ABSTRACT
@# To investigate the role of long chain non-coding RNA00707 (lncRNA00707) and micro RNA-613 (miR-613) in regulating the proliferation and metastasis of gastric cancer cells and its underlying mechanisms. Methods: Eighty-nine pairs of primary gastric cancer tissues and corresponding prar-cancerous tissues were collected from the Department of Surgical Oncology, Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital during January 2014 and June 2018 for this study. The expressions of lncRNA00707 and miR-613 in gastric cancer tissues and cells were detected by qPCR. The lncRNA00707 low expression and over-expression models of MGC-803 and SGC-7901 cells were established; The proliferation of gastric cancer cells was monitored by CCK-8 assay, and Transwell assay was performed to determine the migration and invasion of gastric cancer cells. Dual luciferase gene reporter assay was adopted to validate the relationship between lncRNA 00707 and miR-613. Results: Compared with para-cancerous tissues and normal cell line GES-1, the expression of lncRNA 00707 was significantly up-regulated in cancer tissues and cell lines, and the expression of lncRNA00707 was positively correlated with WHO stage (all P<0.05). Down-regulation of lncRNA 00707 significantly inhibited the proliferation and migration of SGC-7901 cells, while overexpression of lncRNA00707 exerted the opposite effect (all P<0.05). Compared with negative control group, lncRNA00707 over-expression significantly reduced the luciferase activity of miR-613; in the contrary, the luciferase activity of miR-163 was significantly increased in MGC-803 and SGC-7901 cells with lncRNA 00707 knockdown (all P<0.01). Conclusion: lncRNA 00707 facilitates the proliferation, migration and invasion of gastric cancer cells by inhibiting the function of miR-613, which exerts a protumorigenic effect in gastric cancer.