LncRNA495810 Promotes Proliferation and Migration of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells by Interacting with FABP5

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the malignant tumors with high morbidity and mortality. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are frequently dysregulated in human cancers and play an important role in the initiation and progression of HCC. Here, we investigated the expression of a new reported lncRNA495810 in our previous study by analyzing the publicly available datasets and using RT-qPCR assay. The cell proliferation experiment, cell cycle and apoptosis assay, wound healing assay, cell migration assay were used to explore the biological function of lncRNA495810 in HCC. The western blot, RNA pull down and RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) detection were used to investigate the potential molecular mechanisms of lncRNA495810. The results demonstrated that lncRNA495810 was significantly upregulated in hepatocellular carcinoma and associated with poor prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma patients. Moreover, it proved that lncRNA495810 promotes the proliferation and metastasis of hepatoma cells by directly binding and upregulating the expression of fatty acid-binding protein 5. These results reveal the oncogenic roles of lncRNA495810 in HCC and provide a potential therapeutic target for HCC.