PMID- 30458787 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190423 LR - 20190423 IS - 1476-4598 (Electronic) IS - 1476-4598 (Linking) VI - 17 IP - 1 DP - 2018 Nov 20 TI - LncRNA MIR31HG targets HIF1A and P21 to facilitate head and neck cancer cell proliferation and tumorigenesis by promoting cell-cycle progression. PG - 162 LID - 10.1186/s12943-018-0916-8 [doi] LID - 162 AB - LncRNAs are involved in the initiation and progression of cancer. However, the molecular mechanism and diverse clinical prognosis of MIR31HG in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) are still unclear. Our previous microarray analysis showed that lncRNA MIR31HG interacted with HIF1A may play an oncogenic role in laryngeal squamous cell cancer (LSCC). To determine whether lncRNA MIR31HG served as a poor prognosis factor and targeted HIF1A to facilitate cell proliferation and tumorigenesis in human HNSCC, we found MIR31HG and HIF1A were overexpressed in LSCC, MIR31HG overexpression or co-expression of HIF1A-positive and p21-negative could serve as a poor prognostic factor for LSCC patients. We further confirmed that MIR31HG promoted cell proliferation, cell cycle progression, and inhibited cell apoptosis in vitro and in vivo. The ingenuity pathway analysis and Western blot indicated that MIR31HG regulated cell cycle progression via HIF1A and p21 in HNSCC. The current results provide evidences for the role of MIR31HG in promoting HNSCC progression and identify MIR31HG as a prognostic biomarker and putative therapeutic target in HNSCC. FAU - Wang, Ru AU - Wang R AD - Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100730, China. AD - Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Ministry of Education of China), Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology, Beijing, 100005, China. FAU - Ma, Zhihong AU - Ma Z AD - Beijing Key Laboratory of Head and Neck Molecular Diagnostic Pathology, Beijing, 100730, China. AD - Department of Otolaryngology, Chengde Central Hospital, Chengde, 067000, Hebei, China. FAU - Feng, Ling AU - Feng L AD - Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100730, China. AD - Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Ministry of Education of China), Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology, Beijing, 100005, China. FAU - Yang, Yifan AU - Yang Y AD - Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100730, China. AD - Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Ministry of Education of China), Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology, Beijing, 100005, China. FAU - Tan, Chen AU - Tan C AD - Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100730, China. AD - Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Ministry of Education of China), Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology, Beijing, 100005, China. FAU - Shi, Qian AU - Shi Q AD - Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100730, China. AD - Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Ministry of Education of China), Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology, Beijing, 100005, China. FAU - Lian, Meng AU - Lian M AD - Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100730, China. AD - Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Ministry of Education of China), Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology, Beijing, 100005, China. FAU - He, Shizhi AU - He S AD - Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100730, China. AD - Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Ministry of Education of China), Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology, Beijing, 100005, China. FAU - Ma, Hongzhi AU - Ma H AD - Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100730, China. AD - Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Ministry of Education of China), Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology, Beijing, 100005, China. FAU - Fang, Jugao AU - Fang J AD - Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100730, China. fangjg19651110@163.com. AD - Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Ministry of Education of China), Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology, Beijing, 100005, China. fangjg19651110@163.com. AD - Beijing Key Laboratory of Head and Neck Molecular Diagnostic Pathology, Beijing, 100730, China. fangjg19651110@163.com. LA - eng PT - Letter PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20181120 PL - England TA - Mol Cancer JT - Molecular cancer JID - 101147698 RN - 0 (Biomarkers, Tumor) RN - 0 (Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21) RN - 0 (Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit) RN - 0 (RNA, Long Noncoding) RN - 0 (long noncoding RNA MIR31HG, human) SB - IM MH - Biomarkers, Tumor MH - Cell Cycle/*genetics MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/*genetics MH - Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21/*genetics MH - *Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - Head and Neck Neoplasms/*genetics/mortality/pathology MH - Humans MH - Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/*genetics MH - Prognosis MH - *RNA Interference MH - RNA, Long Noncoding/*genetics PMC - PMC6247607 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Cell cycle OT - HIF1A OT - HNSCC OT - Prognosis OT - lncRNA MIR31HG OT - p21 COIS- ETHICS APPROVAL AND CONSENT TO PARTICIPATE: The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University. The study was undertaken in accordance with the ethical standards of the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki. The experimental animal protocols complied with IACUC (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee) regulations and were approved by the Ethics Committee of Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION: All authors have read and approved the final manuscript, and consent to the publication of the manuscript in Molecular Cancer. COMPETING INTERESTS: The authors declare that they have no competing interests. PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. EDAT- 2018/11/22 06:00 MHDA- 2019/04/24 06:00 PMCR- 2018/11/20 CRDT- 2018/11/22 06:00 PHST- 2018/07/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/11/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/11/22 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/11/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/04/24 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/11/20 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1186/s12943-018-0916-8 [pii] AID - 916 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s12943-018-0916-8 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Mol Cancer. 2018 Nov 20;17(1):162. doi: 10.1186/s12943-018-0916-8.