PMID- 26540343 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20161007 LR - 20221121 IS - 1949-2553 (Electronic) IS - 1949-2553 (Linking) VI - 6 IP - 40 DP - 2015 Dec 15 TI - LINC00152 promotes proliferation in hepatocellular carcinoma by targeting EpCAM via the mTOR signaling pathway. PG - 42813-24 LID - 10.18632/oncotarget.5970 [doi] AB - Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is well known as the sixth most common malignant tumor and the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths globally. LINC00152 was documented as an important long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) involved in the pathogenesis of gastric cancer; however, the detailed mechanism of action of LINC00152 remains unknown. Here, based on the increased level of LINC00152 in HCC tissues, we found that LINC00152 could promote cell proliferation in vitro and tumor growth in vivo. Furthermore, microarray-based analysis indicated that LINC00152 could activate the mechanistic target of rapamycin(mTOR) pathway by binding to the promoter of EpCAM through a cis-regulation, as confirmed by Gal4-lambdaN/BoxB reporter system. Thus, LINC00152 might be involved in the oncogenesis of HCC by activating the mTOR signaling pathway and might be a novel index for clinical diagnosis in the future. FAU - Ji, Jie AU - Ji J AD - Liver Transplantation Center of The First Affiliated Hospital and Collaborative Innovation Center For Cancer Personalized Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, P.R. China. FAU - Tang, Junwei AU - Tang J AD - Liver Transplantation Center of The First Affiliated Hospital and Collaborative Innovation Center For Cancer Personalized Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, P.R. China. FAU - Deng, Lei AU - Deng L AD - Liver Transplantation Center of The First Affiliated Hospital and Collaborative Innovation Center For Cancer Personalized Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, P.R. China. FAU - Xie, Yu AU - Xie Y AD - Liver Transplantation Center of The First Affiliated Hospital and Collaborative Innovation Center For Cancer Personalized Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, P.R. China. FAU - Jiang, Runqiu AU - Jiang R AD - Liver Transplantation Center of The First Affiliated Hospital and Collaborative Innovation Center For Cancer Personalized Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, P.R. China. FAU - Li, Guoqiang AU - Li G AD - Liver Transplantation Center of The First Affiliated Hospital and Collaborative Innovation Center For Cancer Personalized Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, P.R. China. FAU - Sun, Beicheng AU - Sun B AD - Liver Transplantation Center of The First Affiliated Hospital and Collaborative Innovation Center For Cancer Personalized Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, P.R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Oncotarget JT - Oncotarget JID - 101532965 RN - 0 (Antigens, Neoplasm) RN - 0 (Cell Adhesion Molecules) RN - 0 (EPCAM protein, human) RN - 0 (Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule) RN - 0 (RNA, Long Noncoding) RN - 0 (RNA, Small Interfering) RN - 0 (long non-coding RNA Linc00152, human) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (MTOR protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) SB - IM MH - Aged MH - Animals MH - Antigens, Neoplasm/genetics/metabolism MH - Blotting, Western MH - Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/genetics/metabolism/*pathology MH - Cell Adhesion Molecules/genetics/metabolism MH - *Cell Proliferation/genetics MH - Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/genetics MH - Chromatin Immunoprecipitation MH - Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule MH - Female MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/*physiology MH - Gene Knockdown Techniques MH - Heterografts MH - Humans MH - Liver Neoplasms/genetics/metabolism/*pathology MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C MH - Mice, Nude MH - Middle Aged MH - Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis MH - RNA, Long Noncoding/*genetics MH - RNA, Small Interfering MH - Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction MH - Signal Transduction/*physiology MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/genetics/metabolism PMC - PMC4767473 OTO - NOTNLM OT - EpCAM OT - HCC OT - lncRNA OT - mTOR OT - prognosis COIS- CONFLICTS OF INTEREST The authors declare no competing financial interests. EDAT- 2015/11/06 06:00 MHDA- 2016/10/08 06:00 PMCR- 2015/12/15 CRDT- 2015/11/06 06:00 PHST- 2015/04/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/10/16 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/11/06 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/11/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/10/08 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/12/15 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 5970 [pii] AID - 10.18632/oncotarget.5970 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Oncotarget. 2015 Dec 15;6(40):42813-24. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.5970.