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ABSTRACT
Objective
Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) HAND2-AS1 has been indicated to play biological roles in several cancers. However, whether HAND2-AS1 could exert its role in glioma remains unknown. We aimed to investigate the function of HAND2-AS1 in the proliferation, invasion and migration and to explore its underlying molecular mechanism in glioma cells.
Methods
Reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis was conducted to determine the expression of HAND2-AS1 and cyclin-dependent kinases 6 (CDK6) in tissues or cells. Western blot analysis was used to detect the CDK6 protein expression. CCK-8 assay was adopted to determine the proliferation in glioma cell lines. Transwell assay was taken to evaluate the invasion and migration in glioma cell lines.
Results
Our results revealed that HAND2-AS1 expression was significantly downregulated in the glioma tissues and cell lines. Moreover, overexpression of HAND2-AS1 attenuated the proliferation, invasion, and migration in glioma cell lines. However, overexpression of CDK6 could partially block the inhibitory role of HAND2-AS1 on cell proliferation as well as cell invasion and migration in glioma cell lines.
Conclusion
LncRNA HAND2-AS1 may play a critical anti-tumorigenic role in glioma by negatively regulating CDK6 expression.
Disclosure statement
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.
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Funding
Notes on contributors
Songlin Liu
Songlin Liu, Clinician
Yifeng Li
Yifeng Li, Clinician