LBX2-AS1 Activates FSTL3 by Binding to Transcription Factor RARα to Foster Proliferation, Migration, and Invasion of Thyroid Cancer

Background: Thyroid cancer is a frequent endocrine tumor in women. It is of great significance to investigate the molecular mechanism of progression of thyroid cancer.Methods: Gene expression data set and clinical data were downloaded from The Cancer Genome Atlas database for differential expression...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:53b4261984df489384b5a45b841983672021-11-11T07:16:43ZLBX2-AS1 Activates FSTL3 by Binding to Transcription Factor RARα to Foster Proliferation, Migration, and Invasion of Thyroid Cancer1664-802110.3389/fgene.2021.765033https://doaj.org/article/53b4261984df489384b5a45b841983672021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2021.765033/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-8021Background: Thyroid cancer is a frequent endocrine tumor in women. It is of great significance to investigate the molecular mechanism of progression of thyroid cancer.Methods: Gene expression data set and clinical data were downloaded from The Cancer Genome Atlas database for differential expression analysis. The triplet of downstream transcription factors (TFs) and modulatory genes of target lncRNA in thyroid cancer was predicted by the lncMAP database. mRNA and protein expression of lncRNA LBX2-AS1, RARα, and FSTL3 were detected by qRT-PCR and western blot. The localization of lncRNA LBX2-AS1 in cells was tested by Fluorescence in situ hybridization assay. The RNA immunoprecipitation assay was applied to verify the binding relationship between lncRNA LBX2-AS1 and FSTL3. ChIP and dual-luciferase assays were used to prove the binding relationship between RARα and FSTL3. Cell function experiments were used to test cell proliferation, migration and invasion in each treatment group. The role of lncRNA LBX2-AS1 in thyroid cancer progression was also confirmed in nude mice.Results: Bioinformatics analysis indicated that lncRNA LBX2-AS1, RARα, FSTL3 were remarkably fostered in thyroid cancer tissue, and LBX2-AS1 was evidently correlated with clinical features. The LncMAP triplet prediction showed that LBX2-AS1 recruited TF RARα to modulate FSTL3. RIP assay confirmed that LBX2-AS1 was prominently enriched on RARα. ChIP and dual-luciferase report assays unveiled that RARα bound to the promoter region of FSTL3 and functioned as a TF. Cell function experiments uncovered that LBX2-AS1 boosted the progression of thyroid cancer. The rescue experiments showed that LBX2-AS1 recruited the TF RARα to hasten the transcription activity of FSTL3 and thus promoted the development of thyroid cancer.Conclusion: The integrative results demonstrated that LBX2-AS1 activated FSTL3 by binding to TF RARα to hasten proliferation, migration and invasion of thyroid cancer.Jia LiJie ShenLan QinDongyan LuEnci DingFrontiers Media S.A.articlethyroid cancerlncRNA LBX2-AS1RARαFstl3malignant progressionGeneticsQH426-470ENFrontiers in Genetics, Vol 12 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic thyroid cancer
lncRNA LBX2-AS1
RARα
Fstl3
malignant progression
Genetics
QH426-470
spellingShingle thyroid cancer
lncRNA LBX2-AS1
RARα
Fstl3
malignant progression
Genetics
QH426-470
Jia Li
Jie Shen
Lan Qin
Dongyan Lu
Enci Ding
LBX2-AS1 Activates FSTL3 by Binding to Transcription Factor RARα to Foster Proliferation, Migration, and Invasion of Thyroid Cancer
description Background: Thyroid cancer is a frequent endocrine tumor in women. It is of great significance to investigate the molecular mechanism of progression of thyroid cancer.Methods: Gene expression data set and clinical data were downloaded from The Cancer Genome Atlas database for differential expression analysis. The triplet of downstream transcription factors (TFs) and modulatory genes of target lncRNA in thyroid cancer was predicted by the lncMAP database. mRNA and protein expression of lncRNA LBX2-AS1, RARα, and FSTL3 were detected by qRT-PCR and western blot. The localization of lncRNA LBX2-AS1 in cells was tested by Fluorescence in situ hybridization assay. The RNA immunoprecipitation assay was applied to verify the binding relationship between lncRNA LBX2-AS1 and FSTL3. ChIP and dual-luciferase assays were used to prove the binding relationship between RARα and FSTL3. Cell function experiments were used to test cell proliferation, migration and invasion in each treatment group. The role of lncRNA LBX2-AS1 in thyroid cancer progression was also confirmed in nude mice.Results: Bioinformatics analysis indicated that lncRNA LBX2-AS1, RARα, FSTL3 were remarkably fostered in thyroid cancer tissue, and LBX2-AS1 was evidently correlated with clinical features. The LncMAP triplet prediction showed that LBX2-AS1 recruited TF RARα to modulate FSTL3. RIP assay confirmed that LBX2-AS1 was prominently enriched on RARα. ChIP and dual-luciferase report assays unveiled that RARα bound to the promoter region of FSTL3 and functioned as a TF. Cell function experiments uncovered that LBX2-AS1 boosted the progression of thyroid cancer. The rescue experiments showed that LBX2-AS1 recruited the TF RARα to hasten the transcription activity of FSTL3 and thus promoted the development of thyroid cancer.Conclusion: The integrative results demonstrated that LBX2-AS1 activated FSTL3 by binding to TF RARα to hasten proliferation, migration and invasion of thyroid cancer.
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author Jia Li
Jie Shen
Lan Qin
Dongyan Lu
Enci Ding
author_facet Jia Li
Jie Shen
Lan Qin
Dongyan Lu
Enci Ding
author_sort Jia Li
title LBX2-AS1 Activates FSTL3 by Binding to Transcription Factor RARα to Foster Proliferation, Migration, and Invasion of Thyroid Cancer
title_short LBX2-AS1 Activates FSTL3 by Binding to Transcription Factor RARα to Foster Proliferation, Migration, and Invasion of Thyroid Cancer
title_full LBX2-AS1 Activates FSTL3 by Binding to Transcription Factor RARα to Foster Proliferation, Migration, and Invasion of Thyroid Cancer
title_fullStr LBX2-AS1 Activates FSTL3 by Binding to Transcription Factor RARα to Foster Proliferation, Migration, and Invasion of Thyroid Cancer
title_full_unstemmed LBX2-AS1 Activates FSTL3 by Binding to Transcription Factor RARα to Foster Proliferation, Migration, and Invasion of Thyroid Cancer
title_sort lbx2-as1 activates fstl3 by binding to transcription factor rarα to foster proliferation, migration, and invasion of thyroid cancer
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/53b4261984df489384b5a45b84198367
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