Long Non-coding RNA LINC01094 Promotes the Development of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma by Upregulating SLC2A3 via MicroRNA-184

Haifei Xu; Xiaolin Wang; Jiacheng Wu; Hao Ji; Zhigang Chen; Haifeng Guo; Jianquan Hou

doi:10.3389/fgene.2020.562967

Long Non-coding RNA LINC01094 Promotes the Development of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma by Upregulating SLC2A3 via MicroRNA-184

Front Genet. 2020 Sep 23:11:562967. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2020.562967. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Haifei Xu^{1

2}, Xiaolin Wang², Jiacheng Wu², Hao Ji², Zhigang Chen², Haifeng Guo², Jianquan Hou¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
² Department of Urology, Nantong Tumor Hospital, Nantong, China.

Abstract

Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is the most common subtype of RCC. Compelling evidence has highlighted the crucial role of long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) in ccRCC. Our current study aims to explore the regulatory mechanism of LINC01094 in the development of ccRCC. Dual-luciferase reporter experiment verified the targeting relationship among miR-184, LINC01094, and SLC2A3. Furthermore, the interaction between LINC01094 and miR-184 was confirmed by RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) and RNA pull-down. Biological behaviors of ccRCC cells were investigated through cell counting kit-8 (CCK8), scratch test, Transwell, and flow cytometry. The effect of SLC2A3 on the tumorigenicity of nude mice was evaluated in vivo. In ccRCC cells and clinical tissues, LINC01094 and SLC2A3 were highly expressed while miR-184 was lowly expressed. Besides, miR-184 was verified to be a direct target of LINC01094. Silencing LINC01094, up-regulating miR-184, or reducing SLC2A3 inhibited the growth, migration, and invasion of ccRCC cells. Tumor growth was suppressed by silenced LINC01215 via reducing the expression of SLC2A3 via miR-184. Taken together, silencing LINC01094 inhibited SLC2A3 expression by up-regulating miR-184, thereby inhibiting the development of ccRCC.

Keywords: LINC01094; clear cell renal cell carcinoma; long non-coding RNA; microRNA-184; solute carrier family 2 facilitated glucose transporter member 1.