Abstract
Hypoxia-induced long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been shown to induce tumor metastasis. However, lncRNAs that are regulated by hypoxia/HIF-1α and subsequently control the expression of multiple epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) regulators have not been identified. To identify such lncRNAs, analysis of RNA-sequencing datasets was performed. The lncRNA RP11-390F4.3 was shown to be induced by hypoxia and directly activated by HIF-1α. Overexpression of lncRNA RP11-390F4.3 induced EMT and metastasis. LncRNA RP11-390F4.3 was essential for hypoxia-induced EMT and metastasis. LncRNA RP11-390F4.3 overexpression induced the expression of multiple EMT regulators. This report demonstrates that LncRNA RP11-390F4.3 is induced by hypoxia/HIF-1α and is essential for hypoxia-induced EMT and metastasis via the activation of multiple EMT regulators.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 35-45 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Cancer Letters |
| Volume | 483 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 28 07 2020 |
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Keywords
- Epithelial-mesenchymal transition
- Hypoxia
- Metastasis
- lncRNA