LncRNA MALAT1 promotes colorectal cancer development by sponging miR-363-3p to regulate EZH2 expression

JJ. Xie, WH. Li, X. Li, W. Ye, CF. Shao

Article ID: 5377
Vol 33, Issue 2, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54517/jbrha5377
Received: 30 October 2018; Accepted: 30 October 2018; Available online: 9 May 2019; Issue release: 9 May 2019

Abstract

LncRNA MALAT1 is reported to play a potential role in human cancers. Hence, we investigated the effects of MALAT1 on colorectal cancer in vitro and in vivo, and further validated whether MALAT1 affected colorectal cancer development and EZH2 expression via regulating miR-363-3p. The fresh colorectal cancer tissues, adjacent non-tumor tissues, FHC, LOVO, SW620, CL40 and HCT116 cells were analyzed in this study. MALAT1, miR-363-3p and EZH2 expression levels were assessed using qRT-PCR and Western blot. Cell proliferation, migration and invasion were also measured. Binding effects between MALAT1 and miR-363-3p, or miR-363-3p and EZH2 3UTR were detected by dual luciferase assay. We observed that MALAT1 was highly expressed in colorectal cancer tissues and cells, and MALAT1 knockdown inhibited cell proliferation as well as expression levels of EZH2 by upregulated miR-363-3p in cell models and in vivo. Moreover, miR-363-3p functions as a downstream target of MALAT1, meanwhile EZH2 was a target of miR-363-3p, suggesting MALAT1 might regulate miR-363-3p and/or EZH2 expression. Collectively, we concluded that MALAT1 functioned as a ceRNA to promote colorectal cancer development and EZH2 expression through sponging miR-363-3p in vitro and in vivo.


Keywords

MALAT1;Colorectal cancer;miR-363-3p;EZH2;Cancer development


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