ABSTRACT
Objective To explore the effect and mechanism of IncRNA EVADR on the proliferation and migration in human colorectal cancer cell lines HCT116 and LOVO. Methods HCT116 and LOVO cell lines were transfected with IncRNA EVADR by overexpressing lentivirus system. CCK8 assay was performed to measure the growth of HCT116 and LOVO cells after overexpression of EVADR. Transwell migration was performed to determine if EVADR promote HCT116 and LOVO cells migration. Finally, the expression of Ecadherin and transcription factor Snail, Slug, ZEB1 and ZEB2 were detected by Western blot and realtime quantitative PCR respectively. Results We successfully established colorectal cancer cells strains HCT116, LOVO which can stably overexpress IncRNA EVADR and the capacity of proliferation and migration in overexpression group was significantly improved (P＜0.05). The expression of Ecadherin was decreased while mesenchymal markers Snail, Slug, ZEB1 and ZEB2 were increased in EVADR overexpression HCT116 and LOVO cells. Conclusions Overexpression of IncRNA EVADR in HCT116 and LOVO cells can significantly promote the proliferation and migration of HCT116 and LOVO cells which may play an important role in regulating epithelial-mesenchymal transition in colorectal cancer cells.