Abstract |
Cervical cancer (CC) is a common cancer threatens women's health worldwide. Circular RNAs ( circRNAs) is critically involved in carcinogenesis of various cancers. This work aimed to explore the expression pattern, functions and mechanisms of hsa_circ_0001038 in CC. RT-qPCR was performed to evaluate the levels of hsa_circ_0001038 in CC cell lines and tissues. Kaplan-Meier curves was applied to evaluate the overall survival rate of CC patients with high or low expression of hsa_circ_0001038. Fisher's exact test was analyzed to explore the relationship of hsa_circ_0001038 expression and CC patients' clinical features. Loss/Gain-of function assays were used to evaluate the role of hsa_circ_0001038 on the growth, apoptosis, migration and invasion of CC cell lines. The competing endogenous RNA ( ceRNA) mechanism was predicted by bioinformatics databases and verified by dual- luciferase reporter assay. We found that hsa_circ_0001038 was highly expressed in CC cells and tissues and elevated hsa_circ_0001038 was closely related to the clinical severity including lymph node invasion and myometrial invasion. In addition, overexpressed hsa_circ_0001038 correlated with unfavorable outcome in CC patients. Knockdown of hsa_circ_0001038 attenuated cell growth, migration, and invasion but induced cell apoptosis. Ectopic expression of hsa_circ_0001038 increased cell oncogenic properties. For mechanism investigation, hsa_circ_0001038 could sponge miR-337-3p to release its suppression on cyclin-M3 (CNNM3) and metastasis-associated in colon cancer 1 (MACC1), thereby promoting CC cell growth and invasive potential, respectively. In conclusion, hsa_circ_0001038 plays an oncogenic role in CC cells partly by activating CNNM3 and MACC1.
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Authors | Yiting Wang, Li Wang, Weiwei Wang, Xin Guo |
Journal | Gene
(Gene)
Vol. 733
Pg. 144273
(Apr 05 2020)
ISSN: 1879-0038 [Electronic] Netherlands |
PMID | 31809842
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- CNNM3 protein, human
- Cyclins
- MACC1 protein, human
- MicroRNAs
- Mirn337 microRNA, human
- RNA, Circular
- Trans-Activators
- Transcription Factors
- RNA
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Topics |
- Adult
- Apoptosis
(genetics)
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell Movement
(genetics)
- Cell Proliferation
(genetics)
- China
- Cyclins
(genetics, metabolism)
- Disease Progression
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
(genetics)
- Humans
- MicroRNAs
(genetics, metabolism)
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Invasiveness
(genetics)
- Prognosis
- RNA
(genetics)
- RNA, Circular
(genetics, metabolism)
- Trans-Activators
(genetics, metabolism)
- Transcription Factors
(genetics)
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
(genetics)
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