PMID- 38545258 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20240329 IS - 1873-9601 (Print) IS - 1873-961X (Electronic) IS - 1873-9601 (Linking) VI - 18 IP - 1 DP - 2024 Mar TI - IncRNA AC004943.2 regulates miR-135a-5p and PTK2/P13K axis to promote laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma progression. PG - e12016 LID - 10.1002/ccs3.12016 [doi] LID - e12016 AB - Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are involved in regulatory processes in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) at posttranscriptional epigenetic modification level. Yet, the function and underlying mechanism behind lncRNA AC004943.2 in LSCC is still obscure. Therefore, the potential role of AC004943.2 in LSCC progression was investigated. The expression of gene or protein was tested by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction and western blot. MTT, colony formation, wound healing, and transwell experiments were applied to detect LSCC cell viability, proliferation, migration and invasion, respectively. The interaction among AC004943.2, miR-135a-5p, and protein tyrosine kinase 2 (PTK2) were analyzed by bioinformatics prediction and luciferase assay. AC004943.2 was highly expressed in LSCC cells compared with normal human bronchial epithelial cells, while miR-135a-5p was lowly expressed. AC004943.2 knockdown or miR-135a-5p overexpression inhibited LSCC cell viability, proliferation, migration and invasion. Mechanistically, AC004943.2 increased PTK2 expression in LSCC cells by sponging miR-135a-5p. Furthermore, miR-135a-5p knockdown inverted the inhibitory effect of AC004943.2 silencing on LSCC cell malignant behaviors. MiR-135a-5p upregulation attenuated the PTK2/PI3K pathway to inhibit progression of LSCC. AC004943.2 facilitated the cancerous phenotypes of LSCC cells by activating the PTK2/PI3K pathway through targeting miR-135a-5p, which furnished a therapeutic candidate for LSCC treatment. CI - (c) 2024 The Authors. Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. FAU - Zhu, Xiaowen AU - Zhu X AD - Department of General Surgery Fourth Ward The First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi University Jiamusi Heilongjiang Province China. FAU - Dong, Wenming AU - Dong W AD - Department of Anesthesiology Shenzhen Baoan Hospital of TCM Shenzhen Guangdong Province China. FAU - Zhang, Meijia AU - Zhang M AUID- ORCID: 0009-0003-8857-3822 AD - Department of Otolaryngology The First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi University Jiamusi Heilongjiang Province China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20240209 PL - United States TA - J Cell Commun Signal JT - Journal of cell communication and signaling JID - 101308338 PMC - PMC10964940 OTO - NOTNLM OT - AC004943.2 OT - PI3K OT - PTK2 OT - laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma OT - miR-135a-5p COIS- The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2024/03/28 06:44 MHDA- 2024/03/28 06:45 PMCR- 2024/02/09 CRDT- 2024/03/28 04:07 PHST- 2023/10/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/12/29 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/12/29 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/03/28 06:45 [medline] PHST- 2024/03/28 06:44 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/03/28 04:07 [entrez] PHST- 2024/02/09 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - CCS312016 [pii] AID - 10.1002/ccs3.12016 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Cell Commun Signal. 2024 Feb 9;18(1):e12016. doi: 10.1002/ccs3.12016. eCollection 2024 Mar.