PMID- 34644425 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211224 LR - 20211224 IS - 1098-2744 (Electronic) IS - 0899-1987 (Linking) VI - 61 IP - 1 DP - 2022 Jan TI - Low expression of lncRNA SBF2-AS1 regulates the miR-302b-3p/TGFBR2 axis, promoting metastasis in laryngeal cancer. PG - 45-58 LID - 10.1002/mc.23358 [doi] AB - The 5-year survival rate of laryngeal cancer continues to decline, and the laryngeal particularity of the anatomy adversely affects the patient's quality of life. Emerging evidence suggests that long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are closely correlated to key steps in the malignant progression of cancer cells. In this study, we report the role of lncRNA SBF2-AS1/miR-302b-3p/TGFBR2 interactions in the metastasis of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC). We verified that SBF2-AS1 was significantly downregulated in LSCC tissues and cell lines using qRT-PCR analysis. Its low expression was correlated to lymph node metastasis and an advanced clinical stage. More importantly, LSCC patients with low expression of SBF2-AS1 tended to have a poor prognosis. Based on this, we performed gain-of-function and loss-of-function experiments in LSCC cell lines. The results confirmed that knocking down SBF2-AS1 can promote the metastasis of LSCC cells and enhance epithelial-mesenchymal transition phenotype, while the upregulation of SBF2-AS1 expression resulted in the opposite. Our in vivo model verified that SBF2-AS1 overexpression could inhibit LSCC cell metastasis. Subsequent mechanistic studies revealed that SBF2-AS1 acted as a competing endogenous RNA that upregulated the expression of TGFBR2 by endogenous sponging for miR-302b-3p in LSCC cell lines. Moreover, miR-302b-3p overexpression reversed the inhibitory effects on LSCC metastasis induced by upregulation of SBF2-AS1 expression, and inhibition of TGFBR2 expression reversed the effect of SBF2-AS1 on metastasis. Our study proposes SBF2-AS1 as a biomarker to predict the prognosis of LSCC patients and a novel potential therapeutic target. CI - (c) 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC. FAU - Li, Yun AU - Li Y AD - Otorhinolaryngology Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Tang, Bingjie AU - Tang B AD - Otorhinolaryngology Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Lyu, Kexing AU - Lyu K AD - Otorhinolaryngology Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Yue, Huijun AU - Yue H AD - Otorhinolaryngology Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Wei, Fanqin AU - Wei F AD - Otorhinolaryngology Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Xu, Yang AU - Xu Y AD - Department of Otolaryngology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Chen, Siyu AU - Chen S AD - Otorhinolaryngology Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Lin, Yu AU - Lin Y AD - Otorhinolaryngology Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Cai, Zhimou AU - Cai Z AD - Otorhinolaryngology Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Guo, Xueqin AU - Guo X AD - Otorhinolaryngology Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Li, Chunwei AU - Li C AD - Otorhinolaryngology Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Lei, Wenbin AU - Lei W AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9720-1997 AD - Otorhinolaryngology Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20211013 PL - United States TA - Mol Carcinog JT - Molecular carcinogenesis JID - 8811105 RN - 0 (MIRN302A microRNA, human) RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - 0 (RNA, Long Noncoding) RN - 0 (long non-coding RNA SBF2-AS1, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.30 (Receptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type II) RN - EC 2.7.11.30 (TGFBR2 protein, human) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - *Down-Regulation MH - Female MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - Humans MH - Laryngeal Neoplasms/genetics/*pathology MH - Male MH - Mice MH - MicroRNAs/*genetics MH - Neoplasm Metastasis MH - Neoplasm Staging MH - Neoplasm Transplantation MH - RNA, Long Noncoding/*genetics MH - Receptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type II/*genetics OTO - NOTNLM OT - ceRNA OT - epithelial-mesenchymal transition OT - laryngeal cancer OT - lncRNA OT - metastasis EDAT- 2021/10/14 06:00 MHDA- 2021/12/25 06:00 CRDT- 2021/10/13 17:31 PHST- 2021/09/03 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/07/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/09/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/10/14 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/12/25 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/10/13 17:31 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/mc.23358 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Carcinog. 2022 Jan;61(1):45-58. doi: 10.1002/mc.23358. Epub 2021 Oct 13.