Artículo
Downregulation of Lnc-Spry1 mediates TGF-β-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition by transcriptional and posttranscriptional regulatory mechanisms
Autor/es | Rodríguez Mateo, Cristina
Torres, Belén Gutiérrez Pozo, Gabriel Pintor Toro, José Antonio |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Genética |
Fecha de publicación | 2017 |
Fecha de depósito | 2020-10-30 |
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Resumen | Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are a class of regulatory genes that participate in a wide range of biological processes, including proliferation, differentiation and development, as well as in a broad spectrum of diseases. ... Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are a class of regulatory genes that participate in a wide range of biological processes, including proliferation, differentiation and development, as well as in a broad spectrum of diseases. Although the role of lncRNAs in TGF-β-induced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) has been well established, little is known about the role of lncRNAs as immediate-early regulators of EMT. Here lnc-Spry1 is identified as an immediate-early regulator of EMT that is downregulated by TGF-β. It is also found that knockdown of lnc-Spry1 promotes a mesenchymal-like phenotype and results in increased cell migration and invasion. In addition, it is shown that lnc-Spry1 depletion preferentially affects the expression of TGF-β-regulated gene targets. Moreover, lnc-Spry1 associates with U2AF65 splicing factor, suggesting a role in alternative splicing. Depletion of lnc-Spry1 induces, as TGF-β, isoform switching of fibroblast growth factor receptors, resulting in FGF-2-sensitive cells. Taken together, these results show that lnc-Spry1 could act as an early mediator of TGF-β signaling and reveal different roles for a lncRNA in modulating transcriptional and posttranscriptional gene expression. |
Identificador del proyecto | SAF2014-57632-P |
Cita | Rodríguez Mateo, C., Torres, B., Gutiérrez Pozo, G. y Pintor Toro, J.A. (2017). Downregulation of Lnc-Spry1 mediates TGF-β-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition by transcriptional and posttranscriptional regulatory mechanisms. Cell Death and Differentiation, 24, 785-797. |
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