Long noncoding RNA NBAT1 negatively modulates growth and metastasis of osteosarcoma cells through suppression of miR-21.

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Long noncoding RNA NBAT1 negatively modulates growth and metastasis of osteosarcoma cells through suppression of miR-21.

Am J Cancer Res. 2017;7(10):2009-2019

Authors: Yang C, Wang G, Yang J, Wang L

Abstract
Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most common primary bone malignancies. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are key regulatory RNAs which takes part in several biological processes. LncRNA neuroblastoma associated transcript 1 (NBAT1) is a newly identified functional lncRNA. NBAT1 functions as a tumor suppressor in some cancers. However, the expression pattern, the biological function and the mechanisms of NBAT1 in OS progress have not been elucidated. In this study, for the first time, we found that NBAT1 expression is downregulated in OS tissues and cell lines and is associated with clinical stage, distant metastasis and poor prognosis. Loss- and gain-of-function assays showed that NBAT1 played a negative regulatory role in OS growth and metastasis in vitro and in vivo. Further investigation demonstrated that NBAT1 physically interacted with miR-21 and then suppressed its expression. NBAT1 also regulated downstream genes targeted by miR-21, including PTEN, PDCD4, TPM1 and RECK. These findings may extend the function of NBAT1 in tumor progression and provide a novel target for OS treatment.

PMID: 29119050 [PubMed]

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