PMID- 36162992 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20231120 LR - 20231120 IS - 1471-2407 (Electronic) IS - 1471-2407 (Linking) VI - 22 IP - 1 DP - 2022 Sep 26 TI - LncRNA RPL34-AS1 suppresses the proliferation, migration and invasion of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma via targeting miR-575/ACAA2 axis. PG - 1017 LID - 10.1186/s12885-022-10104-6 [doi] LID - 1017 AB - BACKGROUND: Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are abnormally expressed in a broad type of cancers and play significant roles that regulate tumor development and metastasis. However, the pathological roles of lncRNAs in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) remain largely unknown. Here we aimed to investigate the role and regulatory mechanism of the novel lncRNA RPL34-AS1 in the development and progression of ESCC. METHODS: The expression level of RPL34-AS1 in ESCC tissues and cell lines was determined by RT-qPCR. Functional experiments in vitro and in vivo were employed to explore the effects of RPL34-AS1 on tumor growth in ESCC cells. Mechanistically, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), bioinformatics analyses, luciferase reporter assay, RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) assay and western blot assays were used to detect the regulatory relationship between RPL34-AS1, miR-575 and ACAA2. RESULTS: RPL34-AS1 was significantly down-regulated in ESCC tissues and cells, which was negatively correlated with overall survival in ESCC patients. Functionally, upregulation of RPL34-AS1 dramatically suppressed ESCC cell proliferation, colony formation, invasion and migration in vitro, whereas knockdown of RPL34-AS1 elicited the opposite function. Consistently, overexpression of RPL34-AS1 inhibited tumor growth in vivo. Mechanistically, RPL34-AS1 acted as a competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) of miR-575 to relieve the repressive effect of miR-575 on its target ACAA2, then suppressed the tumorigenesis of ESCC. CONCLUSIONS: Our results reveal a role for RPL34-AS1 in ESCC tumorigenesis and may provide a strategy for using RPL34-AS1 as a potential biomarker and an effect target for patients with ESCC. CI - (c) 2022. The Author(s). FAU - Zhang, Hu AU - Zhang H AD - Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, 87 Dingjiaqiao Street, Nanjing, 210009, People's Republic of China. FAU - Pan, Enchun AU - Pan E AD - Huaian Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Huaian, 223001, People's Republic of China. FAU - Zhang, Ying AU - Zhang Y AD - Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, 87 Dingjiaqiao Street, Nanjing, 210009, People's Republic of China. FAU - Zhao, Chao AU - Zhao C AD - Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, 87 Dingjiaqiao Street, Nanjing, 210009, People's Republic of China. FAU - Liu, Qiwei AU - Liu Q AD - Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, 87 Dingjiaqiao Street, Nanjing, 210009, People's Republic of China. FAU - Pu, Yuepu AU - Pu Y AD - Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, 87 Dingjiaqiao Street, Nanjing, 210009, People's Republic of China. FAU - Yin, Lihong AU - Yin L AD - Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, 87 Dingjiaqiao Street, Nanjing, 210009, People's Republic of China. lhyin@seu.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220926 PL - England TA - BMC Cancer JT - BMC cancer JID - 100967800 RN - EC 2.3.1.16 (Acetyl-CoA C-Acyltransferase) RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - 0 (MIRN575 microRNA, human) RN - 0 (RNA, Long Noncoding) RN - EC 2.3.1.16 (ACAA2 protein, human) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Acetyl-CoA C-Acyltransferase MH - Biomarkers MH - Carcinogenesis/genetics MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Movement/genetics MH - Cell Proliferation/genetics MH - Disease Progression MH - *Esophageal Neoplasms/pathology MH - *Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma/pathology MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence MH - *MicroRNAs/genetics/metabolism MH - Neoplastic Processes MH - *RNA, Long Noncoding/genetics/metabolism PMC - PMC9511711 OTO - NOTNLM OT - ACAA2 OT - Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma OT - lncRNA RPL34-AS1 OT - miR-575 COIS- The authors declare no competing financial interests. EDAT- 2022/09/27 06:00 MHDA- 2022/09/28 06:00 PMCR- 2022/09/26 CRDT- 2022/09/26 23:33 PHST- 2022/04/20 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/09/19 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/09/26 23:33 [entrez] PHST- 2022/09/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/09/28 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/09/26 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1186/s12885-022-10104-6 [pii] AID - 10104 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s12885-022-10104-6 [doi] PST - epublish SO - BMC Cancer. 2022 Sep 26;22(1):1017. doi: 10.1186/s12885-022-10104-6.