SP1 induced long non-coding RNA AGAP2-AS1 promotes cholangiocarcinoma proliferation via silencing of CDKN1A.

BACKGROUND: LncRNA can regulate gene at various levels such as apparent genetics, alternative splicing, and regulation of mRNA degradation. However, the molecular mechanism of LncRNA in cholangiocarcinoma is still unclear. This deserves further exploration. METHODS: We investigated the expression of AGAP2-AS1 in 32 CCA tissues and two CCA cell lines. We found a LncRNA AGAP2-AS1 which induced by SP1 has not been reported in CCA, and Knockdown and overexpression were used to investigate the biological role of AGAP2-AS1 in vitro. CHIP and RIP were performed to verify the putative targets of AGAP2-AS1. RESULTS: AGAP2-AS1 was significantly upregulated in CCA tumor tissues. SP1 induced AGAP2-AS1 plays an important role in tumorigenesis. AGAP2-AS1 knockdown significantly inhibited proliferation and caused apoptosis in CCA cells. In addition, we demonstrated that AGAP2-AS1 promotes the proliferation of CCA. CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that the long non-coding RNA AGAP2-AS1 plays a role in promoting the proliferation of cholangiocarcinoma.