PMID- 33893613 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211228 LR - 20211228 IS - 1699-3055 (Electronic) IS - 1699-048X (Linking) VI - 23 IP - 10 DP - 2021 Oct TI - Knockdown of long non-coding RNA RP11-297P16.3 inhibits the migration and invasion of laryngeal squamous carcinoma cells. PG - 2057-2065 LID - 10.1007/s12094-021-02609-6 [doi] AB - PURPOSE: Laryngeal cancer has a poor prognosis when progressing to an advanced stage with limited treatment options. Therefore, understanding the underlying mechanisms is important to identify novel treatment targets. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been shown to play oncogenic roles in cancer, including in laryngeal cancer. We previously discovered that the lncRNA RP11-297P16.3 is overexpressed in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) based on RNA-sequencing data. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of knockdown of RP11-297P16.3 on the migration and invasion of LSCC cells, and the significance of these effects. METHODS: Six methods were employed to assess the function of RP11-297P16.3 including gene silencing, RT-PCR, the 5-Ethynyl-20-deoxyuridine (EdU) staining assay, Scratch wound-healing assay, transwell assay, and Western blot. RESULTS: The results show that the expression of RP11-297P16.3 in the si-lncRNA group was significantly decreased compared with those in the BC (blank control) and NC (negative control) groups. Moreover, knockdown of RP11-297P16.3 significantly inhibited the migration and invasion of LSCC cells but had no effect on cell proliferation. The protein expression of N-cadherin and vimentin was notably decreased after RP11-297P16.3 knockdown; whereas, the protein expression of cadherin was significantly increased CONCLUSION: These results suggested that RP11-297P16.3 may inhibit the migration and invasion of LSCC cells by regulating the epithelial-mesenchymal transition process, suggesting that RP11-297P16.3 is a potential new target for treating LSCC. CI - (c) 2021. Federacion de Sociedades Espanolas de Oncologia (FESEO). FAU - Wu, H AU - Wu H AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7317-7670 AD - School of Basic Medical Science, Shanxi Medical University, Jinzhong, Shanxi, 030600, P.R. China. FAU - Wang, W AU - Wang W AD - School of Basic Medical Science, Shanxi Medical University, Jinzhong, Shanxi, 030600, P.R. China. FAU - Zhu, J AU - Zhu J AD - School of Basic Medical Science, Shanxi Medical University, Jinzhong, Shanxi, 030600, P.R. China. 85567411@qq.com. LA - eng GR - 2019L0411/The Science and Technology Innovation Program for Colleges and Universities of Shanxi Education Department/ GR - 81902513/The National Natural Science Foundation of China/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210423 PL - Italy TA - Clin Transl Oncol JT - Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico JID - 101247119 RN - 0 (Cadherins) RN - 0 (RNA, Long Noncoding) RN - 0 (VIM protein, human) RN - 0 (Vimentin) SB - IM MH - Cadherins/metabolism MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Movement/*genetics MH - Cell Proliferation/*genetics MH - Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition/genetics MH - *Gene Silencing MH - Humans MH - Laryngeal Neoplasms/*genetics/metabolism/pathology MH - Neoplasm Invasiveness/genetics MH - RNA, Long Noncoding/*genetics MH - Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck/*genetics/metabolism/pathology MH - Vimentin/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Cell invasion OT - Cell migration OT - Epithelial-mesenchymal transition OT - Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma OT - Long non-coding RNA EDAT- 2021/04/25 06:00 MHDA- 2021/12/29 06:00 CRDT- 2021/04/24 06:14 PHST- 2021/01/19 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/03/23 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/04/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/12/29 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/04/24 06:14 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s12094-021-02609-6 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s12094-021-02609-6 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Clin Transl Oncol. 2021 Oct;23(10):2057-2065. doi: 10.1007/s12094-021-02609-6. Epub 2021 Apr 23.