Basic & Clinical Medicine ›› 2025, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (3): 323-330.doi: 10.16352/j.issn.1001-6325.2025.03.0323

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Up-regulation of lncRNA IGF2-ASexpression promotes progression of colorectal cancer

CUI Lijiao1, WU Xiu1, GU Zhiwei1, ZHOU Yu1,2*, YU Caiyuan1*   

  1. 1. Department of Gastroenterology, the Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang 524001;
    2. Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang 524023, China
  • Received:2024-08-27 Revised:2024-10-30 Published:2025-02-25

Abstract: Objective To investigate the expression and clinical significance of lncRNA insulin growth factor 2 antisense IGF2-AS in colorectal cancer; To verify the biological function of IGF2-AS in cells and to screen protein molecules regulated by IGF2-AS. Methods Using bioinformatics to predict the expression and clinical significance of IGF2-AS in colorectal cancer; Using RT-qPCR to detect the expression of IGF2-AS mRNA; Using small interfering RNA to knockdown IGF2-AS; Using CCK8, Transwell assay and flow cytometry to detect proliferation, migration, and apoptosis, respectively; Using label free quantitative proteomics to screen for factors regulated by IGF2-AS; Using databases such as GenCards, OMIM, TTD, and proteomics Results screening for core targets regulated by IGF2-AS in colorectal cancer. Results Bioinformatics analysis showed that IGF2-AS was significantly upregulated in colorectal cancer(P<0.001), its expression might be related to TNM stage (P<0.01) and the presence of lymph node metastasis(P<0.001); RT-qPCR Results showed that as compared to the control group, the expressionlevel of IGF2-AS mRNA was significantly up-regulated in colorectal cancer tissues (P<0.01) and most colon cancer cells(P<0.000 1); Clinical pathological data indicated that the expression of IGF2-AS was potentially associated with the lymph node metastasis (P<0.05); The proliferation rate and migration rate of colorectal cancer cells transfected with IGF2-AS siRNA were significantly reduced (P<0.000 1), and the apoptosis rate was significantly increased (P<0.05); There were 13 proteins including KRAS, TCF7L2 and CASP3, that were potentially core targets regulated by IGF2-AS.Conclusions IGF2-AS is significantly up-regulated in colorectal cancer and may play a cancer promoting role in colorectal cancer development.

Key words: colorectal cancer, long non-coding RNA, insulin like growth factor 2 antisense(IGF2-AS)

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