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PRPF6 promotes metastasis and paclitaxel resistance of ovarian cancer via SNHG16/CEBPB/GATA3 axis
HAN WANG, YINGYING ZHOU, SIYANG ZHANG, YA QI, MIN WANG*
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
* Corresponding Author: MIN WANG. Email:
Oncology Research 2021, 29(4), 275-289. https://doi.org/10.32604/or.2022.03561
Received 04 April 2022; Accepted 13 July 2022; Issue published 31 August 2022
Abstract
Metastasis and paclitaxel (PTX) resistance are the main reason for the poor prognosis of ovarian cancer (OC). Evidence showed that RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) and long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) can modulate post-transcriptional regulation. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship among RBP, lncRNA and OC and to further guide clinical therapy. Immunohistochemistry revealed that pre-mRNA processing factor 6 (PRPF6) was upregulated in OC chemoresistant tissues and was closely related to advanced (Federation of International of Gynecologists and Obstetricians) FIGO stages and chemo-resistance. PRPF6 promoted progression, and PTX resistance
in vitro and
in vivo. And the transcripts of small nucleolar RNA host gene SNHG16-L/S were differentially expressed in OC cells and tissues as detected through real-time PCR (RT-PCR). SNHG16-L/S had opposite effects on progression and PTX resistance in OC. Mechanistically, SNHG16-L inhibited GATA-binding protein 3 (GATA3) transcription by binding to CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein B (CEBPB). Moreover, PRPF6 induced the alternative splicing of SNHG16, causing downregulation of SNHG16-L and, leading to the upregulation of GATA3 expression to further promote metastasis and PTX-resistance in OC. Totally, these data unveiled that PRPF6 promotes metastasis and PTX resistance of OC through SNHG16-L/CEBPB/GATA3 axis, which provides a new direction for OC treatment.
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WANG, H., ZHOU, Y., ZHANG, S., QI, Y., WANG, M. (2021). PRPF6 promotes metastasis and paclitaxel resistance of ovarian cancer via SNHG16/CEBPB/GATA3 axis.
Oncology Research, 29(4), 275–289.