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CANCER CELL INTERNATIONAL
Volume 20, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12935-020-1158-6
Keywords
Cell proliferation; Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; GLI1; MYC; LncRNA NEAT1
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China Youth Fund Project [81702044]
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Background LncRNA NEAT1 has been identified as a tumour driver in many human cancers. However, the underlying mechanism of lncRNA NEAT1 in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) progression is unclear. Methods The expression levels of NEAT1, GLI1 and miR-34b-5p were detected by RT-qPCR and Western blotting in DLBCL tissues and cell lines. MTT and colony formation assays were performed to examine cell proliferation, while annexin-V staining and TUNEL assays were performed to measure cell apoptosis. The effect of NEAT1, GLI1 and miR-34b-5p on cell cycle-associated proteins was evaluated by Western blotting. Dual-luciferase reporter and RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) assays were employed to investigate the interaction between NEAT1 and miR-34b-5p or GLI1 and miR-34b-5p. Moreover, chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) was performed to demonstrate the interaction between MYC and NEAT1. Results NEAT1 and GLI1 were upregulated while miR-34b-5p was downregulated in DLBCL tissues and cell lines compared to normal controls. Knockdown of NEAT1 or overexpression of miR-34b-5p inhibited cell proliferation but promoted cell apoptosis. Overexpression of NEAT1 reversed GLI1-knockdown induced attenuation of cell proliferation. In other words, NEAT1 acted as a competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA), regulating the miR-34b-5p-GLI1 axis, further affecting the proliferation of DLBCL. Moreover, MYC modulated NEAT1 transcription by directly binding to the NEAT1 promoter. Conclusion We revealed that MYC-regulated NEAT1 promoted DLBCL proliferation via the miR-34b-5p-GLI1 pathway, which could provide a novel therapeutic target for DLBCL.
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