Chemotherapy-Induced Long Non-coding RNA 1 Promotes Metastasis and Chemo-Resistance of TSCC via the Wnt/beta-Catenin Signaling Pathway

Lin, Z., Sun, L., Xie, S., Zhang, S., Fan, S., Li, Q., Chen, W., Pan, G., Wang, W., Weng, B., Zhang, Z., Liu, B., Li, J. (April 2018) Chemotherapy-Induced Long Non-coding RNA 1 Promotes Metastasis and Chemo-Resistance of TSCC via the Wnt/beta-Catenin Signaling Pathway. Mol Ther, 26 (6). pp. 1494-1508. ISSN 1525-0016

URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29699939
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2018.04.002

Abstract

Increasing evidence has shown that chemo-resistance is related to the process of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and increased invasiveness by tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC) cells. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play pivotal roles in tumor metastasis and progression. However, the roles and mechanisms of lncRNAs in cisplatin-resistance-induced EMT and metastasis are not well understood. In this study, a chemotherapy-induced lncRNA 1 (CILA1) was discovered by using microarrays and was functionally identified as a regulator of chemo-sensitivity in TSCC cells. Upregulation of CILA1 promotes EMT, invasiveness, and chemo-resistance in TSCC cells, whereas the inhibition of CILA1 expression induces mesenchymal-epithelial transition (MET) and chemo-sensitivity, and inhibits the invasiveness of cisplatin-resistant cells both in vitro and in vivo. We also found that CILA1 exerts its functions via the activation of the Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway. High CILA1 expression levels and low levels of phosphorylated beta-catenin were closely associated with cisplatin resistance and advanced disease stage, and were predictors of poor prognosis in TSCC patients. These findings provided a new biomarker for the chemo-sensitivity of TSCC tumors and a therapeutic target for TSCC treatment.

Item Type: Paper
Subjects: bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > protein structure, function, modification > protein types > catenins
diseases & disorders > cancer > drugs and therapies > chemoresistance
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > long non-coding RNA
diseases & disorders > cancer > metastasis
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > protein structure, function, modification > protein types > Wnt
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Communities: CSHL labs > Spector lab
Depositing User: Matt Covey
Date: 5 April 2018
Date Deposited: 21 May 2018 19:58
Last Modified: 22 Jul 2019 16:52
PMCID: PMC5986977
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URI: https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/36582

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