ABSTRACT: Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been shown to play critical roles in the biology of various cancers. However, their expression patterns and biological functions in human colorectal cancer (CRC) remain largely unknown. The aim of this study was to explore lncRNA profiles in CRC and investigate key lncRNAs involved in CRC tumourigenesis and progression.
Project description:Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) play important roles in the tumorigenesis and metastasis of colorectal cancer (CRC). This study used a lncRNA microarray to analyze the aberrant lncRNA expression profiles in CRC tissues compared with paired adjacent normal tissues as well as CRC with regional lymph nodes metastasis compared with CRC without regional lymph nodes metastasis.
Project description:Accumulating literatures have indicated that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are crucial molecules in tumor progression in various human cancers, including colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the clinical significance and regulatory mechanism of a vast majority of lncRNAs in CRC remain to be determined. The current study aimed to explore the function and molecular mechanism of lncRNA AC010789.1 in CRC progression.
Project description:Circular RNAs (circRNAs) represent critical roles in the biology of various cancers. However, their expression patterns and biological functions in human colorectal cancer (CRC) remain largely unknown. The aim of this study was to explore circRNAs profiles in CRC and investigate key circRNAs involved in CRC tumourigenesis and progression.
Project description:Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have emerged as key components in multiple cellular processes, although their physiological and pathological functions are not fully understood. To identify cancer-related lncRNAs, we screened for those that are epigenetically silenced in colorectal cancer (CRC). Through a genome-wide analysis of histone modifications in CRC cells, we found that the transcription start sites (TSSs) of 1,027 lncRNA genes acquired trimethylation of histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4me3) after DNA demethylation. Integrative analysis of chromatin signatures and the DNA methylome revealed that the promoter CpG islands (CGIs) of 66 lncRNA genes contained cancer-specific methylation. By validating the expression and methylation of lncRNA genes in CRC cells, we ultimately identified 20 lncRNAs, including ZNF582-AS1, as targets of epigenetic silencing in CRC. ZNF582-AS1 is frequently methylated in CRC cell lines (87.5%), primary CRCs (77.2%), colorectal adenomas (44.7%) and advanced adenomas (87.8%), suggesting that this methylation is an early event during colorectal tumorigenesis. Methylation of ZNF582-AS1 is associated with poor survival of CRC patients, and ectopic expression of ZNF582-AS1 suppressed colony formation by CRC cells. Our findings offer insight into the association between epigenetic alterations and lncRNA dysregulation in cancer and suggest that ZNF582-AS1 may be a novel tumor-suppressive lncRNA.
Project description:We performed a genome-wide analysis of lncRNA expression to identify novel targets for the further study of liver metastasis in CRC. Samples obtained from CRC patients were analyzed using Arraystar human 8Ã?60K lncRNA/mRNA v3.0 microarrays chips to find differentially expressed lncRNAs and mRNAs; The results were confirmed by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). The differentially expressed lncRNAs and mRNAs were identified through fold-change filtering. Gene ontology (GO) and pathway analyses were performed using standard enrichment computational methods. Twelve primary CRC samples were obtained from six patients with CRC and liver metastasis (Exp G) and six patients with CRC without metastasis (Ctrl G).
Project description:CapitalBio Technology Human LncRNA Array v4, 4x180K was used to detect lncRNA expression in CRC tissues compared with their matched non-tumoral tissues. Here we report significantly up-regulated as well as down-regulated lncRNAs in CRC tissues compared with their matched non-tumoral tissues.
Project description:The purpose of this study is to identify lncRNAs involved in the pathology of colorectal cancer (CRC) progression and investigate their underlying mechanisms. The differentially expressed lncRNAs were identified between 15 CRC tissues and 15 adjacent normal tissues by Arraystar lncRNA microarrays
Project description:We evaluated the profile of lncRNA and mRNA expression in 6 colorectal adenoma (CRA), 6 colorectal adenoma (CRC) and 6 matched normal mucosa (NOR) using the Exiqon miRCURY lncRNA and mRNA array,7th generation. We found that global dysregulated lncRNA and mRNAs between colorectal lesions and normal mucosa. Our findings implicates that dysregulation of lncRNA and mRNAs may play important role in the carcinogenesis and present therapeutic targets for CRC.
Project description:Radiotherapy is essential to treat colorectal cancer (CRC) although the tolerance of which is of quite common occurrence in clinic. Long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) and circular RNA (circRNAs) have an important role in the radio-resistance of CRC through regulating targeted genes or proteins expression at either transcriptional or post-translational levels. In this study, we aimed to seek out novel lncRNAs and circRNAs involved in radio-resistance by RNA-seq analysis of 8 radiosensitive and 8 radioresistant CRC patients.
Project description:The purpose of this study is to identify lncRNAs involved in the pathology of colorectal cancer (CRC) liver metastasis and investigate their underlying mechanisms. A total of 439 miRNAs were identified to be differentially expressed between 7 primary CRC tissues with liver metastases and 8 CRC tissues without liver metastases from 15 patients by Arraystar lncRNA microarrays