A long non-coding RNA lncRNA-PE promotes invasion and epithelial–mesenchymal transition in hepatocellular carcinoma through the miR-200a/b-ZEB1 pathway

Long non-coding RNAs have been revealed to play important roles in the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma. However, the detailed mechanisms underlying their activities are not fully understood. Using microarray technology, a number of long non-coding RNAs were previously identified to be aberra...

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Main Authors: Yuan Shen, Shanshan Liu, Hanyu Yuan, Xiaomin Ying, Hanjiang Fu, Xiaofei Zheng
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Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-05-01
Series:Tumor Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1010428317705756
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author Yuan Shen
Shanshan Liu
Hanyu Yuan
Xiaomin Ying
Hanjiang Fu
Xiaofei Zheng
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Shanshan Liu
Hanyu Yuan
Xiaomin Ying
Hanjiang Fu
Xiaofei Zheng
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description Long non-coding RNAs have been revealed to play important roles in the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma. However, the detailed mechanisms underlying their activities are not fully understood. Using microarray technology, a number of long non-coding RNAs were previously identified to be aberrantly expressed in hepatocellular carcinoma. In this study, one of these long non-coding RNAs, designated lncRNA-PE (lncRNA promotes epithelial–mesenchymal transition), was further explored to study its expression profile and function. A cohort of human hepatocellular carcinoma tissue samples combined with benign controls and established human hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines were examined for the expression of lncRNA-PE. The biological functions of lncRNA-PE were examined by wound-healing and Transwell assays, which revealed that lncRNA-PE promotes cell invasion and migration. By detecting the level of epithelial–mesenchymal transition markers, lncRNA-PE was revealed to promote epithelial–mesenchymal transition in hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Further study suggested that lncRNA-PE downregulated miR-200a/b by repressing the primary transcript expression, enhanced ZEB1 expression, and promoted epithelial–mesenchymal transition of hepatocellular carcinoma cells. All these data imply that lncRNA-PE might play an important role in hepatocellular carcinoma development via the miR-200a/b-ZEB1 pathway.
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spelling doaj-art-a068f5e4af254b6892b71a2fcd10de3d2025-08-20T03:20:10ZengSAGE PublishingTumor Biology1423-03802017-05-013910.1177/1010428317705756A long non-coding RNA lncRNA-PE promotes invasion and epithelial–mesenchymal transition in hepatocellular carcinoma through the miR-200a/b-ZEB1 pathwayYuan Shen0Shanshan Liu1Hanyu Yuan2Xiaomin Ying3Hanjiang Fu4Xiaofei Zheng5Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, ChinaBeijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, ChinaBeijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, ChinaBeijing Key Laboratory for Radiobiology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, ChinaBeijing Key Laboratory for Radiobiology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, ChinaLong non-coding RNAs have been revealed to play important roles in the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma. However, the detailed mechanisms underlying their activities are not fully understood. Using microarray technology, a number of long non-coding RNAs were previously identified to be aberrantly expressed in hepatocellular carcinoma. In this study, one of these long non-coding RNAs, designated lncRNA-PE (lncRNA promotes epithelial–mesenchymal transition), was further explored to study its expression profile and function. A cohort of human hepatocellular carcinoma tissue samples combined with benign controls and established human hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines were examined for the expression of lncRNA-PE. The biological functions of lncRNA-PE were examined by wound-healing and Transwell assays, which revealed that lncRNA-PE promotes cell invasion and migration. By detecting the level of epithelial–mesenchymal transition markers, lncRNA-PE was revealed to promote epithelial–mesenchymal transition in hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Further study suggested that lncRNA-PE downregulated miR-200a/b by repressing the primary transcript expression, enhanced ZEB1 expression, and promoted epithelial–mesenchymal transition of hepatocellular carcinoma cells. All these data imply that lncRNA-PE might play an important role in hepatocellular carcinoma development via the miR-200a/b-ZEB1 pathway.https://doi.org/10.1177/1010428317705756
spellingShingle Yuan Shen
Shanshan Liu
Hanyu Yuan
Xiaomin Ying
Hanjiang Fu
Xiaofei Zheng
A long non-coding RNA lncRNA-PE promotes invasion and epithelial–mesenchymal transition in hepatocellular carcinoma through the miR-200a/b-ZEB1 pathway
Tumor Biology
title A long non-coding RNA lncRNA-PE promotes invasion and epithelial–mesenchymal transition in hepatocellular carcinoma through the miR-200a/b-ZEB1 pathway
title_full A long non-coding RNA lncRNA-PE promotes invasion and epithelial–mesenchymal transition in hepatocellular carcinoma through the miR-200a/b-ZEB1 pathway
title_fullStr A long non-coding RNA lncRNA-PE promotes invasion and epithelial–mesenchymal transition in hepatocellular carcinoma through the miR-200a/b-ZEB1 pathway
title_full_unstemmed A long non-coding RNA lncRNA-PE promotes invasion and epithelial–mesenchymal transition in hepatocellular carcinoma through the miR-200a/b-ZEB1 pathway
title_short A long non-coding RNA lncRNA-PE promotes invasion and epithelial–mesenchymal transition in hepatocellular carcinoma through the miR-200a/b-ZEB1 pathway
title_sort long non coding rna lncrna pe promotes invasion and epithelial mesenchymal transition in hepatocellular carcinoma through the mir 200a b zeb1 pathway
url https://doi.org/10.1177/1010428317705756
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