PMID- 37544035 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230816 IS - 1936-5233 (Print) IS - 1936-5233 (Electronic) IS - 1936-5233 (Linking) VI - 36 DP - 2023 Oct TI - Long noncoding RNA BBOX1-AS1 increased radiotherapy sensitivity in colorectal cancer by stabilizing and activating PFK1. PG - 101751 LID - S1936-5233(23)00137-7 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.tranon.2023.101751 [doi] LID - 101751 AB - PURPOSE: Our study explored the effect of long noncoding RNA BBOX1-AS1 on colorectal cancer (CRC) radiosensitivity in vivo and in vitro. METHODS: Differentially expressed lncRNAs in CRC were screened using a bioinformatics database and an online prediction website. The expression of BBOX1-AS1 in tissue samples was analyzed via real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR). Subcellular localization of BBOX1-AS1 in CRC cells was analyzed using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). The correlation between BBOX1-AS1 and PFK1 expression levels in CRC tissues was analyzed via Pearson's correlation coefficient. The effect of BBOX1-AS1 on PFK1 stability was investigated using RNA and protein stability testing. RNA Binding Protein Immunoprecipitation (RIP) and RNA pull-down assays were used to confirm the binding of BBOX1-AS1 to PFK1. RESULTS: BBOX1-AS1 was highly expressed in CRC and associated with poor prognosis. Similarly, it was highly expressed in CRC tissues and CRC cell lines. In addition, BBOX1-AS1 promoted the proliferation, invasion, migration, and glycolysis of CRC cells and inhibited apoptosis. RIP and RNA pull-down experiments confirmed that BBOX1-AS1 bound to PFK1. RNA stability and protein stability experiments showed that BBOX1-AS1 affected the stability of PFK1 mRNA and protein. Furthermore, we confirmed that BBOX1-AS1 increased radiation resistance through the regulation of PFK1 expression. CONCLUSIONS: BBOX1-AS1 promoted the proliferation, invasion, migration, and glycolysis of CRC cells through stabilization of the expression of PFK1. BBOX1-AS1 also inhibited CRC cell apoptosis and increased radiotherapy resistance in CRC cells. CI - Copyright (c) 2023. Published by Elsevier Inc. FAU - Wang, Qi AU - Wang Q AD - Department of Oncology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, Hunan, China. FAU - Li, Xiao-Fei AU - Li XF AD - Department of Oncology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, Hunan, China; The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College (China National Nuclear Corporation 416 Hospital) , Chengdu, 610051, Sichuan, China. FAU - Zhou, Ying-Hui AU - Zhou YH AD - Department of Oncology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, Hunan, China. FAU - Qin, Xiang-Hong AU - Qin XH AD - Department of Oncology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, Hunan, China. FAU - Wang, Li-Hui AU - Wang LH AD - Department of Oncology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, Hunan, China. FAU - Xiao, Meng-Qing AU - Xiao MQ AD - Department of Oncology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, Hunan, China. FAU - Cao, Ke AU - Cao K AD - Department of Oncology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, Hunan, China. FAU - Ma, John K AU - Ma JK AD - Cotton O'Neil Cancer Center, Stormont Vail Hospital, Topeka, KS, USA. FAU - Huang, Cheng-Hui AU - Huang CH AD - Department of Oncology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, Hunan, China. Electronic address: hchdoctor@sohu.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230804 PL - United States TA - Transl Oncol JT - Translational oncology JID - 101472619 PMC - PMC10423889 OTO - NOTNLM OT - BBOX1-AS1 OT - Colo205 cells OT - Colorectal cancer OT - HCT116 cells OT - Phosphofructokinase-1 OT - Radiotherapy 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- 2023/08/06 19:15 MHDA- 2023/08/06 19:16 PMCR- 2023/08/04 CRDT- 2023/08/06 18:00 PHST- 2023/03/20 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/06/12 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/07/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/08/06 19:16 [medline] PHST- 2023/08/06 19:15 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/08/06 18:00 [entrez] PHST- 2023/08/04 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S1936-5233(23)00137-7 [pii] AID - 101751 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.tranon.2023.101751 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Transl Oncol. 2023 Oct;36:101751. doi: 10.1016/j.tranon.2023.101751. Epub 2023 Aug 4.