Biology:PVT1

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Short description: Non-coding RNA in the species Homo sapiens


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Pvt1 oncogene (non-protein coding), also known as PVT1 or Plasmacytoma Variant Translocation 1 is a long non-coding RNA gene.[1] In mice, this gene was identified as a breakpoint site in chromosome 6;15 translocations. These translocations are associated with murine plasmacytomas.[2] The equivalent translocation in humans is t(2;8), which is associated with a rare variant of Burkitt's lymphoma.[3] In rats, this breakpoint was shown to be a common site of proviral integration in retrovirally induced T lymphomas.[4] Transcription of PVT1 is regulated by Myc.[5]

Overexpression of PVT1 could lead to tumorigenesis in three ways. Rearrangements of DNA through the fusion of PVT1 and Oncogene tumor suppressor could lead to the dysregulation of oncogene or tumor suppressor genes, eventually leading to tumorigenesis. Next, expression of the PVT1-encoded miRNAs can downregulate tumor suppressor genes, causing tumorigenesis. Finally, increase in the interaction of MYC with PVT1 can lead to tumorigenesis.[6]

Overexpression of PVT1 located at 8q24.21 region of the chromosome is associated with many cancers in human[6] through dysregulation of certain different genes in different cancers. For instance, the overexpression of PVT1 in prostate Cancer downregulates the miR-146a gene that leads to a decrease of miR-146a levels in a cell, through the methylation of CpG island on its promoter region, promoting the suppression of the cancer cell apoptosis.[7] Furthermore, activity of lncPVT1 and its associated microRNAs has been shown to influence chemotherapy resistance in multiple cancers by epigenetic regulation or direct repression of other non-coding transcripts.[8]

References

  1. "Entrez Gene: PVT1 Pvt1 oncogene homolog, MYC activator (mouse)". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=5820. 
  2. "Variant (6;15) translocations in murine plasmacytomas involve a chromosome 15 locus at least 72 kb from the c-myc oncogene". The EMBO Journal 4 (3): 675–681. March 1985. doi:10.1002/j.1460-2075.1985.tb03682.x. PMID 3924592. 
  3. "Chromosome 8 breakpoint far 3′ of the c-myc oncogene in a Burkitt's lymphoma 2;8 variant translocation is equivalent to the murine pvt-1 locus". The EMBO Journal 5 (11): 2845–2851. November 1986. doi:10.1002/j.1460-2075.1986.tb04578.x. PMID 3024964. 
  4. "Proviral integration site Mis-1 in rat thymomas corresponds to the pvt-1 translocation breakpoint in murine plasmacytomas". Molecular and Cellular Biology 6 (5): 1834–1837. May 1986. doi:10.1128/MCB.6.5.1834. PMID 3785181. 
  5. "The PVT-1 oncogene is a MYC protein target that is overexpressed in transformed cells". Journal of Cellular Physiology 213 (2): 511–518. November 2007. doi:10.1002/jcp.21133. PMID 17503467. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Long non-coding RNA PVT1 and cancer". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 471 (1): 10–14. February 2016. doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.12.101. PMID 26850852. 
  7. "LncRNA PVT1 regulates prostate cancer cell growth by inducing the methylation of miR-146a". Cancer Medicine 5 (12): 3512–3519. December 2016. doi:10.1002/cam4.900. PMID 27794184. 
  8. "Chemoresistance Mediated by ceRNA Networks Associated With the PVT1 Locus". Frontiers in Oncology 9 (1): 834. August 2019. doi:10.3389/fonc.2019.00834. PMID 31508377. 

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