PMID- 34733921 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220428 IS - 2305-5839 (Print) IS - 2305-5847 (Electronic) IS - 2305-5839 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 17 DP - 2021 Sep TI - LncRNA FTX promotes the malignant progression of colorectal cancer by regulating the miR-214-5p-JAG1 axis. PG - 1369 LID - 10.21037/atm-21-2755 [doi] LID - 1369 AB - BACKGROUND: Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have recently been found to be vital regulators of various cancers, including colorectal cancer (CRC). It has been previously reported that the dysregulated expression of lncRNA Five prime to Xist (FTX) is involved in carcinogenesis. However, the role of lncRNA FTX in the progression of CRC is still unclear. METHODS: Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) was used to detect the expression of lncRNA FTX and miR-214-5p in CRC tissues. Cell Counting Kit-8 assay, transwell assay, wound-healing assay, and proliferation assay were used to explore the function of lncRNA FTX in CRC cells. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), western blotting, and luciferase reporter assay were used to confirm the relationship between lncRNA FTX and miR-214-5p-jagged canonical Notch ligand 1 (JAG1). We further explored the role of lncRNA FTX in vivo using xenograft tumor assay. RESULTS: lncRNA FTX was found to be upregulated in CRC tissues by FISH. The downregulation of endogenous lncRNA FTX expression inhibited CRC cell proliferation, migration, and invasion. Mechanistically, lncRNA FTX sequestered miR-214-5p and thus released its repression on JAG1, driving the malignant progression of CRC. CONCLUSIONS: These findings give rise to a new perspective, the lncRNA FTX-miR-214-5p-JAG1 regulatory axis, in exploring the cancer-promoting mechanism of lncRNA FTX in CRC. CI - 2021 Annals of Translational Medicine. All rights reserved. FAU - Pan, Luxiang AU - Pan L AD - State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Biotechnology Center, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Du, Mingrui AU - Du M AD - Department of Orthopedics, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. AD - School of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Liu, Haixia AU - Liu H AD - Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China. FAU - Cheng, Boyang AU - Cheng B AD - School of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Zhu, Maorong AU - Zhu M AD - School of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Jia, Bo AU - Jia B AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Wang, Yinwen AU - Wang Y AD - School of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - He, Wei AU - He W AD - State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Biotechnology Center, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Li, Xiaoju AU - Li X AD - State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Biotechnology Center, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Liu, Chenlin AU - Liu C AD - State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Biotechnology Center, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Gu, Jintao AU - Gu J AD - State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Biotechnology Center, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Li, Meng AU - Li M AD - State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Biotechnology Center, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Zhang, Yingqi AU - Zhang Y AD - State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Biotechnology Center, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Yao, Li AU - Yao L AD - Department of Pathology, Xi'an No. 3 Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Northwest University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Zhang, Yi AU - Zhang Y AD - State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Biotechnology Center, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Hao, Qiang AU - Hao Q AD - State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Biotechnology Center, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - China TA - Ann Transl Med JT - Annals of translational medicine JID - 101617978 PMC - PMC8506562 OTO - NOTNLM OT - colorectal cancer (CRC) OT - lncRNA FTX OT - miR-214-5p OT - progression COIS- Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at https://dx.doi.org/10.21037/atm-21-2755). The authors have no con fl icts of interest to declare. EDAT- 2021/11/05 06:00 MHDA- 2021/11/05 06:01 PMCR- 2021/09/01 CRDT- 2021/11/04 06:28 PHST- 2021/05/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/07/19 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/11/04 06:28 [entrez] PHST- 2021/11/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/11/05 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/09/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - atm-09-17-1369 [pii] AID - 10.21037/atm-21-2755 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Ann Transl Med. 2021 Sep;9(17):1369. doi: 10.21037/atm-21-2755.