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J Cancer 2019; 10(9):2025-2034. doi:10.7150/jca.29457 This issue Cite

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Long non-coding RNA UASR1 promotes proliferation and migration of breast cancer cells through the AKT/mTOR pathway

Zhe Cao1,2, Ping Wu3,4, Min Su1, Hongyan Ling3, Ramina Khoshaba3,5, Chenfei Huang3, Han Gao2, Yan Zhao2, Jinjun Chen2, Qianjin Liao1, Deliang Cao1,3✉, Junfei Jin6✉, Xuewen Zhang2✉

1. Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University. 283 Tongzipo Road, Changsha 410013, Hunan, China.
2. College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Hunan Agricultural University, Furong District, Changsha 410128, China.
3. Department of Medical Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. 913 N. Rutledge Street, Springfield, IL 62794.
4. Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411105, China.
5. Biotechnology Department, College of Science, Baghdad University, Baghdad, Iraq, 10071.
6. Laboratory of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, 15 Lequn Road, Guilin 541001, Guangxi, China.

✉ Corresponding authors: Dr. Deliang Cao, dcaoedu, Dr. Junfei Jin, changliangzijincom or Dr. Xuewen Zhang, xuewen_zhangcom.

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Cao Z, Wu P, Su M, Ling H, Khoshaba R, Huang C, Gao H, Zhao Y, Chen J, Liao Q, Cao D, Jin J, Zhang X. Long non-coding RNA UASR1 promotes proliferation and migration of breast cancer cells through the AKT/mTOR pathway. J Cancer 2019; 10(9):2025-2034. doi:10.7150/jca.29457. https://www.jcancer.org/v10p2025.htm
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Abstract

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are non-coding RNAs longer than 200 nucleotides that function as regulatory factors in many human diseases, including cancer. However, majority of lncRNAs remain to be characterized. In this study, we characterized a novel lncRNA transcript, named UNC5B antisense RNA1 (UASR1). UASR1 is 647bp in length consisting of two exons. This lncRNA is an antisense of intron 1 of unc-5 netrin receptor B (UNC5B) gene. In breast cancer tissues, UASR1 was upregulated. Ectopic expression of UASR1 promoted proliferation and clonogenic growth of breast cancer cells MCF7 and MDA-MB-231. The migration of these cells also increased as demonstrated by wound healing and transwell assays. In contrast, silencing of UASR1 suppressed cell proliferation and migration. Further studies showed that UASR1 activated AKT and AKT-mediated mTOR signaling pathway to stimulate cell proliferation and growth. In these cells, active pAKT, pTSC2, p4EBP1 and pp70S6K were increased. Taken together, our data suggest that UASR1 plays an oncogenic role in breast cancer cells through activation of the AKT/mTOR signaling pathway, being a novel RNA oncogene.

Keywords: Long non-coding RNA, UASR1, oncogenic lncRNA, AKT/mTOR, Breast cancer.

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Cao, Z., Wu, P., Su, M., Ling, H., Khoshaba, R., Huang, C., Gao, H., Zhao, Y., Chen, J., Liao, Q., Cao, D., Jin, J., Zhang, X. (2019). Long non-coding RNA UASR1 promotes proliferation and migration of breast cancer cells through the AKT/mTOR pathway. Journal of Cancer, 10(9), 2025-2034. https://doi.org/10.7150/jca.29457.

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Cao, Z.; Wu, P.; Su, M.; Ling, H.; Khoshaba, R.; Huang, C.; Gao, H.; Zhao, Y.; Chen, J.; Liao, Q.; Cao, D.; Jin, J.; Zhang, X. Long non-coding RNA UASR1 promotes proliferation and migration of breast cancer cells through the AKT/mTOR pathway. J. Cancer 2019, 10 (9), 2025-2034. DOI: 10.7150/jca.29457.

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Cao Z, Wu P, Su M, Ling H, Khoshaba R, Huang C, Gao H, Zhao Y, Chen J, Liao Q, Cao D, Jin J, Zhang X. Long non-coding RNA UASR1 promotes proliferation and migration of breast cancer cells through the AKT/mTOR pathway. J Cancer 2019; 10(9):2025-2034. doi:10.7150/jca.29457. https://www.jcancer.org/v10p2025.htm

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Cao Z, Wu P, Su M, Ling H, Khoshaba R, Huang C, Gao H, Zhao Y, Chen J, Liao Q, Cao D, Jin J, Zhang X. 2019. Long non-coding RNA UASR1 promotes proliferation and migration of breast cancer cells through the AKT/mTOR pathway. J Cancer. 10(9):2025-2034.

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