Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology (Dec 2021)

Targeted Methylation of the LncRNA NEAT1 Suppresses Malignancy of Renal Cell Carcinoma

  • Jieqing Chen,
  • Jieqing Chen,
  • Jieqing Chen,
  • Jieqing Chen,
  • Xinhui Liao,
  • Xinhui Liao,
  • Xinhui Liao,
  • Xinhui Liao,
  • Jianli Cheng,
  • Jianli Cheng,
  • Jianli Cheng,
  • Ganglin Su,
  • Ganglin Su,
  • Ganglin Su,
  • Fen Yuan,
  • Fen Yuan,
  • Fen Yuan,
  • Zhongfu Zhang,
  • Zhongfu Zhang,
  • Zhongfu Zhang,
  • Jianting Wu,
  • Jianting Wu,
  • Jianting Wu,
  • Hongbing Mei,
  • Hongbing Mei,
  • Hongbing Mei,
  • Wanlong Tan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2021.777349
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9

Abstract

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Long-chain non-coding RNA (LncRNA) has been found to play an important role in the regulation of the occurrence and progression of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). In this study, we demonstrated that LncRNA NEAT1 expression and m6A methylation level was decreased in RCC tissues. Further, the downregulated expression level of LncRNA NEAT1 was associated with poor prognosis for RCC patients. Then we used CRIPSR/dCas13b-METTL3 to methylate LncRNA NEAT1 in RCC cells. The results showed that the expression level of LncRNA NEAT1 was upregulated after methylated by dCas13b-METTL3 in RCC cells. And the proliferation and migration ability of RCC cells was decreased after methylated LncRNA NEAT1. Finally, we examined the effect of LncRNA NEAT1 hypermethylation on the transcriptome. We found differentially expressed genes in RCC cells were associated with “cGMP-PKG signaling pathway”, “Cell adhesion molecules” and “Pathways in cancer”. In conclusion, CRISPR/Cas13b-METTL3 targeting LncRNA NEAT1 m6A methylation activates LncRNA NEAT1 expression and provides a new target for treatment of RCC.

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