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lncRNA USP30-AS1 sponges miR-765 and modulates the progression of colon cancer
Chengren Li1, Xu Liang1, Yongguang Liu2
1Department of Anorectal Surgery, Weifang People's Hospital, No.151, Guangwen Street, Weifang, 261000, Shandong, China.
Background:
The incidence and mortality of colon cancer is increasing recently. It is necessary to identify effective biomarkers for the progression and prognosis of colon cancer. To assess the potential of lncRNA USP30-AS1 (USP30-AS1) in serving as the biomarker of colon cancer and unearth the underlying mechanism.
Methods:
There were 123 colon cancer patients enrolled. The expression of USP30-AS1 was evaluated with PCR in tissue and cell samples. The clinical significance of USP30-AS1 was assessed with a series of statistical methods, while the CCK8 and Transwell assay were conducted to estimate its biological effect on the colon cancer cellular processes. In mechanism, the interaction of USP30-AS1 with miR-765 was evaluated with the dual-luciferase reporter assay.
Results:
In colon cancer tissues, the USP30-AS1 downregulation and the miR-765 upregulation were observed, and there was a negative correlation between the USP30-AS1 expression level and the miR-765 expression level. The downregulation of USP30-AS1 related to the malignant progression and served as an adverse prognostic indicator of colon cancer. The overexpression of USP30-AS1 dramatically suppressed colon cancer cellular processes, which was alleviated by miR-765.
Conclusions:
USP30-AS1 predicts the malignancy and prognosis of colon cancer patients. USP30-AS1 suppressed the progression of colon cancer through modulating miR-765.
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