Knockdown of ILF2/ILF3 (NF45/NF90) in the gastric cancer cell line SGC7901

Our data showed that lncRNA ELF3-AS1 could bind on the exon1 of ELF3-201 to form a double-stranded RNA molecule. This double-stranded RNA could interact with ILF2/ILF3 complex. To explore the biofunction of the interaction between ELF3-AS1 and ILF2/ILF3 complex, loss-of-function studies regarding ILF2 and ILF3 were performed in SGC7901 cell line. RNA sequencing studies showed that knockdown of ILF3 significantly decreased ELF3-AS1, while knockdown of ILF2 significantly increased ELF3-AS1 and NF90 expression. Our data revealed that ILF2/ILF3 complex interacted with ELF3-AS1/ELF3 double-stranded RNA and regulated their transcripts stability. The biofunction of the interaction between ELF3-AS1 and ILF2/ILF3 complex, loss-of-function studies regarding ILF2 and ILF3 were performed in SGC7901 cell line. The potent ILF2/ILF3 target genes were identified by deep sequencing, using Illumina HiSeq 4000.