Medical Oncology

, 33:88 | Cite as

LncRNA UCA1-miR-507-FOXM1 axis is involved in cell proliferation, invasion and G0/G1 cell cycle arrest in melanoma

  • Yanping Wei
  • Qianqian Sun
  • Lindong Zhao
  • Jianbo Wu
  • Xiaonan Chen
  • Yuanyuan Wang
  • Wenqiao Zang
  • Guoqiang Zhao
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Abstract

Recently, the incidence of melanoma has been on the rise. Patients with distant metastasis share poor prognosis. Increasing studies have been conducted to clarify the molecular mechanisms as well as to investigate potential effective therapeutic targets in the development of melanoma. This study focuses on the LncRNA UCA1 and its downstream regulated factors. In our experiments, UCA1 expression was discovered to be upregulated in melanoma tissues and cells, while the depletion of UCA1 led to the inhibition of cell proliferation, invasion and cell cycle arrest. To further our understanding of the mechanisms of UCA1, a system of experiments was built. We found that miR-507 could directly bind to UCA1 at the miRNA recognition site, and that there was a negative correlation between miR-507 and UCA1. Additionally, FOXM1 is a target of miR-507 and can be downregulated by either miR-507 overexpression or UCA1 depletion. Downregulated FOXM1 was analogous to the depletion of UCA1 and the overexpression of miR-507. These results, taken together, provide evidence for a novel UCA1 interaction regulatory network in tumorigenesis of melanoma.

Keywords

Melanoma LncRNA UCA1 miR-507 FOXM1 
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Acknowledgments

The authors are grateful to all staff at the study center who contributed to this study. This study was supported by a Grant from the Education Agency of Henan (No. 13A310671).

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Conflict of interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest or financial disclosures of this study.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Yanping Wei
    • 1
  • Qianqian Sun
    • 2
  • Lindong Zhao
    • 1
  • Jianbo Wu
    • 2
  • Xiaonan Chen
    • 2
  • Yuanyuan Wang
    • 2
  • Wenqiao Zang
    • 2
  • Guoqiang Zhao
    • 2
    • 3
  1. 1.Department of DermatologyThe People’s Hospital of Jiaozuo CityJiaozuoChina
  2. 2.School of Basic Medical SciencesZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhouChina
  3. 3.Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer ChemopreventionZhengzhouChina

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