LncRNA BCRT1 promotes breast cancer progression by targeting miR-1303/PTBP3 axis
Posted on 2020-05-09 - 03:25
Abstract Background Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) play crucial roles in tumor progression and are aberrantly expressed in various cancers. However, the functional roles of lncRNAs in breast cancer remain largely unknown. Methods Based on public databases and integrating bioinformatics analyses, the overexpression of lncRNA BCRT1 in breast cancer tissues was detected and further validated in a cohort of breast cancer tissues. The effects of lncRNA BCRT1 on proliferation, migration, invasion and macrophage polarization were determined by in vitro and in vivo experiments. Luciferase reporter assay and RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) were carried out to reveal the interaction between lncRNA BCRT1, miR-1303, and PTBP3. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) and RT-PCR were used to evaluate the regulatory effect of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) on lncRNA BCRT1. Results LncRNA BCRT1 was significantly upregulated in breast cancer tissues, which was correlated with poor prognosis in breast cancer patients. LncRNA BCRT1 knockdown remarkably suppressed tumor growth and metastasis in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistically, lncRNA BCRT1 could competitively bind with miR-1303 to prevent the degradation of its target gene PTBP3, which acts as a tumor-promoter in breast cancer. LncRNA BCRT1 overexpression could promote M2 polarization of macrophages, mediated by exosomes, which further accelerated breast cancer progression. Furthermore, lncRNA BCRT1 was upregulated in response to hypoxia, which was attributed to the binding of HIF-1α to HREs in the lncRNA BCRT1 promoter. Conclusions Collectively, these results reveal a novel HIF-1α/lncRNA BCRT1/miR-1303/PTBP3 pathway for breast cancer progression and suggest that lncRNA BCRT1 might be a potential biomarker and therapeutic target for breast cancer.
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Liang, Yiran; Song, Xiaojin; Li, Yaming; Chen, Bing; Zhao, Wenjing; Wang, Lijuan; et al. (2020). LncRNA BCRT1 promotes breast cancer progression by targeting miR-1303/PTBP3 axis. figshare. Collection. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4970591.v1
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AUTHORS (16)
YL
Yiran Liang
XS
Xiaojin Song
YL
Yaming Li
BC
Bing Chen
WZ
Wenjing Zhao
LW
Lijuan Wang
HZ
Hanwen Zhang
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Ying Liu
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Dianwen Han
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Ning Zhang
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Tingting Ma
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Yajie Wang
FY
Fangzhou Ye
DL
Dan Luo
XL
Xiaoyan Li
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Qifeng Yang