LncRNA ZNF503-AS1 acts as a tumor suppressor in bladder cancer by up-regulating Ca2+ concentration via transcription factor GATA6.

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This study intended to examine the potential tumor-suppressing role of ZNF503 antisense RNA 1 (ZNF503-AS1) in bladder cancer, which may be implicated in the regulation of Ca2+ homeostasis.\nMETHODS: Differentially expressed long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) related to bladder cancer were identified using microarray analysis, followed by the verification of transcription factors to which they bind. The relationship between ZNF503-AS1, GATA6 and SLC8A1 was assessed using dual luciferase reporter, RIP and ChIP assays. The expression levels of ZNF503-AS1, GATA6 and SLC8A1 were modulated to examine their effects on the tumorigenic potential, intracellular Ca2+ concentration and Ca2+-ATPase activity in bladder cancer cells. The in vivo tumorigenic ability was validated in nude mice.\nRESULTS: Microarray-based expression profile analysis of the GEO GSE61615 dataset revealed that the expression of ZNF503-AS1 was decreased in bladder cancer. Subsequently, we found that ZNF503-AS1 can bind to the transcription factor GATA6 to up-regulate the expression of SLC8A1. ZNF503-AS1 and SLC8A1 were found to be down-regulated in both primary bladder cancer tissues and cells. Exogenous overexpression of ZNF503-AS1 or SLC8A1 attenuated bladder cancer cell proliferation, invasion and migration, but promoted their apoptosis, accompanied by decreased Ca2+-ATPase activities and increased intracellular Ca2+ concentrations. Additional in vivo experiments validated the inhibitory effect of ZNF503-AS1 overexpression on the tumorigenic capacity of bladder cancer cells in nude mice.\nCONCLUSION: ZNF503-AS1 can recruit transcription factor GATA6 to up-regulate SLC8A1 expression, thereby increasing the intracellular Ca2+ concentration and repressing the proliferation, invasion and migration, and enhancing the apoptosis of bladder cancer cells.", "claims": [{"id": "claim-data-access", "statement": "Microarray-based expression profile analysis of the GEO GSE61615 dataset revealed that the expression of ZNF503-AS1 was decreased in bladder cancer.", "kind": "methodological", "target": null, "evidence": [{"asset": "source:pmid:33001357", "locator": "sections[0] \"Abstract\" paragraph 3", "quote": "Microarray-based expression profile analysis of the GEO GSE61615 dataset revealed that the expression of ZNF503-AS1 was decreased in bladder cancer."}], "state": "complete"}, {"id": "claim-target-result", "statement": "ZNF503-AS1 can recruit transcription factor GATA6 to up-regulate SLC8A1 expression, thereby increasing the intracellular Ca2+ concentration and repressing the proliferation, invasion and migration, and enhancing the apoptosis of bladder cancer cells.", "kind": "qualitative", "target": null, "evidence": [{"asset": "source:pmid:33001357", "locator": "sections[0] \"Abstract\" paragraph 4", "quote": "ZNF503-AS1 can recruit transcription factor GATA6 to up-regulate SLC8A1 expression, thereby increasing the intracellular Ca2+ concentration and repressing the proliferation, invasion and migration, and enhancing the apoptosis of bladder cancer cells."}], "state": "complete"}], "gaps": []}, "experiment": {"state": "complete", "objective": "ZNF503-AS1 can recruit transcription factor GATA6 to up-regulate SLC8A1 expression, thereby increasing the intracellular Ca2+ concentration and repressing the proliferation, invasion and migration, and enhancing the apoptosis of bladder cancer cells.", "steps": [{"id": "read_published_estimate", "order": 1, "name": "Read the published estimate from the source", "kind": "other", "state": "complete", "blocked_on": null, "description": "The claim, method and evidence span published with the source article.", "duration_hours": null, "parameters": {}, "inputs": ["source:pmid:33001357"], "outputs": ["the published estimate and its evidence"], "instruments": [], "reagents": []}, {"id": "obtain_source_data", "order": 2, "name": "Obtain the source data from the named repository", "kind": "data-preparation", "state": "complete", "blocked_on": null, "description": "The GEO series accession resolves and its sample accessions are listed. 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