PMID- 35839610 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20221026 LR - 20221026 IS - 1618-0631 (Electronic) IS - 0344-0338 (Linking) VI - 237 DP - 2022 Sep TI - RASSF8-AS1 displays low expression in colorectal cancer and up-regulates RASSF8 to suppress cell invasion and migration. PG - 153996 LID - S0344-0338(22)00240-0 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.prp.2022.153996 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is among the most prevalent cancers. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are important participant in various cancers. Based on the literature, lncRNA RASSF8-AS1 inhibits laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) malignant progression. However, the role of RASSF8-AS1 in CRC remains unclear. PURPOSE: This study centered on uncovering the role of RASSF8-AS1 and its related regulatory mechanisms in CRC cells. METHODS: RT-qPCR and western blot were performed to examine the expression of target genes. Functional assays were conducted to determine the effect of target genes on the migration and invasion of CRC cells. Mechanism assays were also carried out to figure out the specific downstream mechanisms of RASSF8-AS1. In vivo assays were also involved. RESULTS: The expression of RASSF8-AS1 and RASSF8 was positively correlated in CRC, and the two genes were down-regulated in CRC cells and tissues. Moreover, CRC cell invasion and migration as well as xenograft CRC tumor growth suppressed by RASSF8-AS1 overexpression were entirely recovered by RASSF8 knockdown or partially rescued by miR-33a-5p augment. As for the downstream mechanism, RASSF8-AS1 sponged miR-33a-5p to up-regulate RASSF8, or recruited HNRNPC to stabilize RASSF8 mRNA. CONCLUSION: RASSF8-AS1 modulates miR-33a-5p/HNRNPC/RASSF8 axis to further impede CRC cell invasion and migration. AVAILABILITY OF DATA: The research data is confidential. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved. FAU - Zhang, Xi AU - Zhang X AD - Department of Anorectal, Xi'an Hospital of TCM, No.69, Fengcheng 8 Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, China. FAU - Sun, Pengjin AU - Sun P AD - Department of Anorectal, Xi'an Hospital of TCM, No.69, Fengcheng 8 Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, China. FAU - Yang, Wei AU - Yang W AD - Department of Anorectal, Xi'an Hospital of TCM, No.69, Fengcheng 8 Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, China. FAU - Li, Sizhu AU - Li S AD - Department of Anorectal, Xi'an Hospital of TCM, No.69, Fengcheng 8 Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, China. FAU - Jia, Heng AU - Jia H AD - Department of Anorectal, Xi'an Hospital of TCM, No.69, Fengcheng 8 Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, China. FAU - Wang, Wengang AU - Wang W AD - Department of Anorectal, Xi'an Hospital of TCM, No.69, Fengcheng 8 Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, China. FAU - Jiang, Shuai AU - Jiang S AD - Department of Anorectal, Xi'an Hospital of TCM, No.69, Fengcheng 8 Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, China. FAU - Wang, Lei AU - Wang L AD - Department of Anorectal, Xi'an Hospital of TCM, No.69, Fengcheng 8 Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, China. FAU - Liu, Xianglin AU - Liu X AD - Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China. FAU - Liang, Liang AU - Liang L AD - Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China. FAU - Zi, Wei AU - Zi W AD - Department of Anorectal, Xi'an Hospital of TCM, No.69, Fengcheng 8 Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, China. Electronic address: 20861152@qq.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220630 PL - Germany TA - Pathol Res Pract JT - Pathology, research and practice JID - 7806109 RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - 0 (RASSF8 protein, human) RN - 0 (RNA, Long Noncoding) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Tumor Suppressor Proteins) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Movement/genetics MH - Cell Proliferation/genetics MH - *Colorectal Neoplasms/pathology MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/genetics MH - *MicroRNAs/genetics/metabolism MH - *RNA, Long Noncoding/genetics/metabolism MH - RNA, Messenger MH - Tumor Suppressor Proteins/metabolism MH - Animals OTO - NOTNLM OT - Colorectal cancer OT - HNRNPC OT - MiR-33a-5p OT - RASSF8 OT - RASSF8-AS1 COIS- Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. EDAT- 2022/07/16 06:00 MHDA- 2022/10/26 06:00 CRDT- 2022/07/15 18:22 PHST- 2021/12/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/06/10 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/06/26 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/07/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/10/26 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/07/15 18:22 [entrez] AID - S0344-0338(22)00240-0 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.prp.2022.153996 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Pathol Res Pract. 2022 Sep;237:153996. doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2022.153996. Epub 2022 Jun 30.