lncRNA UCA1 Functions as a ceRNA to Promote Prostate Cancer Progression via Sponging miR143

UCA1 (urothelial carcinoma associated 1) is a long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) that was found overexpressed in various human cancers including prostate cancer (PCa). However, the aspect of UCA1-miRNA-mRNA interaction in PCa remains unclear. In this study, we confirmed the role of UCA1 in PCa and found that UCA1 downregulation inhibited cell proliferation of PCa cells. Then we demonstrated that repressed UCA1 promoted the microRNA-143 (miR-143)...