Long non‑coding RNA BRAF‑regulated lncRNA 1 promotes lymph node invasion, metastasis and proliferation, and predicts poor prognosis in breast cancer

Jiang,Jing; Shi,Sheng‑Hong; Li,Xu‑Jun; Sun,Long; Ge,Qi‑Dong; Li,Chao; Zhang,Wei

doi:10.3892/ol.2018.8513

Long non‑coding RNA BRAF‑regulated lncRNA 1 promotes lymph node invasion, metastasis and proliferation, and predicts poor prognosis in breast cancer

Authors:
- Jing Jiang
- Sheng‑Hong Shi
- Xu‑Jun Li
- Long Sun
- Qi‑Dong Ge
- Chao Li
- Wei Zhang
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Affiliations: Department of Breast Surgery, Ningbo No. 2 Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315000, P.R. China
Published online on: April 17, 2018 https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.8513
Pages: 9543-9552

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Abstract

Long non‑coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are primary regulators of cancer development via their involvement in almost every aspect of cell biology. Recent studies have indicated that lncRNAs serve pivotal roles in breast cancer (BC) progression; however, to the best of our knowledge, the role of the lncRNA BRAF‑regulated lncRNA 1 (BANCR) in BC has not yet been elucidated. The present study revealed that BANCR was overexpressed in BC cell lines and tissues, and could promote the clinical progression of disease, including increases in tumor size, lymph node metastasis and Tumor‑Node‑Metastasis stage. Furthermore, high BANCR expression was demonstrated to be associated with poor overall survival rates and early recurrence of BC in patients. Additionally, univariate and multivariate COX regression analyses identified high BANCR expression as an independent risk factor of poor prognosis of patients with BC. In addition, to verify the function of BANCR in BC cell lines, BANCR expression was silenced using short hairpin RNAs in MDA‑MB‑231 cells and overexpressed in MDA‑MB‑468 cells. An MTT assay and colony formation assay indicated that BANCR knockdown could suppress the proliferation of BC cells, whereas BANCR upregulation induced the proliferation of BC cells. Furthermore, BANCR silencing also reduced the migration and invasion of BC cells, as demonstrated via transwell migration and invasion assays. Consistently, the migration and invasion of BC cells increased upon BANCR ectopic overexpression in MDA‑MB‑468 cells. Mechanistically, matrix metallopeptidase 2/9 and epithelial‑mesenchymal transition markers may be the potential targets of BANCR in regulating BC metastasis. In conclusion, BANCR overexpression could promote the clinical progression, metastasis and proliferation of BC and indicate poor prognosis of patients with BC. BANCR may therefore be a potential prognostic marker and therapeutic target of patients with BC.

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