Silencing ANRIL by both transfection with small interfering RNA and retrovirally produced small hairpin RNA reduced HCT116 cell proliferation in both two- and three-dimensional culture
Here, we show that the exogenous and endogenous expression of an oncogenic form of small GTPase Ras (called oncogenic Ras) decrease the expression of lncRNA ANRIL (antisense non-coding RNA in the INK4 locus), which is involved in the regulation of cellular senescence
While the exact role of ANRIL awaited further elucidation, common disease genomewide association studies (GWAS) have surprisingly identified the ANRIL gene as a genetic susceptibility locus shared associated by coronary disease, intracranial aneurysm and also type 2 diabetes
Moreover, a mouse model has confirmed the pivotal role of ANRIL in regulation of CDKN2A/B expression through a cis-acting mechanism and its implication in proliferation and senescence