The long non-coding RNA HOXA11-AS promotes epithelial mesenchymal transition by sponging miR-149-3p in Colorectal Cancer

Chen, Dong; Zhang, Min; Ruan, Jian; Li, Xiaolin; Wang, Saisai; Cheng, Xiaofei; Zhao, Huiying; Zeng, Ying; Liu, Jingjing; He, Kangxin; Zhao, Peng

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The long non-coding RNA HOXA11-AS promotes epithelial mesenchymal transition by sponging miR-149-3p in Colorectal Cancer

Dong Chen^1*, Min Zhang^2*, Jian Ruan^3*, Xiaolin Li⁴, Saisai Wang¹, Xiaofei Cheng¹, Huiying Zhao¹, Ying Zeng¹, Jingjing Liu¹, Kangxin He^5✉, Peng Zhao^3✉

1. Department of Colorectal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China.
2. College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang Province, China.
3. Department of Medical Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China.
4. Department of Emergency, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China.
5. State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China.
*These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Chen D, Zhang M, Ruan J, Li X, Wang S, Cheng X, Zhao H, Zeng Y, Liu J, He K, Zhao P. The long non-coding RNA HOXA11-AS promotes epithelial mesenchymal transition by sponging miR-149-3p in Colorectal Cancer. J Cancer 2020; 11(20):6050-6058. doi:10.7150/jca.49809. https://www.jcancer.org/v11p6050.htm

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Background: Metastasis is the primary cause of death in colorectal cancer (CRC); the underlying mechanisms remain partly unknown. In this study, we aim to investigate the value of HOXA11-AS in survival evaluation and the potential role of HOXA11-AS/miR-149-3p axis in the CRC metastasis.

Methods: The expressions of HOXA11-AS, both in obtained CRC samples and adjacent noncancerous tissues, were analyzed in survival evaluation. Competing endogenous RNAs (CeRNAs) Analysis were employed to reveal the potential relationship between HOXA11-AS and miR-149-3p. It was further confirmed by Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and Dual-luciferase reporter assay. Migration and invasion assay were used to verify the potential role of HOXA11-AS and miR-149-3p in the regulation of CRC metastasis. The potential pathway was explored by Western blot analysis.

Results: The expression of HOXA11-AS in the CRC tissue is significantly higher than the expression in adjacent noncancerous tissue (p<0.0001). High expressions of HOXA11-AS were noticeably correlated with clinicopathologic characteristics including advanced clinical stage (p=0.021), larger tumor size (p<0.001) and frequent tumor recurrence (p=0.001). The overall survival in HOXA11-AS-High group was significantly shorter than the HOXA11-AS-Low group (p<0.001). Advanced clinical stage, tumor size and high expression of HOXA11-AS were showed as independent prognostic prediction factors for the 5-year tumor relapse of CRC patients (p<0.001). HOXA11-AS acts as a potential molecular sponge for miR-149-3p, in the promotion of CRC metastasis. In the miR-149-3p mimic-treated group, the expression of E-cadherin was increased, whereas the expression of N-cadherin, Snail, Slug, TGF-β1, Wnt2b, Twist and C/EBPβ was decreased.

Conclusion: This study demonstrates that high expression of HOXA11-AS is correlated with CRC progression and poor prognosis and may promote metastasis via EMT by modulating miR-149-3p.

Keywords: colorectal cancer (CRC), long non-coding RNA (lncRNA), HOXA11-AS, miR-149-3p, epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT)

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Chen, D., Zhang, M., Ruan, J., Li, X., Wang, S., Cheng, X., Zhao, H., Zeng, Y., Liu, J., He, K., Zhao, P. (2020). The long non-coding RNA HOXA11-AS promotes epithelial mesenchymal transition by sponging miR-149-3p in Colorectal Cancer. Journal of Cancer, 11(20), 6050-6058. https://doi.org/10.7150/jca.49809.

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Chen, D.; Zhang, M.; Ruan, J.; Li, X.; Wang, S.; Cheng, X.; Zhao, H.; Zeng, Y.; Liu, J.; He, K.; Zhao, P. The long non-coding RNA HOXA11-AS promotes epithelial mesenchymal transition by sponging miR-149-3p in Colorectal Cancer. J. Cancer 2020, 11 (20), 6050-6058. DOI: 10.7150/jca.49809.

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Chen D, Zhang M, Ruan J, Li X, Wang S, Cheng X, Zhao H, Zeng Y, Liu J, He K, Zhao P. 2020. The long non-coding RNA HOXA11-AS promotes epithelial mesenchymal transition by sponging miR-149-3p in Colorectal Cancer. J Cancer. 11(20):6050-6058.

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