Research Paper Volume 13, Issue 15 pp 19776—19788
Exosomal lncRNA LINC01711 facilitates metastasis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma via the miR-326/FSCN1 axis
- 1 Department of Oncology, Rizhao People's Hospital, Rizhao, Shandong Province, China
- 2 First Department of Oncology, People's Hospital of Juxian, Rizhao, Shandong Province, China
- 3 Department of Physical-Chemistry, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jining Medical College, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
Received: December 2, 2020 Accepted: February 18, 2021 Published: August 9, 2021
https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.203389How to Cite
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Abstract
Esophageal cancer is a malignant tumor with a five-year survival rate of less than 20%. Early diagnosis and exploration of esophageal cancer pathogenesis are of great significance for the treatment and prognosis of esophageal cancer. Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) plays a vital role in the occurrence and development of different types of tumors. However, the role of exosome LncRNA in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is rarely reported. In this study, we detected high expression of lncRNA LINC01711 in ESCC tissues and was associated with poor prognosis. Silencing LINC01711 can inhibit the proliferation, migration, invasion, and growth of ESCC cell lines, and induce apoptosis. Linc01711 was identified as a competitive endogenous RNA that suppressed miR-326, and up-regulated the expression of fascin actin-bundling protein 1 (FSCN1). Besides, in vivo experiments showed that the administration of exosome-derived LINC01711 (LINC01711-Exo) promoted the growth of tumors in nude mice. In general, exosomal LINC01711 promoted the proliferation, migration, and invasion of esophageal cancer cells by up-regulating FSCN1 and down-regulating miR-326, thus improved the occurrence and development of ESCC.