PMID- 33668040 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210722 LR - 20210722 IS - 1945-4589 (Electronic) IS - 1945-4589 (Linking) VI - 13 IP - 4 DP - 2021 Feb 26 TI - Methylation-dependent MCM6 repression induced by LINC00472 inhibits triple-negative breast cancer metastasis by disturbing the MEK/ERK signaling pathway. PG - 4962-4975 LID - 10.18632/aging.103568 [doi] AB - Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been identified to be dysregulated in multiple cancer types, which are speculated to be of vital significance in regulating several hallmarks of cancer biology. Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is acknowledged as an aggressive subtype of breast cancer. In this study, we found the lncRNA LINC00472 was poorly expressed in TNBC tissues and cells. Overexpression of LINC00472 could inhibit the proliferation, invasion and migration of MDA-MB-231 cells. On the contrary, minichromosome maintenance complex component 6 (MCM6) was highly expressed in TNBC tissues and MDA-MB-231 cells due to suppressed methylation. LINC00472 induced site-specific DNA methylation and reduced the MCM6 expression by recruiting DNA methyltransferases into the MCM6 promoter. Since the restoration of MCM6 weakened the tumor-suppressive effect of LINC00472 on MDA-MB-231 cells, LINC00472 potentially acted as a tumor suppressor by inhibiting MCM6. In addition, in vivo experiments further substantiated that overexpression of LINC00472 inhibited tumor growth and metastasis to lungs by decreasing the expression of MCM6. Overall, the present study demonstrated that LINC00472-mediated epigenetic silencing of MCM6 contributes to the prevention of tumorigenesis and metastasis in TNBC, providing an exquisite therapeutic target for TNBC. FAU - Shao, Guoli AU - Shao G AD - Special Medical Service Center, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, P. R. China. FAU - Fan, Xulong AU - Fan X AD - Department Breast Surgery, Maternity and Children's Healthcare Hospital of Foshan, Foshan 528000, P. R. China. FAU - Zhang, Pusheng AU - Zhang P AD - Department General Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, P. R. China. FAU - Liu, Xuewen AU - Liu X AD - Special Medical Service Center, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, P. R. China. FAU - Huang, Lei AU - Huang L AD - Department General Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, P. R. China. FAU - Ji, Shufeng AU - Ji S AD - Special Medical Service Center, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, P. R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210226 PL - United States TA - Aging (Albany NY) JT - Aging JID - 101508617 RN - 0 (CONCR long non coding RNA, human) RN - 0 (RNA, Long Noncoding) RN - EC 3.6.4.12 (MCM6 protein, human) RN - EC 3.6.4.12 (Minichromosome Maintenance Complex Component 6) SB - IM MH - Carcinogenesis MH - DNA Methylation MH - Female MH - Humans MH - *MAP Kinase Signaling System MH - Middle Aged MH - Minichromosome Maintenance Complex Component 6/*genetics/metabolism MH - Neoplasm Metastasis/*prevention & control MH - RNA, Long Noncoding/*genetics MH - Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms/*genetics PMC - PMC7950301 OTO - NOTNLM OT - LINC00472 OT - long non-coding RNA OT - metastasis OT - minichromosome maintenance complex component 6 OT - riple-negative breast cancer COIS- CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: These authors declare no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2021/03/06 06:00 MHDA- 2021/07/23 06:00 PMCR- 2021/02/28 CRDT- 2021/03/05 20:20 PHST- 2020/01/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/04/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/03/05 20:20 [entrez] PHST- 2021/03/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/07/23 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/02/28 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 103568 [pii] AID - 10.18632/aging.103568 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Aging (Albany NY). 2021 Feb 26;13(4):4962-4975. doi: 10.18632/aging.103568. Epub 2021 Feb 26.