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FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY
Volume 11, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.731752
Keywords
lncRNA; long noncoding RNA; head and neck cancer; prognostic panel; XIST (X-inactive specific transcript); altered gene expression
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- Ministry of Science and Technology [Most-107-2314-B-182A-062-MY3]
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital - Linkou Medical Center [CMRPG3K1571]
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Head and neck cancer (HNC) is one of the most prevalent cancers worldwide, and dysregulation of lncRNAs may disrupt biological pathways in HNC. This study identified a panel of 31 lncRNAs associated with HNC, which could predict patient prognosis.
Head and neck cancer (HNC) is one of the most prevalent cancers worldwide, accounting for approximately 5% of all cancers. While the underlying molecules and their pathogenetic mechanisms in HNC have yet to be well elucidated, recent studies have shown that dysregulation of lncRNAs may disrupt the homeostasis of various biological pathways. However, the understanding of lncRNAs in HNC is still limited by the lack of expression profiling. In the present study, we employed a systematic strategy to identify a panel of lncRNA associated with HNC. A cancer-related lncRNA profile PCR array was screened to explore potential molecules specific for HNC. A total of 55 lncRNAs were found to be dysregulated in HNC cells when compared to normal keratinocytes. Further analysis of the prognostic significance using The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database revealed 15 lncRNAs highly correlated with overall survival in HNC patients. Additionally, clinical sample expression analysis of the TCGA-HNSC cohort revealed 16 highly dysregulated lncRNAs in HNC, resulting in a combined 31-lncRNA signature panel that could predict prognosis. Validation of these molecules confirmed the considerable level of altered expressions in HNC cells, with XIST, HOXA11-AS, TSIX, MALAT1, WT1-AS, and IPW being the most prominently dysregulated. We further selected a molecule from our panel (XIST) to confirm the validity of these lncRNAs in the regulation of cancer aggressiveness. Gene ontology (GO) and KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) pathway enrichment analyses demonstrated that XIST participated in various cancer-related functions, including cell proliferation and metastasis. XIST silencing with the RNAi technique substantially reduced invasion and migration in several HNC cell lines. Thus, our study defined a 31-lncRNA panel as prognostic signatures in HNC. These perspective results provide a knowledge foundation for further application of these molecules in precision medicine.
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