Cancer Management and Research (Dec 2020)
Long Non-Coding RNA LINC00466 Knockdown Inhibits Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma Malignancy by Targeting microRNA-493/HMGA2
Abstract
Chao Hou, Yanli Dong, Bo Du Department of Stomatology, Zaozhuang Municipal Hospital, Zaozhuang, Shandong 277100, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Bo DuDepartment of Stomatology, Zaozhuang Municipal Hospital, 41 Zhonglongtou Road, Zaozhuang, Shandong 277100, People’s Republic of ChinaEmail [email protected]: Long intergenic non-protein-coding RNA 00466 (LINC00466) promotes lung adenocarcinoma progression. Nonetheless, the expression and precise roles of LINC00466 in tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC) remains uncertain and warrant further investigation. Hence, the present study aimed to examine the LINC00466 effects on the aggressive TSCC cell characteristics and to elucidate the potential underlying mechanisms.Methods: First, LINC00466 expression in TSCC was determined by reverse transcription-quantitative PCR. Subsequently, cell proliferation, apoptosis, migration, and invasion in vitro, as well as tumor growth in vivo were assessed to examine the LINC00466 effects on TSCC cells.Results: LINC00466 was upregulated in TSCC. This upregulation was notably associated with shorter overall TSCC patient survival. In vitro experiments indicated that LINC00466 depletion suppressed TSCC cell proliferation, migration and invasion, and promoted apoptosis. An in vivo experiment revealed that LINC00466 downregulation attenuated TSCC tumor growth in vivo. Mechanistic analysis revealed that LINC00466 functions as a microRNA-493 (miR-493) molecular sponge, a miRNA that targets high-mobility group AT-hook 2 (HMGA2) mRNA. LINC00466 upregulated HMGA2 in TSCC cells, and this phenomenon was regulated by the miR-493 sponge. Rescue experiments revealed a decrease in the miR-493/HMGA2 axis output, partially reversing the effects of LINC00466 downregulation on aggressive TSCC cell behavior.Conclusion: These findings demonstrate that LINC00466 promotes TSCC cell oncogenicity in vitro and in vivo by upregulating the miR-493/HMGA2 axis output. These results may provide a new perspective and new insight into the molecular mechanisms of TSCC.Keywords: long intergenic non-protein-coding RNA 00466, tongue squamous cell carcinoma pathogenesis, targeted therapy
