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Table 5 The role of lncRNAs in regulating EZH2 in different cancers

From: The long and short non-coding RNAs modulating EZH2 signaling in cancer

LncRNA

Signaling network

Cancer type

Remarks

References

NEAT1

ALKBH/NEAT1/EZH2

Gastric cancer

Overexpression of ALKBH in cancer cells and tissues

Demethylation of NEAT1 for its activation

Upregulation of EZH2 and enhancing cancer progression

[328]

TSPEAR-AS2

BTEB2/TSPEAR-AS2/EZH2/GJA1

Gastric cancer

Upregulation of lncRNA by BTEB2

Driving cancer progression via enhancing EZH2 expression and down-regulating GJA1

[329]

TRERNA1

EZH2/CDH1

Gastric cancer

Enhancing cancer metastasis via upregulating EZH2 and subsequent inhibition of CDH1, leading to EMT induction

[330]

SNHG6

EZH2/miRNA-101-3p/ZEB1

Gastric cancer

Transcriptional inhibition via recruiting EZH2

Inducing EMT via miRNA-101-3p down-regulation and subsequent stimulation of ZEB1 expression

Increasing cancer metastasis

[331]

LINC00460

EZH2/LSD1/CCNG2

Gastric cancer

Overexpression of lncRNA in cancerous tissues compared to normal tissues

Inducing EZH2/LSD1 axis to down-regulate CCNG2 expression

Enhancing cancer progression

[332]

HOXA11-AS

MiRNA-1297/EZH2

Gastric cancer

Reducing miRNA-1297 expression via sponging

Inducing EZH2 expression and its complex formation with histone demethylase LSD1 or DNMT1

Increasing cancer cell growth

[333]

FOXP4-AS1

EZH2/LSD1

Gastric cancer

Facilitating proliferation and metastasis of cancer cells

Inducing EZH22/LAS1 axis

[334]

P21

EZH2/STAT3

Prostate cancer

Increased transcription of lncRNA p21 by enzalutamide through activating androgen signaling

Activating non-histone methyltransferase activity of EZH2

STAT3 methylation and subsequent induction of NED

[335]

MALAT1

–

Prostate cancer

Recruitment of EZH2 and enhancing its tumorigenesis activity

[336]

MALAT1

EZH2/Notch1

Esophageal cancer

Inducing EZH2/Notch1 axis to promote metastasis via EMT induction

[337]

HERES

EZH2/Wnt

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Interaction of HERES with EZH2 through G-quadruple structure-like motif

Activating Wnt signaling

Enhancing growth, migration and colony formation capacity of cancer cells

[338]

CASC9

EZH2/PDCD4

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Association with poor survival of cancer patients

Increasing cancer growth

Enriching EZH2

Reducing PDCD4 expression after binding of EZH2 to its promoter

[339]

HOXA-AS2

EZH2/LSD1

Pancreatic cancer

Increasing cancer growth and survival

Apoptosis inhibition

Enhancing cell cycle progression

Inducing EZH2/LSD1 axis

[340]

AGAP2-AS1

RREB1/AGAP-AS1/EZH2

Pancreatic cancer

Overexpression of lncRNA by RREB1

Transcriptional repression of ANKRD1 and ANGPTL4 to activate EZH2 signaling

Increasing cancer progression and metastasis

[341]

BLACAT1

EZH2/CDKN1C

Pancreatic cancer

BLACAT1 recruits EZH2 to provide trimethylation of CDKN1C promoter via H3K27

Enhancing proliferation and inducing glycolysis

[342]

HOTAIRM1

HOXA1/EZH2

Glioblastoma multiforme

Upregulation of HOXA1 by HOTAIRM1

Demethylation and sequestering EZH2

Increasing cancer proliferation and metastasis

[343]

LINC00115

TGF-β/LINC00115/EZH2

Glioma

MiRNA-200s down-regulation by TGF-β-mediated LINC00115 upregulation

Inducing ZNF596 transcription

Triggering EZH2/STAT3 axis for cancer progression

[344]

PVT1

EZH2/Hippo/Notch1

Non-small cell lung cancer

PVT1 stimulates Hippo/Notch1 axis via upregulating EZH2

Increasing cancer metastasis

[345]

FOXC2

EZH2/p15

Non-small cell lung cancer

Apoptosis inhibiting

Preventing cell cycle arrest

P53 down-regulation via activating EZH2 signaling

[346]

UCA1

EZH2/CDKN1A

Non-small cell lung cancer

Epigenetic silencing of CDKN1A via recruiting EZH2

Enhancing proliferation and inhibiting apoptosis

[347]

