LncRNA TP73-AS1 enhances the malignant properties of colorectal cancer by increasing SPP-1 expression through miRNA-539–5p sponging

Colorectal cancer (CC) is one of the most aggressive cancers, with a high mortality rate worldwide. This study focuses on the mechanism of CC to explore the effective therapeutic targets. We determined that LncRNA TP73-AS1 (TP-73-AS1) expression was significantly increased in CC tissues. TP73-AS1 silencing dynamically inhibited the proliferation, migratory and invasive capacity in CC cells. Mechanistically, we found that TP73-AS1 targeted miR-539–5p and miR-539–5p silencing could promote the migratory and invasive capacity in CC cells. Further study also confirmed that SPP-1 expression significantly increased after co-transfection of miR-539–5p inhibitors. Knockdown the SPP-1 can reverse malignant properties of CC cells. Si-TP73-AS1 suppressed the tumor growth of CC cells in vivo. In a word, we found that TP73-AS1 enhances the malignant properties of colorectal cancer by increasing SPP-1 expression through miRNA-539–5p sponging. And our study provides a potential therapeutic target of CC.