Purpose:Triple-negative breast cancer(TNBC)is an aggressive subtype of breast cancer.It is still unclear that the mechanisms by which long non-coding RNA(lncRNA)regulates tumorigenesis of TNBC.In this study,we explore...Purpose:Triple-negative breast cancer(TNBC)is an aggressive subtype of breast cancer.It is still unclear that the mechanisms by which long non-coding RNA(lncRNA)regulates tumorigenesis of TNBC.In this study,we explored the function and regulation of lncRNA in TNBC.Methods:The diferentially expressed and overlapped lncRNAs were obtained from two microarray datasets of breast cancer.The cancer genome atlas(TCGA)data was applied to validate the roles of top diferentially expressed lncRNAs.The potential relationship among lncRNAs,miRNAs,and mRNAs and the efects of them on the TNBC tumorigenesis were further explored through multiple bioinformatic methods.Results:Long intergenic non-protein coding RNA 1351(LINC01351)was frst discovered to play an oncogenic role in TNBC.The highly expressed LINC01351 was signifcantly related to aggressive subtypes,advanced stages and metastasis of breast cancer.The overexpressed LINC01351 was associated with adverse prognosis of patients with TNBC.LINC01351 was found to negatively regulate ELK4 which was involved in the transcriptional regulation in cancer.The high expression of ELK4 showed favorable prognosis of patients with basal-like 1 subtype and luminal androgen receptor subtype of TNBC.Conclusion:The dysregulation of LINC01351 played an important role in triple-negative breast cancer.LINC01351 could be a poor prognostic marker and a potential target for patients with TNBC.展开更多
基金supported by the following grants:Foundation of Young Innovative Talents (Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital,2018-1-31)National Science Foundation of China (NSFC No.81401950)+2 种基金China Scholarship Council (File No.201706940019)Tianjin Key Medical Discipline (Specialty)Construction ProjectTianjin Medical University Cancer Hospital"14th Five-Year"Peak Discipline Support Program Project.
文摘Purpose:Triple-negative breast cancer(TNBC)is an aggressive subtype of breast cancer.It is still unclear that the mechanisms by which long non-coding RNA(lncRNA)regulates tumorigenesis of TNBC.In this study,we explored the function and regulation of lncRNA in TNBC.Methods:The diferentially expressed and overlapped lncRNAs were obtained from two microarray datasets of breast cancer.The cancer genome atlas(TCGA)data was applied to validate the roles of top diferentially expressed lncRNAs.The potential relationship among lncRNAs,miRNAs,and mRNAs and the efects of them on the TNBC tumorigenesis were further explored through multiple bioinformatic methods.Results:Long intergenic non-protein coding RNA 1351(LINC01351)was frst discovered to play an oncogenic role in TNBC.The highly expressed LINC01351 was signifcantly related to aggressive subtypes,advanced stages and metastasis of breast cancer.The overexpressed LINC01351 was associated with adverse prognosis of patients with TNBC.LINC01351 was found to negatively regulate ELK4 which was involved in the transcriptional regulation in cancer.The high expression of ELK4 showed favorable prognosis of patients with basal-like 1 subtype and luminal androgen receptor subtype of TNBC.Conclusion:The dysregulation of LINC01351 played an important role in triple-negative breast cancer.LINC01351 could be a poor prognostic marker and a potential target for patients with TNBC.
