Long Noncoding RNA DSCAM-AS1 Facilitates Colorectal Cancer Cell Proliferation and Migration via miR-137/Notch1 Axis

Xu, Jing; Wu, Guanghai; Zhao, Yongjie; Han, Youkui; Zhang, Shuai; Li, Chao; Zhang, Judong

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Long Noncoding RNA DSCAM-AS1 Facilitates Colorectal Cancer Cell Proliferation and Migration via miR-137/Notch1 Axis

Jing Xu^#✉, Guanghai Wu^#, Yongjie Zhao, Youkui Han, Shuai Zhang, Chao Li, Judong Zhang

Department of General Surgery, Tianjin Union Medical Center, Jieyuan Road 190, Hongqiao District, Tianjin, 300121, PR China
^#: Jing Xu and Guanghai Wu contributed equally to this paper.

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Xu J, Wu G, Zhao Y, Han Y, Zhang S, Li C, Zhang J. Long Noncoding RNA DSCAM-AS1 Facilitates Colorectal Cancer Cell Proliferation and Migration via miR-137/Notch1 Axis. J Cancer 2020; 11(22):6623-6632. doi:10.7150/jca.46562. https://www.jcancer.org/v11p6623.htm

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Growing evidences demonstrate that long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) participate in various cancers including colorectal cancer (CRC). In the current study, we found that the expression of DSCAM-AS1 in CRC tissues and cell lines was significantly upregulated, and was positively correlated with metastasis status and advanced stage of CRC. In addition, Kaplan-Meier assays also indicated that the expression of DSCAM-AS1 was correlated with poor prognosis in patients with CRC. Silence of DSCAM-AS1 inhibited proliferation and migration of CRC cells. Subcellular fractionation and FISH analyses suggested that DSCAM-AS1 was majorly distributed in cytoplasm of HT29 and LOVO cells. Thus, DSCAM-AS1 might act as a competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA). Subsequently, RT-qPCR results displayed that the expression of miR-137 in CRC tissues was relatively lower than that in the neighboring normal tissues. The interaction between miR-137 and DSCAM-AS1 was demonstrated by luciferase reporter assay. Functionally, miR-137 reversed the pro-proliferation and -metastasis effect of DSCAM-AS1 on CRC cells. Collectively, DSCAM-AS1 promotes CRC progression via sponging miR-137. MiR-137 can suppress the expression of Notch-1, a novel signaling regulating cell proliferation and EMT, by working on the 3'UTR of Notch-1. At last, Notch-1 overexpression or miR-137 inhibition could restore the DSCAM-AS1 silencing-mediated repressive function on cell proliferation and migration. The above data suggested that, DSCAM-AS1 may contribute to CRC cell proliferation and migration by targeting miR-137/Notch-1 axis.

Keywords: Long noncoding RNAs, MicroRNAs, Colorectal cancer, Proliferation, Migration

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Xu, J., Wu, G., Zhao, Y., Han, Y., Zhang, S., Li, C., Zhang, J. (2020). Long Noncoding RNA DSCAM-AS1 Facilitates Colorectal Cancer Cell Proliferation and Migration via miR-137/Notch1 Axis. Journal of Cancer, 11(22), 6623-6632. https://doi.org/10.7150/jca.46562.

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Xu, J.; Wu, G.; Zhao, Y.; Han, Y.; Zhang, S.; Li, C.; Zhang, J. Long Noncoding RNA DSCAM-AS1 Facilitates Colorectal Cancer Cell Proliferation and Migration via miR-137/Notch1 Axis. J. Cancer 2020, 11 (22), 6623-6632. DOI: 10.7150/jca.46562.

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Xu J, Wu G, Zhao Y, Han Y, Zhang S, Li C, Zhang J. 2020. Long Noncoding RNA DSCAM-AS1 Facilitates Colorectal Cancer Cell Proliferation and Migration via miR-137/Notch1 Axis. J Cancer. 11(22):6623-6632.

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