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CARCINOGENESIS
Volume 42, Issue 10, Pages 1270-1280Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgab062
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AGAP2-AS1, acting as an oncogene in some cancers like prostate cancer, is highly expressed in PCa cells and promotes cell growth by sponging miR-628-5p and regulating the expression of FOXP2. The feedback loop among AGAP2-AS1, miR-628-5p, and FOXP2 facilitates PCa cell growth by activating the WNT pathway.
Increasing studies have indicated the critical roles of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in the tumorigenesis of cancers. LncRNA AGAP2 antisense RNA 1 (AGAP2-AS1) can serve as an oncogenic role in some cancers, including prostate cancer (PCa). However, the underling mechanism of such lncRNA in PCa has not been fully studied. Therefore, it is meaningful to investigate the role and underlying mechanism of AGAP2-AS1 in PCa. AGAP2-AS1 was confirmed to be highly expressed in PCa cells. Functionally, AGAP2-AS1 silencing inhibited cell proliferation, migration, invasion and epithelial-mesenchymal transition process and induced apoptosis. According to mechanism assays, AGAP2-AS1 sponged miR-628-5p, which was found to restrain PCa cell growth. Besides, FOXP2 was identified as a target gene of miR-628-5p, and its expression was negatively regulated by miR-628-5p and positively modulated by AGAP2-AS1. Importantly, we found that FOXP2 could function as the upstream gene of AGAP2-AS1. Through rescue experiments, we discovered that FOXP2 up-regulation countered AGAP2-AS1 knockdown-mediated inhibition on PCa cell growth. Finally, it was found that AGAP2-AS1 could activate WNT pathway, and LiCl could reverse the influence of AGAP2-AS1 on PCa biological behaviors. To conclude, AGAP2-AS1/miR-628-5p/FOXP2 feedback loop facilitated PCa cell growth via activating WNT pathway.
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