Donostia University Hospital, San Sebastian, Spain.
Cellular Oncology group, Biodonostia Institute, San Sebastian, Spain.
Sci Rep. 2018 Aug 24;8(1):12746. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-30836-5.
Long non-coding RNAs (LncRNAs) have emerged as a relevant class of genome regulators involved in a broad range of biological processes and with important roles in tumor initiation and malignant progression. We have previously identified a p53-regulated tumor suppressor signature of LncRNAs (PR-LncRNAs) in colorectal cancer. Our aim was to identify the expression and function of this signature in gliomas. We found that the expression of the four PR-LncRNAs tested was high in human low-grade glioma samples and diminished with increasing grade of disease, being the lowest in glioblastoma samples. Functional assays demonstrated that PR-LncRNA silencing increased glioma cell proliferation and oncosphere formation. Mechanistically, we found an inverse correlation between PR-LncRNA expression and SOX1, SOX2 and SOX9 stem cell factors in human glioma biopsies and in glioma cells in vitro. Moreover, knock-down of SOX activity abolished the effect of PR-LncRNA silencing in glioma cell activity. In conclusion, our results demonstrate that the expression and function of PR-LncRNAs are significantly altered in gliomagenesis and that their activity is mediated by SOX factors. These results may provide important insights into the mechanisms responsible for glioblastoma pathogenesis.
长非编码 RNA(lncRNAs)已成为一类相关的基因组调控因子,参与广泛的生物学过程,并在肿瘤起始和恶性进展中发挥重要作用。我们之前在结直肠癌中鉴定了一个受 p53 调控的肿瘤抑制 lncRNA (PR-LncRNAs)特征。我们的目的是鉴定该特征在神经胶质瘤中的表达和功能。我们发现,在人类低级别神经胶质瘤样本中,四种测试的 PR-LncRNAs 的表达较高,随着疾病级别的增加而降低,在神经胶质母细胞瘤样本中表达最低。功能测定表明,PR-LncRNA 沉默增加了神经胶质瘤细胞的增殖和肿瘤球形成。从机制上讲,我们在人类神经胶质瘤活检和体外神经胶质瘤细胞中发现 PR-LncRNA 表达与 SOX1、SOX2 和 SOX9 干细胞因子之间存在反比相关性。此外,SOX 活性的敲低消除了 PR-LncRNA 沉默对神经胶质瘤细胞活性的影响。总之,我们的结果表明,PR-LncRNAs 的表达和功能在神经胶质瘤发生中发生了显著改变,其活性由 SOX 因子介导。这些结果可能为胶质母细胞瘤发病机制的研究提供重要的见解。