VIRMA-mediated m6A modification profilling in human nasopharyngeal carcinoma
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PROVIDER: PRJNA940069 | ENA |
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Project description:Dysregulations of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNA) contribute to tumorigenesis by modulating specific cancer-related pathways, but the roles of m6A-enriched lncRNAs and underlying mechanisms remain elusive in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Here, we reanalyzed the previous genome-wide analysis of lncRNA profile, and discerned that an oncogenic m6A-enriched lncRNA, LINC00839, which was substantially upregulated in NPC and correlated with poor clinical prognosis, promoted NPC growth and metastasis in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistically, LINC00839 interacted directly with transcription factor, TATA-box binding protein associated factor (TAF15), and coordinated its recruitment to promoter region of amine oxidase copper-containing 1 (AOC1), thereby activating AOC1 transcription in trans. Ectopic expression of AOC1 partially rescued the inhibitory effect of downregulation of LINC00839 in NPC. Furthermore, silencing vir like m6A methyltransferase associated (VIRMA) and insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA-binding proteins 1 (IGF2BP1) were found to attenuate the expression level and RNA stability of LINC00839 in an m6A-dependent manner. This study unveils a novel oncogenic VIRMA/IGF2BP1–LINC00839–TAF15–AOC1 axis, and highlights significance and prognostic value of LINC00839 in NPC carcinogenesis.
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