The silencing of the L1-MET chimeric transcript activates cancer cell death program and inhibits the expression of crucial oncoproteins in lung cancer cells
Umberto Miglio,
Enrico Berrino,
Daniele Avanzato
et al.
Abstract:Background
Among the antisense chimeric sequences generated by intragenic long interspersed nuclear elements (LINE1s), L1-MET transcript, within MET oncogene, is of particular interest since its expression, activated by promoter hypomethylation, has been associated with the acquisition of cancer phenotype. L1-MET can originate several isoforms, but it is unable to form stable proteins. Presently, its biological functions remain unknown.
Methods
To investigate the role of L1-MET, we silenced its expression on… Show more
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