Long non-coding RNA TILR constitutively represses TP53 and apoptosis induction in lung cancer II
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ABSTRACT: Recent evidence suggests that non-coding RNAs play an integral regulatory role in numerous functions in lung cancer development. Here, we report identification of a novel lncRNA, herein termed TP53-inhibiting lncRNA (TILR), which plays a role as a constitutive negative regulator of p53 expression and hence its functions including activation of downstream genes such as p21 and MDM2 and induction of apoptosis. Proteomic search for TILR-associated protein revealed the association with PCBP2, and the mid-portion of TILR was required for both PCBP2 and p53 mRNA binding. In addition, depletion of PCBP2 faithfully phenocopied effects of TILR silencing. We also found that TILR suppressed p53 expression post-transcriptionally as well as via a positive feedback loop between p53 and the Fanconi anemia pathway genes. Taken together, our findings clearly demonstrate that TILR constitutively inhibits p53 expression in cooperation with PCBP2, maintaining p53 transcriptional activity at a level sufficiently low for avoidance of spurious apoptosis induction.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE180944 | GEO | 2022/12/19
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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