Exosome-Mediated lncRNA LINC01140 Attenuates Breast Cancer Progression by Regulating the Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway

Exosome-delivered long non-coding RNAs have a role in the cancer control. It is unknown how exosomal LINC01140 contributes to the breast cancer (BC) growth. The purpose of this investigation is to identify exosomal LINC01140's function in the development of breast cancer. Using quantitative reverse transcripion polymerase chain reaction, the expression of LINC01140 was measured. To investigate how LINC01140 overexpression impacts BC cell proliferation, CCK-8 as well as colony formation assays (CFA) were employed. The expression of apoptosis-related proteins (Bax and Bcl-2) and Wnt/β-catenin signal pathway-related proteins (Wnt, C-myc, β-catenin, and p-GSK-3β) was assessed through Western blotting. Exosomes from BC cells were verified by western blotting to measure CD63 and CD9 levels. To examine how exosomal LINC01140 affects Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway and xenograft tumor in nude mice, BC cell exosomes that were overexpressing LINC01140 were obtained and co-cultured with BC cells. In BC, it was discovered that LINC01140 had poor expression. BC cell proliferation was inhibited by overexpressing LINC01140, and the levels of the proteins Bcl-2, β-catenin, C-myc, and Wnt were lowered while Bax and p-GSK-3 were increased. In addition, exosomal LINC01140 hindered the activation of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, leading to a decrease in the growth of breast cancer cells in vivo. The presence of exosomal LINC01140 impedes the initiation of Wnt/β-catenin and reduces the cancerous characteristics of BC cells.