Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6074521 | Journal of Investigative Dermatology | 2016 | 33 Pages |
Abstract
Keratinocyte-derived cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is the most common metastatic skin cancer, and its incidence is increasing globally. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNA) are involved in various biological processes, and their role in cancer progression is emerging. Whole transcriptome analysis of cSCC cells (n = 8) and normal human epidermal keratinocytes (n = 4) revealed overexpression of long intergenic ncRNA (LINC00162) in cSCC cells. The expression of LINC00162 in cSCC cells was upregulated by inhibition of the p38α and p38δ mitogen-activated protein kinases. Analysis of tissue sections by RNA in situ hybridization showed that LINC00162 is specifically expressed by tumor cells in cSCCs but not by keratinocytes in normal skin in vivo. Knockdown of LINC00162 inhibited proliferation and migration of cSCC cells, and suppressed the growth of human cSCC xenografts in vivo. Furthermore, knockdown of LINC00162 inhibited extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 activity and upregulated expression of dual specificity phosphatase 6 (DUSP6) in cSCC cells. Based on these observations, LINC00162 was named p38 inhibited cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma associated lincRNA (PICSAR). Our results provide mechanistic evidence for the role of PICSAR in promoting cSCC progression via activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 signaling pathway by downregulating DUSP6 expression. These results also identify PICSAR as a biomarker and putative therapeutic target in cSCC.
Keywords
JnklncRNAquantitative real-time reverse transcriptase-PCRNHEKERKqRT-PCRCSCCc-Jun N-terminal kinaseDUSPMAPKRNA in situ hybridizationfold changedual-specificity phosphataseLong noncoding RNAmitogen-activated protein kinasecutaneous squamous cell carcinomaActinic keratosisNormal human epidermal keratinocyteextracellular signal-regulated kinase
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Authors
Minna Piipponen, Liisa Nissinen, Mehdi Farshchian, Pilvi Riihilä, Atte Kivisaari, Markku Kallajoki, Juha Peltonen, Sirkku Peltonen, Veli-Matti Kähäri,