HIF-1α-activated long non-coding RNA KDM4A-AS1 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression via the miR-411-5p/KPNA2/AKT pathway
Abstract Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of liver cancer with poor clinical outcomes. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are extensively involved in the tumorigenesis and progression of HCC. However, more investigations should be carried out on novel lncRNAs and their effects on H...
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| author | Tianxiang Chen Runkun Liu Yongshen Niu Huanye Mo Hao Wang Ye Lu Liang Wang Liankang Sun Yufeng Wang Kangsheng Tu Qingguang Liu |
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| description | Abstract Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of liver cancer with poor clinical outcomes. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are extensively involved in the tumorigenesis and progression of HCC. However, more investigations should be carried out on novel lncRNAs and their effects on HCC. Here we identified a novel lncRNA KDM4A-AS1, which was aberrantly overexpressed in HCC tissues, associated with unfavorable clinical features and poor prognosis of patients. KDM4A-AS1 promoted HCC cell proliferation, migration, and invasion in vitro and contributed to HCC growth and lung metastasis in vivo. Mechanistically, KDM4A-AS1 was inversely modulated by miR-411-5p at the post-transcriptional level and facilitated Karyopherin α2 (KPNA2) expression by competitively binding miR-411-5p, thereby activating the AKT pathway. KPNA2 silencing, miR-411-5p overexpression, and AKT inhibitor (MK2206) consistently reversed KDM4A-AS1-enhanced proliferation, mobility, and EMT of HCC cells. KDM4A-AS1 was identified as a novel hypoxia-responsive gene and transactivated by hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α) in HCC cells. In turn, KDM4A-AS1 regulated HIF-1α expression through the KPNA2/AKT signaling pathway. Hence, this study revealed a novel hypoxia-responsive lncRNA, KDM4A-AS1, which contributed to HCC growth and metastasis via the KDM4A-AS1/KPNA2/HIF-1α signaling loop. Our findings provide a promising prognostic and therapeutic target for HCC. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5bfefa804c5d4370aac6bac890423d172022-12-22T04:08:57ZengNature Publishing GroupCell Death and Disease2041-48892021-12-01121211210.1038/s41419-021-04449-2HIF-1α-activated long non-coding RNA KDM4A-AS1 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression via the miR-411-5p/KPNA2/AKT pathwayTianxiang Chen0Runkun Liu1Yongshen Niu2Huanye Mo3Hao Wang4Ye Lu5Liang Wang6Liankang Sun7Yufeng Wang8Kangsheng Tu9Qingguang Liu10Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityAbstract Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of liver cancer with poor clinical outcomes. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are extensively involved in the tumorigenesis and progression of HCC. However, more investigations should be carried out on novel lncRNAs and their effects on HCC. Here we identified a novel lncRNA KDM4A-AS1, which was aberrantly overexpressed in HCC tissues, associated with unfavorable clinical features and poor prognosis of patients. KDM4A-AS1 promoted HCC cell proliferation, migration, and invasion in vitro and contributed to HCC growth and lung metastasis in vivo. Mechanistically, KDM4A-AS1 was inversely modulated by miR-411-5p at the post-transcriptional level and facilitated Karyopherin α2 (KPNA2) expression by competitively binding miR-411-5p, thereby activating the AKT pathway. KPNA2 silencing, miR-411-5p overexpression, and AKT inhibitor (MK2206) consistently reversed KDM4A-AS1-enhanced proliferation, mobility, and EMT of HCC cells. KDM4A-AS1 was identified as a novel hypoxia-responsive gene and transactivated by hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α) in HCC cells. In turn, KDM4A-AS1 regulated HIF-1α expression through the KPNA2/AKT signaling pathway. Hence, this study revealed a novel hypoxia-responsive lncRNA, KDM4A-AS1, which contributed to HCC growth and metastasis via the KDM4A-AS1/KPNA2/HIF-1α signaling loop. Our findings provide a promising prognostic and therapeutic target for HCC.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41419-021-04449-2 |
| spellingShingle | Tianxiang Chen Runkun Liu Yongshen Niu Huanye Mo Hao Wang Ye Lu Liang Wang Liankang Sun Yufeng Wang Kangsheng Tu Qingguang Liu HIF-1α-activated long non-coding RNA KDM4A-AS1 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression via the miR-411-5p/KPNA2/AKT pathway Cell Death and Disease |
| title | HIF-1α-activated long non-coding RNA KDM4A-AS1 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression via the miR-411-5p/KPNA2/AKT pathway |
| title_full | HIF-1α-activated long non-coding RNA KDM4A-AS1 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression via the miR-411-5p/KPNA2/AKT pathway |
| title_fullStr | HIF-1α-activated long non-coding RNA KDM4A-AS1 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression via the miR-411-5p/KPNA2/AKT pathway |
| title_full_unstemmed | HIF-1α-activated long non-coding RNA KDM4A-AS1 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression via the miR-411-5p/KPNA2/AKT pathway |
| title_short | HIF-1α-activated long non-coding RNA KDM4A-AS1 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression via the miR-411-5p/KPNA2/AKT pathway |
| title_sort | hif 1α activated long non coding rna kdm4a as1 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression via the mir 411 5p kpna2 akt pathway |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41419-021-04449-2 |
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