Long Noncoding RNA BC032913 as a Novel Therapeutic Target for Colorectal Cancer that Suppresses Metastasis by Upregulating TIMP3.

ABSTRACT: Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been shown to play critical roles in the biology of various cancers. However, their expression patterns and biological functions in human colorectal cancer (CRC) remain largely unknown. The aim of this study was to explore lncRNA profiles in CRC and investigate key lncRNAs involved in CRC tumorigenesis and progression. The microarray data of six CRC and matched non-cancerous tissues revealed distinct lncRNA profiles, including 899 upregulated and 1,646 downregulated lncRNAs (p < 0.05, fold change > 2.0). Furthermore, we found that the lncRNA BC032913 was generally underexpressed in 115 CRC samples compared with normal tissues. Reduced BC032913 levels were significantly associated with an advanced tumor, lymph nodes, distant metastasis (TNM) stage and a hi

SUBMITTER: Lin J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5545770 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature