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LncRNA DDX11-AS1: a novel oncogene in human cancer

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Long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) is a newly identified type of noncoding RNA with a length of more than 200 nucleotides. The latest research shows that lncRNAs play important roles in the occurrence and development of human tumours by acting both as carcinogenic genes and as tumour suppressor genes. LncRNAs plays a role in various biological processes, such as cell growth, apoptosis, migration and invasion. The newly discovered lncRNA DDX11-AS1 is abnormally highly expressed in various malignant tumours, such as hepatocellular carcinoma, colorectal cancer, osteosarcoma, bladder cancer, NSCLC and gastric cancer. DDX11-AS1 mainly regulates the expression of related genes through direct or indirect ways to perform its functions in carcinogenicity. These results indicate that DDX11-AS1 may be a marker or therapeutic target of tumours. This review summarizes the biological function and mechanism of DDX11-AS1 in the process of tumour development.

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Abbreviations

LncRNA:

Long noncoding RNA

DDX11-AS1:

DDX11 antisense RNA 1

EZH2:

Enhancer of zeste 2 polycomb repressive complex 2 subunit

DNMT1:

DNA methyltransferase 1

LATS2:

Large tumour suppressor, homologue 2

CLDN7:

Claudin 7

LAMB3:

Laminin subunit beta3

CDK6:

Cyclin-dependent kinase 6

SPC18:

Signalling point code 18

IRS1:

Recombinant insulin receptor substrate 1

PI3K:

Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase

AKT/PKB:

Protein kinase B

AFP:

Alpha-fetoprotein

HCC:

Hepatocellular carcinoma

CRC:

Colorectal cancer

GC:

Gastric cancer

NSCLC:

Non-small cell lung cancer

BC:

Bladder cancer

EMT:

Epithelial-mesenchymal transition

Bcl-2:

B-cell lymphoma-2

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This work was supported by the Anhui Science and Technology Major Project (No 17030801020) and the Chen Feihu Central Support for Local-Provincial Translational Medicine Project in 2017 (2017zhyx31).

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FYB planned and conducted the experiments, analysed the data and wrote the text. WMM conducted the experiments and analysed the data. HS participated in the design of the experiment and contributed to discussing the data and text. PXQ and CFH conceived the study, participated in its design and coordination as well as providing critical review of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Feng, Y., Wu, M., Hu, S. et al. LncRNA DDX11-AS1: a novel oncogene in human cancer. Human Cell 33, 946–953 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13577-020-00409-8

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