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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Lu, Zhibina; b; 1 | Xiao, Zhichaob; 1 | Wang, Qia; c; 1 | Pan, Chunfengc | Xia, Yangc | Wu, Weibingc | Chen, Liangc; *
Affiliations: [a] The First Clinical Medical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China | [b] Nanjing Pukou People’s Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China | [c] Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Correspondence: [*] Corresponding authors: Liang Chen, Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300, Guangzhou Road, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu, China. Tel.: +86 25 68303743; Fax: +86 25 83718836; E-mail: clbright0909@njmu.edu.cn.
Note: [1] These authors contributed equally to this work.
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Non-small lung cancer ranks first in the cancer-related death of all malignant tumors. Exploring novel biological targets is of great significance for diagnosis and therapy of NSCLC. OBJECTIVE: In this study, we aimed to explore the effect of LINC00668 on the biological functions of NSCLC cells and the underlying mechanism. METHODS: RT-qPCR assays and western blot assays were utilized to estimate the relative gene expression at mRNA and protein levels, respectively. CCK8, colony formation, wound healing, transwell, and cell apoptosis assays were employed to assess cell function. IHC and FISH assays were used to determine the gene expression in NSCLC tissues. RIP and dual-luciferase assays were conducted to validate the combination between LINC00668 and miR-518c-3p. The correlation of expression between miR-518c-3p and LINC00668 or TRIP4 was determined by Pearson correlation analysis. RESULTS: LINC00668 was aberrantly upregulated in NSCLC tumor tissues and cell lines. Inhibition of LINC00668 significantly suppressed tumor proliferation, migration, invasion and promoted cell apoptosis. Mechanistically, LINC00668 could bind to miR-518c-3p, thus targeting the 3’UTR of TRIP4. TRIP4 overexpression rescued the weakened cell function mediated by LINC00668 silencing. CONCLUSIONS: LINC00668 acted as an oncogene in NSCLC progression through miR-518c-3p/TRIP4 axis. Our study disclosed a new mechanism of LINC00668 functioned in NSCLC and may give a deeper insight of the targeted therapy of NSCLC in the future.
Keywords: Non-small lung cancer, long non-coding RNA, competing endogenous RNA, LINC00668, TRIP4
DOI: 10.3233/CBM-230154
Journal: Cancer Biomarkers, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 379-391, 2023
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