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Long Non-Coding PROX1-AS1 Expression Correlates with Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastasis and Aggressiveness

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NON-CODING RNA
卷 7, 期 2, 页码 -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ncrna7020025

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non-coding RNA; PROX1-AS1; renal cell carcinoma; human specimens

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  1. Russian Science Foundation [16-15-10410]

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Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are specifically expressed in different tissues and cancers, and have been reported to be involved in tumor growth and metastasis by controlling gene expression. PROX1-AS1 expression in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is associated with tumor progression, with a positive correlation to metastasis, tumor stage, and grade. Global demethylation may significantly increase PROX1-AS1 expression level, potentially making it a new diagnostic marker and therapeutic target for RCC.
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) can be specifically expressed in different tissues and cancers. By controlling the gene expression at the transcriptional and translational levels, lncRNAs have been reported to be involved in tumor growth and metastasis. Recent data demonstrated that multiple lncRNAs have a crucial role in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) progression-the most common malignant urogenital tumor. In the present study, we found a trend towards increased PROX1 antisense RNA 1 (PROX1-AS1) expression in RCC specimens compared to non-tumoral margins. Next, we found a positive correlation between PROX1-AS1 expression and the occurrence of distant and lymph node metastasis, higher tumor stage (pT1 vs. pT2 vs. pT3-T4) and high-grade (G1/G2 vs. G3/G4) clear RCC. Furthermore, global demethylation in RCC-derived cell lines (769-P and A498) and human embryonic kidney 293 (HEK293) cells induced a significant increase of PROX1-AS1 expression level, with the most remarkable change in HEK293 cells. In line with this evidence, bisulfite sequencing analysis confirmed the specific demethylation of bioinformatically selected CpG islands on the PROX1-AS1 promoter sequence in the HEK293 cell line but not in the tumor cells. Additionally, the human specimen analysis showed the hemimethylated state of CG dinucleotides in non-tumor kidney tissues, whereas the tumor samples presented the complete, partial, or no demethylation of CpG-islands. In conclusion, our study indicated that PROX1-AS1 could be associated with RCC progression, and further investigations may define its role as a new diagnostic marker and therapeutic target.

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