Splicing factor derived circular RNA circUHRF1 accelerates oral squamous cell carcinoma tumorigenesis via feedback loop

Zhao, Wei; Cui, Yameng; Liu, Lina; Qi, Xiaoqian; Li, Jingwen; Ma, Shiqing; Hu, Xin; Zhang, Zheng; Wang, Yue; Li, Hongfa; Wang, Zuomin; Liu, Zihao; Wu, Jie

doi:10.1038/s41418-019-0423-5

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“…CircIRAK3 is increased in metastatic BC cells and predictive recurrence, constructing the circIRAK3/miR-3607/FOXC1/IRAK3 positive-feedback loop 25 . The generated circRNAs are distributed both in cytoplasm and nucleus, and the subcellular distribution determines the functions of circRNAs 26 . The cytoplasmic circRNA could target the miRNA, acting as miRNA sponge, to indirectly regulate the functional proteins.…”

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Circular RNA circRNF20 promotes breast cancer tumorigenesis and Warburg effect through miR-487a/HIF-1α/HK2

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Compelling evidence has demonstrated the potential functions of circular RNAs (circRNAs) in breast cancer (BC) tumorigenesis. Nevertheless, the underlying mechanism by which circRNAs regulate BC progression is still unclear. The purpose of present research was to investigate the novel circRNA circRNF20 (hsa_circ_0087784) and its role in BC. CircRNA microarray sequencing revealed that circRNF20 was one of the upregulated transcripts in BC samples. Increased circRNF20 level predicted the poor clinical outcome in BC specimens. Functionally, circRNF20 promoted the proliferation and Warburg effect (aerobic glycolysis) of BC cells. Mechanistically, circRNF20 harbor miR-487a, acting as miRNA sponge, and then miR-487a targeted the 3'-UTR of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α). Moreover, HIF-1α could bind with the promoter of hexokinase II (HK2) and promoted its transcription. In conclusion, this finding illustrates the vital roles of circRNF20 via the circRNF20/ miR-487a/HIF-1α/HK2 axis in breast cancer progress and Warburg effect, providing an interesting insight for the BC tumorigenesis.

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Circular RNA circRNF20 promotes breast cancer tumorigenesis and Warburg effect through miR-487a/HIF-1α/HK2

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“…By gain-and loss-functional experiments, we further found that overexpression of circ_0000199 was able to promote cell proliferation and inhibit apoptosis, while knockdown of circ_0000199 exhibited opposite effects. Previous studies have shown that circRNAs, as a new type of competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA), act as miRNA sponge by which interact with miRNA to cause dysregulated expression of miRNA target genes, thereby participating in OSCC process 25,26 . In this study, bioinformatics software predicted that circ_0000199 could interact with miR-145-5p and miR-29b-3p, which were downregulated in OSCC cells.…”

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Upregulation of circ_0000199 in circulating exosomes is associated with survival outcome in OSCC

