PMID- 35557905 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20231105 IS - 2046-2069 (Electronic) IS - 2046-2069 (Linking) VI - 8 IP - 71 DP - 2018 Dec 4 TI - LncRNA CASC2 inhibits autophagy and promotes apoptosis in non-small cell lung cancer cells via regulating the miR-214/TRIM16 axis. PG - 40846-40855 LID - 10.1039/c8ra09573f [doi] AB - Background: Dysregulated long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been frequently observed in various cancers including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and are closely associated with cancer progression. Previous studies also found that low expression of lncRNA cancer susceptibility candidate 2 (CASC2) functioned as a tumor suppressor in NSCLC. Our study aimed to explore the detailed molecular mechanism of CASC2 involved in NSCLC progression. Methods: The expressions of CASC2, tripartite motif-containing protein 16 (TRIM16) and miR-214 in NSCLC tissues and cells were detected by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) or western blot. Flow cytometry analysis was performed to evaluate apoptosis. Autophagy was assessed using green fluorescent protein microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3alpha (GFP-LC3) puncta analysis, acridine orange (AO) staining and western blot. Luciferase reporter assay, RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP), RNA pull-down and immunofluorescence staining were employed to explore the association between CASC2, TRIM16 and miR-214. Results: CASC2 and TRIM16 expressions were significantly downregulated and miR-214 expression was dramatically upregulated in NSCLC tissues and cells. Overexpression of CASC2 induced apoptosis and inhibited autophagy in NSCLC cells. miR-214 was bound to CASC2 and its knockdown reversed the regulatory effect of CASC2 inhibition on apoptosis and autophagy in NSCLC cells. Moreover, TRIM16 was validated as a target of miR-214 and its interference attenuated miR-214 knockdown-mediated promotion of apoptosis and inhibition of autophagy. Besides, CASC2 enhanced TRIM16 expression through functioning as a competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) for miR-214 in NSCLC cells. Conclusion: lncRNA CASC2 inhibited autophagy and promoted apoptosis in NSCLC cells via regulating the miR-214/TRIM16 axis, shedding light on the mechanism underlying NSCLC carcinogenesis. CI - This journal is (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry. FAU - Li, Qian AU - Li Q AD - Department of Respiratory, People's Hospital of Rizhao 276800 China. FAU - Chen, Kai AU - Chen K AD - Department of Respiratory, People's Hospital of Rizhao 276800 China. FAU - Dong, Rong AU - Dong R AD - Department of Respiratory, People's Hospital of Rizhao 276800 China. FAU - Lu, Hengxiao AU - Lu H AD - Department of Thoracic Surgery, Weifang People's Hospital No.151, Guangwen Street, Kuiwen District Weifang 261041 China xheng45698@sina.com +86-0536-8192133. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20181205 PL - England TA - RSC Adv JT - RSC advances JID - 101581657 ECI - RSC Adv. 2022 Feb 16;12(10):5890. PMID: 35427090 PMC - PMC9091572 COIS- There is no conflict of interest regarding the publication of this paper. EDAT- 2018/12/05 00:00 MHDA- 2018/12/05 00:01 CRDT- 2022/05/13 18:08 PHST- 2018/11/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/11/22 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/05/13 18:08 [entrez] PHST- 2018/12/05 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/12/05 00:01 [medline] AID - c8ra09573f [pii] AID - 10.1039/c8ra09573f [doi] PST - epublish SO - RSC Adv. 2018 Dec 5;8(71):40846-40855. doi: 10.1039/c8ra09573f. eCollection 2018 Dec 4.