PMID- 35113007 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220407 LR - 20230204 IS - 1551-4005 (Electronic) IS - 1538-4101 (Print) IS - 1551-4005 (Linking) VI - 21 IP - 7 DP - 2022 Apr TI - Long non-coding RNA AGAP2-AS1 promotes cell proliferation and invasion through regulating miR-193a-3p/LOXL4 axis in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma. PG - 697-707 LID - 10.1080/15384101.2021.2016197 [doi] AB - Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) is an aggressive malignancy with highly mortality rate. Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) AGAP2-AS1 is an identified oncogene in several types of cancers. However, the role of AGAP2-AS1 in LSCC remains unclear. The expression levels of AGAP2-AS1 in LSCC tissues and cell lines were measured using qRT-PCR. AGAP2-AS1 was knocked down in LSCC cells through transfection with siRNA-AGAP2-AS1. Cell proliferation and invasion were detected using MTT and transwell assays. Dual-luciferase reporter gene assay was performed to confirm the interaction with AGAP2-AS1 and downstream genes. Our results showed that AGAP2-AS1 expression was remarkably increased in human LSCC tissues and cell lines. Knockdown of AGAP2-AS1 significantly inhibited the proliferation and invasion of LSCC cells. In addition, AGAP2-AS1 sponged miR-193a-3p and regulated its expression in LSCC cells. Inhibition of miR-193a-3p reversed the effects of AGAP2-AS1 knockdown on LSCC cells. Furthermore, Lysyl oxidase-like 4 (LOXL4) was a target gene of miR-193a-3p and the role of miR-193a-3p was mediated by LOXL4. In conclusion, these findings suggest that knockdown of AGAP2-AS1 inhibited the proliferation and invasion of LSCC cells through regulating the miR-193a-3p/LOXL4 axis. FAU - Ren, Pengyu AU - Ren P AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. FAU - Niu, Xiaorong AU - Niu X AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. FAU - Zhao, Ruimin AU - Zhao R AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. FAU - Liu, Junsong AU - Liu J AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. FAU - Ren, Wanli AU - Ren W AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. FAU - Dai, Hao AU - Dai H AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. FAU - Chen, Jiayu AU - Chen J AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. FAU - Yan, Jinfeng AU - Yan J AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. FAU - Li, Baiya AU - Li B AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. FAU - Shao, Yuan AU - Shao Y AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. FAU - Bai, Yanxia AU - Bai Y AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. FAU - Han, Peng AU - Han P AD - Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20220203 PL - United States TA - Cell Cycle JT - Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.) JID - 101137841 RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - 0 (RNA, Long Noncoding) RN - EC 1.4.3.- (LOXL4 protein, human) RN - EC 1.4.3.13 (Protein-Lysine 6-Oxidase) SB - IM MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Movement/genetics MH - Cell Proliferation/genetics MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - *Head and Neck Neoplasms MH - Humans MH - *MicroRNAs/genetics/metabolism MH - Protein-Lysine 6-Oxidase/genetics/metabolism MH - *RNA, Long Noncoding/genetics/metabolism MH - Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck/genetics PMC - PMC8973330 OTO - NOTNLM OT - LOXL4 OT - Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) OT - invasion OT - lncRNA AGAP2-AS1 OT - miR-193a-3p COIS- No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s). EDAT- 2022/02/04 06:00 MHDA- 2022/04/08 06:00 PMCR- 2023/02/03 CRDT- 2022/02/03 12:15 PHST- 2022/02/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/04/08 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/02/03 12:15 [entrez] PHST- 2023/02/03 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 2016197 [pii] AID - 10.1080/15384101.2021.2016197 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cell Cycle. 2022 Apr;21(7):697-707. doi: 10.1080/15384101.2021.2016197. Epub 2022 Feb 3.