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Long Noncoding RNA PlncRNA-1 Promotes Colorectal Cancer Cell Progression by Regulating the PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathway

Wei Song*, Jia-Zhuan Mei, Mingzhi Zhang

* The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P.R. China
† Department of Oncology, The People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, Henan, P.R. China
‡ Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, P.R. China

Oncology Research 2018, 26(2), 261-268. https://doi.org/10.3727/096504017X15031557924132

Abstract

Accumulating evidence has indicated that long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) PlncRNA-1 plays an important regulatory role in cancers. However, the expression and biological functions of PlncRNA-1 in colorectal cancer (CRC) are still unclear. In the present study, we determined the expression of PlncRNA-1 in CRC and explored the function of PlncRNA-1 on CRC cell progression. The results showed that PlncRNA-1 was significantly increased in CRC tissues and cell lines; high PlncRNA-1 expression was associated with depth of invasion, lymph node metastasis, and TNM stage of CRC patients. Kaplan–Meier curve analysis showed that patients with high PlncRNA-1 expression had a poor overall survival. PlncRNA-1 knockdown remarkably reduced cell proliferation, migration, and invasion and promoted cell apoptosis in vitro. In vivo xenograft experiments showed that PlncRNA-1 inhibition significantly suppressed tumor growth. Finally, we used an agonist (740Y-P) of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway; function assays showed that PlncRNA-1 exerted its effects by targeting the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in CRC. Taken together, our data suggested that PlncRNA-1 might act as an oncogene in CRC progression and serve as a potential biomarker and therapeutic target for the treatment of CRC.

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APA Style
Song, W., Mei, J., Zhang, M. (2018). Long noncoding RNA plncrna-1 promotes colorectal cancer cell progression by regulating the pi3k/akt signaling pathway. Oncology Research, 26(2), 261-268. https://doi.org/10.3727/096504017X15031557924132
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Song W, Mei J, Zhang M. Long noncoding RNA plncrna-1 promotes colorectal cancer cell progression by regulating the pi3k/akt signaling pathway. Oncol Res. 2018;26(2):261-268 https://doi.org/10.3727/096504017X15031557924132
IEEE Style
W. Song, J. Mei, and M. Zhang, “Long Noncoding RNA PlncRNA-1 Promotes Colorectal Cancer Cell Progression by Regulating the PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathway,” Oncol. Res., vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 261-268, 2018. https://doi.org/10.3727/096504017X15031557924132



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