Department of Cancer Epigenetics Program, Anhui Provincial Cancer Hospital, West Branch of the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, 230001, Hefei, Anhui, People's Republic of China.
Department of Urology Surgery, West Branch of the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, 230001, Hefei, Anhui, People's Republic of China.
Cell Death Dis. 2021 Dec 3;12(12):1125. doi: 10.1038/s41419-021-04413-0.
Long-noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) play roles in regulating cellular functions. High-throughput sequencing analysis identified a new lncRNA, termed LAMTOR5-AS1, the expression of which was much higher in the chemosensitive osteosarcoma (OS) cell line G-292 than in the chemoresistant cell line SJSA-1. Further investigations revealed that LAMTOR5-AS1 significantly inhibits the proliferation and multidrug resistance of OS cells. In vitro assays demonstrated that LAMTOR5-AS1 mediates the interaction between nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NFE2L2, NRF2) and kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (KEAP1), which regulate the oxidative stress. Further mechanistic studies revealed that LAMTOR5-AS1 inhibited the ubiquitination degradation pathway of NRF2, resulting in a higher level of NRF2 but a loss of NRF2 transcriptional activity. High level of NRF2 in return upregulated the downstream gene heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1). Moreover, NRF2 controls its own activity by promoting LAMTOR5-AS1 expression, whereas the feedback regulation is weakened in drug-resistant cells due to high antioxidant activity. Overall, we propose that LAMTOR5-AS1 globally regulates chemotherapy-induced cellular oxidative stress by controlling the expression and activity of NRF2.
长链非编码 RNA(lncRNA)在调节细胞功能方面发挥作用。高通量测序分析鉴定出一种新的 lncRNA,称为 LAMTOR5-AS1,其在化疗敏感骨肉瘤(OS)细胞系 G-292 中的表达明显高于化疗耐药细胞系 SJSA-1。进一步研究表明,LAMTOR5-AS1 显著抑制 OS 细胞的增殖和多药耐药性。体外实验表明,LAMTOR5-AS1 介导核因子红细胞 2 相关因子 2(NFE2L2,NRF2)和 KEAP1 之间的相互作用,调节氧化应激。进一步的机制研究表明,LAMTOR5-AS1 抑制 NRF2 的泛素化降解途径,导致 NRF2 水平升高,但 NRF2 转录活性丧失。高水平的 NRF2 反过来又上调下游基因血红素加氧酶 1(HO-1)。此外,NRF2 通过促进 LAMTOR5-AS1 的表达来控制自身活性,而在耐药细胞中,由于抗氧化活性较高,这种反馈调节被削弱。总的来说,我们提出 LAMTOR5-AS1 通过控制 NRF2 的表达和活性,全面调节化疗诱导的细胞氧化应激。