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Studies have found that circRnA in exosomes is associated with oral squamous cell carcinoma (oScc) progression. In this study, we examined the expression of circ_0000199 in circulating exosomes from patients with oScc and its role in the evaluation of relapse and prognosis. Real-time quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction was performed to assess circ_0000199 expression in circulating exosomes from 108 patients with OSCC and 50 healthy people. Gain-and loss-functional experiments were performed to assess the role of circ_0000199 on cell proliferation and apoptosis in OSCC cells. Our results showed that the high level of circ_0000199 in circulating exosomes was significantly associated with betel quid chewing, tumor size, lymphatic metastasis, and TNM stage in patients with OSCC. In addition, the patients with high exosomal circ_0000199 had higher tumor recurrence rate and higher mortality rate than the patients with low exosomal circ_0000199. Overexpression of circ_0000199 promoted, while knockdown of circ_0000199 inhibited OSCC cell growth. Bioinformatics analysis predicted that circ_0000199 interacted with miR-145-5p and miR-29b-3p simultaneously, which were involved in multiple tumor-related signaling pathways. in conclusion, upregulation of circ_0000199 in circulating exosomes from patients with OSCC is positively associated with poor survival outcome. Circulating exosomal circ_0000199 can be used as a biomarker and potential therapeutic target for oScc. Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is one of the most common malignant tumors in the world, accounting for 3% of malignant tumors 1. Although the treatment of OSCC has made breakthroughs in the past decades, the 5-year mortality rate is still less than 50% 2. Early diagnosis and early treatment are the keys to improve the survival rate of patients with OSCC. Exosomes have phospholipid bilayer membrane with the markers TSG101 and CD63. The size of exosomes ranges from 30 to 100 nm. These vesicles exist in almost all body fluids of the human body, including blood, serum, saliva, cerebrospinal fluid, and urine 3. Exosomes contain various substances, such as proteins, DNA, microRNA (miRNA), circular RNA (circRNA). These molecules can be transported to regulate the signaling pathways of the recipient cells 4. CircRNAs are covalently formed from the ends of a single RNA molecule, without 5′ and 3′ ribonucleotide end, and circRNAs are expressed abundantly, conserved and stably in cells with temporal and spatial specificity 5. CircRNAs can bind to miRNAs to inhibit their functions. Therefore, circRNA is also called miRNA sponge. With the continuous understanding of circRNA, researchers have found that circRNAs are widely involved in the occurrence and development of physiology and disease as well as tumors 6. As a new type of regulatory endogenous RNA, circRNAs are expected to become a tumor diagnostic marker and therapeutic target due to its characteristics such as stability, conservation, and tissue-specific expression 7. For example, circRNA_...

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“…Luciferase reporter assay was performed as described previously (Zhao et al, 2019). A wild‐type and mutated SENCR (SENCR‐Wt and SENCR‐Mut in the predicted binding sites of miR‐ 4731‐5p or FOXO3a‐3′‐untranslated region (3′‐UTR; FOXO3a‐Wt, FOXO3a‐Mut in the predicted binding sites of miR‐4731‐5p) luciferase reporter gene were constructed and subcloned into psiCHECK‐2 vector to create various constructs.…”

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Preliminary study on the mechanism of long noncoding RNA SENCR regulating the proliferation and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells

Zhang

et al. 2020

Journal Cellular Physiology

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The proliferation and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are one of the key regulatory links of atherosclerosis (AS). Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are emerging as key regulators in AS development. In this study, we first assessed the expression level of smooth muscle and endothelial cell‐enriched migration/differentiation‐associated lncRNA (SENCR) in the plasma of patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and its predictive and diagnostic value. Second, we investigated the role of SENCR in the regulation network of human aortic‐VSMCs (HA‐VSMCs) proliferation and migration and determined its downstream regulatory mechanism. The results showed that SENCR was downregulated in the peripheral blood of CHD, and negatively related to the Gensini score. SENCR was enriched in HA‐VSMCs and mainly distributed in cytoplasm. Overexpression of SENCR significantly inhibited HA‐VSMCs proliferation, migration, and block cell cycle, while the knockdown of SENCR had the opposite effects. Moreover, bioinformatics analysis and luciferase reporter assay demonstrated that miR‐4731‐5p could directly bind to SENCR. Besides, we proved that FOXO3a inhibited HA‐VSMCs proliferation and migration by binding to the 3′‐untranslated region of miR‐4731‐5p. In summary, our research suggested that SENCR affects HA‐VSMCs proliferation and migration via regulating the miR‐4731‐5p/FOXO3a pathway.

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Splicing factor derived circular RNA circUHRF1 accelerates oral squamous cell carcinoma tumorigenesis via feedback loop

Cited by 134 publications

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Circular RNA circRNF20 promotes breast cancer tumorigenesis and Warburg effect through miR-487a/HIF-1α/HK2

Circular RNA circRNF20 promotes breast cancer tumorigenesis and Warburg effect through miR-487a/HIF-1α/HK2

Upregulation of circ_0000199 in circulating exosomes is associated with survival outcome in OSCC

Preliminary study on the mechanism of long noncoding RNA SENCR regulating the proliferation and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells

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