department of Stomatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Objective:
We aimed to explore the role of long intergenic non-protein coding RNA 460 (LINC00460) in tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC).
Methods:
We enrolled 27 TSCC patients to explore LINC00460 expression in clinical TSCC samples. RT-qPCR measured expression of molecules in this research. Loss-of-function assays explored biological function of LINC00460 in TSCC cells. RNA pull-down assay, luciferase reporter assay, and RIP assay investigated mechanism of LINC00460 underlying TSCC cells.
Results:
TSCC tissues and cell lines both showed high expression of LINC00460. Functionally, LINC00460 downregulation inhibited TSCC cell growth and promoted TSCC cell apoptosis. Additionally, LINC00460 silencing suppressed tumor growth in vivo. Mechanistically, LINC00460 bound with microRNA 320b (miR-320b) in TSCC cells. MiR-320b overexpression suppressed TSCC cell growth and promoted TSCC cell apoptosis. Moreover miR-320b targeted insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA-binding protein 3 (IGF2BP3) 3'untranslated region in TSCC cells. Furthermore, IGF2BP3 silencing suppressed TSCC cell growth and promoted TSCC cell apoptosis. IGF2BP3 upregulation countervailed effects of silenced LINC00460 on TSCC cells. The LINC00460/miR-320b/IGF2BP3 axis was associated with lymph node metastasis of TSCC patients.
Conclusion:
Our research illustrated that LINC00460 facilitated TSCC progression via the miR-320b/IGF2BP3 axis, highlighting a potential insight for the treatment of TSCC.
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