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IGFL2-AS1, a Long Non-Coding RNA, Is Associated with Radioresistance in Colorectal Cancer
Jeeyong Lee1, Da Yeon Kim1,2, Younjoo Kim3,4
1Division of Radiation Biomedical Research, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences, Seoul 01812, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
Precise prediction of radioresistance is an important factor in the treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC). To discover genes that regulate the radioresistance of CRCs, we analyzed an RNA sequencing dataset of patient-originated samples. Among various candidates, IGFL2-AS1, a long non-coding RNA (lncRNA), exhibited an expression pattern that was well correlated with radioresistance. IGFL2-AS1 is known to be highly expressed in various cancers and functions as a competing endogenous RNA. To further investigate the role of IGFL2-AS1 in radioresistance, which has not yet been studied, we assessed the amount of IGFL2-AS1 transcripts in CRC cell lines with varying degrees of radioresistance. This analysis showed that the more radioresistant the cell line, the higher the level of IGFL2-AS1 transcripts-a similar trend was observed in CRC samples. To directly assess the relationship between IGFL2-AS1 and radioresistance, we generated a CRC cell line stably expressing a small hairpin RNA (shRNA) targeting IGFL2-AS1. shRNA-mediated knockdown of IGFL2-AS1 decreased radioresistance and cell migration in vitro, establishing a functional role for IGFL2-AS1 in radioresistance. We also showed that downstream effectors of the AKT pathway played crucial roles. These data suggest that IGFL2-AS1 contributes to the acquisition of radioresistance by regulating the AKT pathway.
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