Expression and Effects of Long Non-Coding RNA, LINC01124, in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

OBJECTIVE

To investigate the expression and evaluate the clinical significance of long non-coding RNA, LINC01124, in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and to study its influence in this tumor.

METHODS

Hundred specimens of NSCLC tissues and normal lung tissues after surgery were collected. The qRT-PCR for LINC01124 expression was performed on cancerous and normal lung tissues. The correlations between the expression of LINC01124 and pathological characteristics were analyzed. PcDNA-LINC01124 was transfected to upregulate LINC01124 expression in NSCLC cells, and the transfection efficiency was evaluated by the qRT-PCR. CCK8 assay, wound-healing assay, and the Transwell assay were performed to evaluate the effect of ectopic LINC01124 expression on proliferation, migration, and invasive of NSCLC cells.

RESULTS

The expression level of LINC01124 was downregulated in tumor tissues when compared with the paired normal lung tissues (). The expression of LINC01124 was associated with patients' age and distant metastasis (). Enforced expression of LINC01124 significantly inhibited the proliferation, migration, and invasive ability of NSCLC cells.

CONCLUSION

The expression of LINC01124 was decreased in patients with NSCLC of older age and with those having distant metastasis. LINC01124 may inhibit cell proliferation, migration, and invasive ability.