PVT1

MiRNA-526b/EZH2

Non-small cell lung cancer

Association with poor prognosis

Down-regulation of miRNA-526b and subsequent induction of EZH2

[348]

MSTO2P

–

Lung cancer

Enhancing EZH2 expression and promoting proliferation and invasion of cancer cells

[228]

HOTAIR

–

Lung cancer

Silencing HOTAIR/EZH2 axis increases potential of atractylenolide 1 and erlotinib in lung cancer suppression

[349]

HOTAIR

–

Breast cancer

Apoptosis inhibition

Inducing cell cycle progression

Increasing cancer proliferation

EZH2 recruitment

Increasing DNA repair

Inducing radio-resistance

[350]

TUG1

EZH2/miRNA-194-5p/CCND2

Bladder cancer

Recruiting EZH2 to down-regulate miRNA-194-5p

Inhibiting CCND2 expression

Silencing TUG1 increases cisplatin sensitivity of cancer cells

[351]

SPRY4-IT1

MiRNA-101-3p/EZH2

Bladder cancer

Increasing cancer proliferation and metastasis

Reducing miRNA-101-3p expression via sponging

Increasing EZH2 expression

[352]

AWPPH

EZH2/Smad4

Bladder cancer

Recruitment of EZH2 by AWPPH

Subsequent upregulation of Smad4 and enhancing cancer proliferation and progression

[353]

CACS15

EZH2/APC

Ovarian cancer

Overexpression of CACS15 is associated with poor survival of cancer patients

Increasing proliferation and metastasis

Recruiting EZH2 to promoter of APC to inhibit it

[354]

SUMO1P3

EZH2/CPEB3

Colorectal cancer

Apoptosis inhibition and increasing proliferation upon SUMO1P3 overexpression

Recruiting EZH2 to promoter of CREB3

Epigenetic repression of CREB3 by EZH2

[355]

DUXAP8

EZH2/LSD1

Colorectal cancer

DUXAP8 enhances EZH2 and LSD1 levels in providing cancer progression

Association with tumor size and tumor grade

[356]

LL22NC03-N64E9.1

EZH2/KLF2

Colorectal cancer

Enhancing cancer proliferation and colony formation capacities

Apoptosis inhibition

Exerting carcinogenesis impact

LncRNA binds to EZH2 to down-regulate KLF4 and provide its tumorigenesis impact

[357]

MALAT1

MiRNA-363-3p/EZH2

Colorectal cancer

Down-regulating miRNA-363-3p via sponging

Inducing EZH2 signaling

Enhancing cancer progression in vitro and in vivo

[358]

FAM83C

EZH2/SEMA3F

Colorectal cancer

Promoting malignant transformation of colorectal cancer

Stabilizing EZH2 and increasing methylation of SEMA3F

[359]

SNHG6

MiRNA-26a/EZH2

Colorectal cancer

MiRNA-26a inhibition and subsequent upregulation of EZH2

Enhancing metastasis via EMT induction

Increasing growth and survival of cancer cells

[341]

PRADX

EZH2/NF-κB

Colon adenocarcinoma

Recruiting EZH2 by PRADX in promoter of UBXN1 gene

NF-κB activation and increasing cancer progression

[360]

CASC11

STAT3/CASC11/EZH2/PTEN

Hepatocellular carcinoma

Overexpression of CASC11 by STAT3

Recruiting EZH2 and subsequent down-regulation of PTEN

Enhancing cancer migration and invasion via EMT induction

[361]

HOXD-AS1

MiRNA-130a-3p/SOX4/EZH2

Liver cancer

Protecting SOX4 against degradation via miRNA-130a-3p down-regulation

Enhancing EZH2 expression and paving the way for cancer progression

[362]

PVT1

EZH2/MYC

Liver cancer

Recruitment of EZH2 by PVT1 and subsequent induction of MYC expression

Increasing cancer progression

[363]

SNHG8

EZH2/RECK

Cervical cancer

Apoptosis inhibition

Facilitating proliferation

Recruiting EZH2 for transcriptional repression of RECK

[364]

LINC01535

MiRNA-214/EZH2

Cervical cancer

Reverse relationship between LINC01535 and miRNA-214

Inducing EZH2 signaling

Promoting growth in vitro and in vivo

[365]

PVT1

EZH2/miRNA-200b

Cervical cancer

Binding to EZH2 and recruiting it at promoter of miRNA-200b

Enhancing proliferation and migration

[366]