PMID- 34541823 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220225 LR - 20220225 IS - 1582-4934 (Electronic) IS - 1582-1838 (Print) IS - 1582-1838 (Linking) VI - 25 IP - 20 DP - 2021 Oct TI - LINC00261 elevation inhibits angiogenesis and cell cycle progression of pancreatic cancer cells by upregulating SCP2 via targeting FOXP3. PG - 9826-9836 LID - 10.1111/jcmm.16930 [doi] AB - Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) biological functions and molecular mechanisms associated with pancreatic cancer (PC) remain to be poorly elucidated. We aimed to clarify the role of lncRNA LINC00261 (LINC00261) in PC and confirm its regulatory mechanisms. Bioinformatics analysis, RNA pull-down and RIP assays were performed to investigate relationship between LINC00261 and forkhead box P3 (FOXP3). Further, dual-luciferase reporter gene and ChIP assays were employed to confirm the relationship among LINC00261, FOXP3 and sterol carrier protein-2 (SCP2). PC cells were introduced with a series of vectors to verify the effects of LINC00261 and SCP2 on the viability, cell cycle progression, migration and angiogenesis of PC cells. Nude mice with the xenograft tumour were used to evaluate the effects LINC00261 on the tumourigenicity. LINC00261 was lowly expressed in PC tissues and cells. SCP2 was inhibited by LINC00261 through FOXP3. Functionally, upregulated LINC00261 or downregulated SCP2 led to reduced cell viability, migration, angiogenesis and tumourigenicity potentials. This study demonstrated the inhibitory role of LINC00261 in the angiogenesis and cell cycle progression of PC cells. It acts through the negative regulation of SCP2 via targeting FOXP3. Findings in this study highlight a potentially biomarker for PC treatment. CI - (c) 2021 The Authors. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine published by Foundation for Cellular and Molecular Medicine and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. FAU - Zou, Jun AU - Zou J AD - Department of abdominal surgery, Jiangxi Cancer Hospital, Nanchang, China. FAU - Pei, Xuanzeng AU - Pei X AD - Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, China. FAU - Xing, Dan AU - Xing D AD - Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, China. FAU - Wu, Xiaojun AU - Wu X AD - Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, China. FAU - Chen, Shuai AU - Chen S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8326-0056 AD - Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20210919 PL - England TA - J Cell Mol Med JT - Journal of cellular and molecular medicine JID - 101083777 RN - 0 (Carrier Proteins) RN - 0 (FOXP3 protein, human) RN - 0 (Forkhead Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (RNA, Long Noncoding) RN - 0 (long non-coding RNA 00261, human) RN - 0 (sterol carrier proteins) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Carrier Proteins/*genetics MH - Cell Cycle/*genetics MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Computational Biology/methods MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Forkhead Transcription Factors/*genetics/metabolism MH - Gene Expression Profiling MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - Heterografts MH - Humans MH - Immunohistochemistry MH - Mice MH - Neovascularization, Pathologic/*genetics MH - Pancreatic Neoplasms/*genetics/metabolism/*pathology MH - RNA Interference MH - RNA, Long Noncoding/*genetics PMC - PMC8505824 OTO - NOTNLM OT - angiogenesis OT - cell cycle progression OT - forkhead box P3 OT - long non-coding RNA LINC00261 OT - pancreatic cancer OT - sterol carrier protein-2 COIS- The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2021/09/21 06:00 MHDA- 2022/02/26 06:00 PMCR- 2021/10/01 CRDT- 2021/09/20 06:39 PHST- 2021/07/29 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/02/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/09/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/09/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/02/26 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/09/20 06:39 [entrez] PHST- 2021/10/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - JCMM16930 [pii] AID - 10.1111/jcmm.16930 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Cell Mol Med. 2021 Oct;25(20):9826-9836. doi: 10.1111/jcmm.16930. Epub 2021 Sep 19.