Department of Breast Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Cancer Med. 2018 Dec;7(12):6137-6146. doi: 10.1002/cam4.1603. Epub 2018 Nov 14.
DSCAM-AS1 is one of the few intensively studied lncRNAs with high specific expression in luminal breast cancer. It is directly regulated by estrogen receptor α (ERα) and plays vital roles in tumor proliferation, invasion, and tamoxifen resistance. However, the detailed function of DSCAM-AS1 in tumor progression and its clinical significance remain unclear. We reveal that DSCAM-AS1 regulates cell proliferation and colony formation by inducing the G1/S transition. RNA-seq analysis demonstrated that DSCAM-AS1 participates in crucial biological processes, including DNA replication, the G1/S phase transition, sister chromatid cohesion, chromosome segregation, protein localization to the chromosome and DNA recombination. Most importantly, in the retrospectively registered clinical analysis, high expression of DSCAM-AS1 is a poor prognostic factor in patients with luminal breast cancer treated with endocrine therapy. In conclusion, DSCAM-AS1 is a promising clinical therapeutic target that may prolong survival of luminal breast cancer patients treated with endocrine therapy.
DSCAM-AS1 是少数几种在腔腺癌中高度特异性表达的长链非编码 RNA 之一。它受雌激素受体 α(ERα)的直接调控,在肿瘤增殖、侵袭和他莫昔芬耐药中发挥重要作用。然而,DSCAM-AS1 在肿瘤进展中的详细功能及其临床意义尚不清楚。我们揭示 DSCAM-AS1 通过诱导 G1/S 期转变来调节细胞增殖和集落形成。RNA-seq 分析表明,DSCAM-AS1 参与了包括 DNA 复制、G1/S 期转换、姐妹染色单体黏合、染色体分离、蛋白定位到染色体和 DNA 重组在内的关键生物学过程。最重要的是,在回顾性注册的临床分析中,DSCAM-AS1 的高表达是接受内分泌治疗的腔腺癌患者的预后不良因素。总之,DSCAM-AS1 是一种很有前途的临床治疗靶点,可能延长接受内分泌治疗的腔腺癌患者的生存时间。