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Long Non-coding RNA GHET1 Promotes Human Breast Cancer Cell Proliferation, Invasion and Migration Via Affecting Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition

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Journal Cancer Biomark
Publisher Sage Publications
Specialties Biochemistry
Oncology
Date 2018 May 31
PMID 29843220
Citations 19
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Abstract

Objective: Breast cancer is a common malignancy in women and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been shown to play key roles in the development and progression of breast cancer. In the present study, we examined the biological role of lncRNA gastric carcinoma highly expressed transcript 1 (GHET1) in breast cancer.

Methods: The expression of GHET1 was determined by qRT-PCR assay; CCK-8, colony formation, Transwell invasion and migration assays detected breast cancer cell proliferation, invasion and migration; cell apoptosis and cell cycle were determined by flow cytometry; protein levels were determined by western blot assay.

Results: GHET1 was up-regulated in breast cancer tissues and cell lines, and the up-regulation of GHET1 was positively correlated with larger tumor size, advanced clinical stage, lymph node metastasis and shorter overall survival. Knockdown of GHET1 suppressed cell proliferation, invasion and migration, and induced apoptosis and G0/G1 cell cycle arrest in MCF-cells. Knockdown of GHET1 also suppressed the protein levels of N-cadherin, vimentin, and decreased the protein level of E-cadherin in MCF-7 cells. On the other hand, overexpression of GHET1 promoted cell proliferation, invasion and migration, and inhibited cell apoptosis and increased cell population at S phase in BT-20 cells. Overexpression of GHET1 also promoted epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) in BT-20 cells. Furthermore, knockdown of GHET1 also suppressed in vivo tumor growth of MCF-7 cells, and also decreased the protein levels of N-cadherin and vimentin, and increased the protein levels of E-cadherin in the tumor tissues from the nude mice.

Conclusions: Our results demonstrated that GHET1 was up-regulated in breast cancer tissues and cell lines, and promoted breast cancer cell proliferation, invasion and migration by affecting EMT. Our study for the first time revealed the biological functions of GHET1 in breast cancer.

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