Long noncoding RNAs (LncRNAs) are reported to exhibit crucial roles in
cancer progression. LINC00707 is recently indicated to be a significant oncogene in various
cancers. Up to now, the mechanism of LINC00707 in
cervical cancer is still unclear. In this study, our present work was designed to study the biological effects of LINC00707 in
cervical cancer. Firstly, the expression level of LINC00707 in
cervical cancer was tested. We observed LINC00707 expression was greatly increased in
cervical cancer. Then, we assessed the detailed effect of LINC00707 on the development of
cervical cancer using
CCK-8 assay, Transwell assays, and
tumor xenograft experiments. Gain-of-function and loss-of-function assays revealed the function of LINC00707 in
cervical cancer progression. In addition, the action of LINC00707 in
cervical cancer cells was studied using bioinformatic tools and
luciferase reporter experiment. It was displayed that loss of LINC00707 significantly repressed cell growth of
cervical cancer. Meanwhile, restoration of LINC00707 expression obviously induced
cervical cancer cell growth. Then, we predicted that LINC00707 could serve as a molecular sponge for miR-382-5p to modulate VEGFA expression in
cervical cancer. Subsequently, lack of VEGFA expression reversed the influence of miR-382-5p knockdown on
cervical cancer cells. In conclusion, our findings evidenced the significant role of LINC00707-miR-382-5p-VEGFA network in
cervical cancer and it can provide an attractive target.