机构:[1]Lingnan Medical Research Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China[2]Biotherapy Centre, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-senUniversity, Guangzhou, P.R. China中山大学附属第三医院[3]School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China[4]Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory ofNew Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China[5]Department of Emergency, The Third Affiliated Hospital ofSun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P.R. China中山大学附属第三医院[6]Department of Ultrasonic Medicine, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou, P.R. China[7]Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China[8]Key Laboratory of Orthopaedics andTraumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, The First Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of ChineseMedicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China
Aberrant expression of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) has been reported in multiple cancers. However, the underlying mechanisms mediated by super-enhancers remain elusive. Here we sought to define the role of a novel lncRNA termed lncRNA-DAW in tumorigenesis. Our results revealed that lncRNA-DAW was driven by a liver-specific super-enhancer and transcriptionally activated by HNF4G, leading to frequent elevation in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) specimens. Ectopic expression of lncRNA-DAW promoted both in vivo and in vitro tumor growth. By using RNA sequencing, Wnt2 was screened out as a downstream effector of lncRNA-DAW. We next found that lncRNA-DAW physically interacted with EZH2, a negative regulator of Wnt2. This interplay subsequently potentiated CDK1-EZH2 interaction, leading to the phosphorylation and ubiquitination of EZH2. The lncRNA-DAW-mediated EZH2 degradation facilitated the de-repression of Wnt2 transcription, which eventually activated the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway. Furthermore, we verified that Wnt2 potentiated in vitro and in vivo cancer cell growth by activating the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway. Finally, Wnt2 amplification was confirmed as a common event in liver cancer, and the expression of lncRNA-DAW was positively correlated with Wnt2 in HCC specimens. Collectively, we are the first to identify lncRNA-DAW as a novel candidate oncogene in liver cancer, and this lncRNA may serve as a novel clinical diagnosis biomarker for liver cancer.
基金:
National Natural Science
Foundation of China (81902886 to W.L., 81773066 to W.F., and
81772404 to J.Z.), Medical Scientific Research Foundation of Guangdong
Province of China (A2021134 to P.L.), and the Fundamental
Research Funds for the Central Universities, Sun Yat-sen University
(2021qntd34).
第一作者机构:[1]Lingnan Medical Research Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China[2]Biotherapy Centre, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-senUniversity, Guangzhou, P.R. China
通讯作者:
通讯机构:[1]Lingnan Medical Research Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China[7]Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China[8]Key Laboratory of Orthopaedics andTraumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, The First Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of ChineseMedicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China[*1]Key Laboratory of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, The First Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China.[*2]Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China.
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Liang Weicheng,Shi Chuanjian,Hong Weilong,et al.Super-enhancer-driven lncRNA-DAW promotes liver cancer cell proliferation through activation of Wnt/beta-catenin pathway[J].MOLECULAR THERAPY-NUCLEIC ACIDS.2021,26:1351-1363.doi:10.1016/j.omtn.2021.10.028.
APA:
Liang, Weicheng,Shi, Chuanjian,Hong, Weilong,Li, Panlong,Zhou, Xue...&Zhang, Jinfang.(2021).Super-enhancer-driven lncRNA-DAW promotes liver cancer cell proliferation through activation of Wnt/beta-catenin pathway.MOLECULAR THERAPY-NUCLEIC ACIDS,26,
MLA:
Liang, Weicheng,et al."Super-enhancer-driven lncRNA-DAW promotes liver cancer cell proliferation through activation of Wnt/beta-catenin pathway".MOLECULAR THERAPY-NUCLEIC ACIDS 26.(2021):1351-1363