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LncRNA GAS5  通过靶向 MiR-26a-5p  和修饰 ULK2 抑制喉鳞状细胞癌的增殖并促进其凋亡

 

Authors Wang J, Zhu Y, Ni S, Liu S

Received 21 February 2020

Accepted for publication 18 July 2020

Published 29 January 2021 Volume 2021:13 Pages 871—887

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/CMAR.S250778

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Review by Single anonymous peer review

Peer reviewer comments 3

Editor who approved publication: Dr Eileen O'Reilly

Purpose: Long noncoding RNAs growth arrest-specific 5 (GAS5 ) exerts important functions in modulating various tumor behaviors. However, the role of lncRNA GAS5  in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) remains unknown.
Materials and Methods: Cell viability and apoptosis were, respectively, detected by cell counting kit-8 and flow cytometry, DIANA-LncBase V, Starbase, TargetScan and a dual-luciferase reporter gene assay were employed to assess the relationship among GAS5 , miR-26a-5p and uncoordinated 51-like kinase 1 (ULK2), and quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and Western blot were performed to detect the expression of autophagy-relative factors.
Results: The expression level of GAS5  was frequently decreased in LSCC cell lines, and up-regulated GAS5  inhibited AMC-HN-8 cells viability and induced apoptosis. More importantly, we found that GAS5  activated autophagy, with enhanced autophagy-related proteins after GAS5  overexpression. While down-regulated GAS5  had opposite results in Tu 177 cells, GAS5  was found to act as a microRNA sponge in a pathway to regulate miR-26a-5p and its target gene ULK2. MiR-26a-5p mimics inhibited apoptosis and autophagy, which were reversed by GAS5  and siGAS5  in AMC-HN-8 cells and Tu 177 cells, as well as ULK2 in AMC-HN-8 cells. Meanwhile, the concomitant downregulation of ULK2 and miRNA-26a-5p inhibitor decreased the miRNA-26a-5p inhibitor-induced apoptosis and autophagy.
Conclusion: This is the first report of LncRNA GAS5  acting as a tumor suppressor in LSCC by regulating the miR-26a-5p/ULK2 axis, and it could be a new target for gene therapy in LSCC.
Keywords: long noncoding RNAs growth arrest-specific 5, laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma, miR-26a-5p, apoptosis, autophagy