Up-regulated lnc-SNHG1 contributes to osteosarcoma progression through sequestration of miR-577 and activation of WNT2B/Wnt/β-catenin pathway.

Long noncoding RNA small nucleolar RNA host gene 1 (lnc-SNHG1) was reported to play an oncogenic role in the progression of cancers. However, the roles of SNHG1 and its molecular mechanism in osteosarcoma (OS) cells are largely unknown. In present study, we found that the expression of SNHG1 was up-regulated in OS tissues and cell lines. OS patients with the high SNHG1 expression were positively correlated with tumor size, TNM stage and lymph node metastasis. In addition, SNHG1 overexpression promoted cell proliferation, cell migration and EMT process in U2OS and MG63 cells and tumor growth in vivo. Furthermore, we also found that miR-577 could act as a ceRNAof SNHG1 in OS cells and the promotion of OS progression induced by lnc-SNHG1 overexpression required the inactivity of miR-577. Besides, we identified that WNT2B acted as a target of miR-577, and WNT2B played the oncogenic role in OS cells by activating Wnt/β-catenin pathway. In short, our study suggested that lnc-SNHG1 could promote OS progression via miR-577 and WNT2B. The lnc-SNHG1/miR-577/WNT2B/Wnt/β-catenin axis regulatory network might provide a potential new therapeutic strategy for OS treatment.

Jiang Z ，Jiang C ，Fang J 《-》

Upregulated lncRNA SNHG1 contributes to progression of non-small cell lung cancer through inhibition of miR-101-3p and activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway.

Cui Y ，Zhang F ，Zhu C ，Geng L ，Tian T ，Liu H ... -  《Oncotarget》

Long non-coding RNA SNHG1 regulates NOB1 expression by sponging miR-326 and promotes tumorigenesis in osteosarcoma.

Wang J ，Cao L ，Wu J ，Wang Q ... -  《-》

Overexpressing circular RNA hsa_circ_0002052 impairs osteosarcoma progression via inhibiting Wnt/β-catenin pathway by regulating miR-1205/APC2 axis.

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a novel class of noncoding RNAs, whose importance in cancer has been gradually acknowledged. However, the functions of circRNAs in tumorigenesis have not been fully understood. In the present study, we identified a novel circRNA hsa_circ_0002052 significantly downregulated in osteosarcoma (OS) tissues and cell lines. Moreover, we found that hsa_circ_0002052 could act as a biomarker to indicate the prognosis of OS patients. Functionally, we showed that hsa_circ_0002052 overexpression significantly suppressed OS cell proliferation, migration and invasion while promoting apoptosis in vitro. Similarly, in vivo assay indicated that ectopic expression of hsa_circ_0002052 impaired OS cell growth. In terms of mechanism, we found that hsa_circ_0002052 inhibited miR-1205 while miR1205 targeted APC2, a negative regulator of Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway. By releasing the inhibition of miR-1205 on APC2 expression, hsa_circ_0002052 suppressed the activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, leading to attenuated OS progression. Taken together, our study for the first time revealed a suppressive circRNA hsa_circ_0002052 involved in OS progression. Our study suggested hsa_circ_0002052/miR-1205/APC2/Wnt/β-catenin axis might be a potential target for OS therapy.

Wu Z ，Shi W ，Jiang C 《-》

Lnc-SNHG1 Activates the TGFBR2/SMAD3 and RAB11A/Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway by Sponging MiR-302/372/373/520 in Invasive Pituitary Tumors.

Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are critical regulators in various diseases including human cancer and could function as competing endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs) to regulate microRNAs (miRNAs). Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) was used to analyze the expression of lnc-SNHG1 and miR-302/372/373/520 in pituitary tumor tissues and cell lines. Cell proliferation was investigated using MTT and cell count assays. The mechanisms by which lnc-SNHG1 affects pituitary tumor progression were investigated using Western blot assays, transwell migration assays, immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, luciferase reporter assays, tumor xenografts, and flow cytometry Results: We found that lnc-SNHG1 was overexpressed in invasive pituitary tumor tissues and cell lines. Ectopic expression of lnc-SNHG1 promoted cell proliferation, migration, and invasion, as well as the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), by affecting the cell cycle and cell apoptosis in vitro and tumor growth in vivo. Further study indicated that overexpression of lnc-SNHG1 markedly inhibited the expression of miR-302/372/373/520 (miRNA-pool) which is down-regulated in invasive pituitary tumor cells. Moreover, overexpression of lnc-SNHG1 significantly promoted the expression of TGFBR2 and RAB11A, the direct targets of miR-302/372/373/520. Finally, lnc-SNHG1 activates the TGFBR2/SMAD3 and RAB11A/Wnt/β-catenin pathways in pituitary tumor cells via sponging miR-302/372/373/520. Our data suggest that lnc-SNHG1 promotes the progression of pituitary tumors and is a potential therapeutic target for invasive pituitary tumor.

Wang H ，Wang G ，Gao Y ，Zhao C ，Li X ，Zhang F ，Jiang C ，Wu B ... -  《-》