Frontiers in Oncology (Feb 2021)

LncRNA DNAJC3-AS1 Regulates Fatty Acid Synthase via the EGFR Pathway to Promote the Progression of Colorectal Cancer

  • Yanyan Tang,
  • Yanyan Tang,
  • Yanyan Tang,
  • Rui Tang,
  • Rui Tang,
  • Rui Tang,
  • Rui Tang,
  • Mengtian Tang,
  • Mengtian Tang,
  • Mengtian Tang,
  • Ping Huang,
  • Ping Huang,
  • Zhiqiang Liao,
  • Zhiqiang Liao,
  • Jumei Zhou,
  • Jumei Zhou,
  • Lianqing Zhou,
  • Min Su,
  • Min Su,
  • Pan Chen,
  • Pan Chen,
  • Jiarui Jiang,
  • Jiarui Jiang,
  • Yingbin Hu,
  • Yingbin Hu,
  • Yujuan Zhou,
  • QianJin Liao,
  • QianJin Liao,
  • Zhaoyang Zeng,
  • Zhaoyang Zeng,
  • Wei Xiong,
  • Wei Xiong,
  • Junhong Chen,
  • Junhong Chen,
  • Junhong Chen,
  • Shaolin Nie,
  • Shaolin Nie

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2020.604534
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10

Abstract

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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide. Recent studies have shown that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are involved in tumorigenesis and the development of CRC. By constructing a differential lncRNA expression profile, we screened gene chips and found that DNAJC3-AS1 was highly expressed in CRC tissues and was associated with poor prognosis in patients with CRC. Further, we proved through assays such as wound healing, colony formation, and Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK8) that interfering with DNAJC3-AS1 could reduce the proliferation, migration, and invasion of CRC cells. Mechanically, we found that DNAJC3-AS1 regulates fatty acid synthase to promote the progression of CRC via the epidermal growth factor receptor/phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B/nuclear factor κB signaling pathway. Therefore, DNAJC3-AS1 may be a new target for the diagnosis and therapy of CRC.

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