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Racca L, Liuzzi E, Comparato S, Giordano G, Pignochino Y. Nanoparticles-Delivered Circular RNA Strategy as a Novel Antitumor Approach. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:8934. [PMID: 39201617 PMCID: PMC11354327 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25168934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2024] [Revised: 07/18/2024] [Accepted: 08/06/2024] [Indexed: 09/02/2024] Open
Abstract
Anticancer therapy urgently needs the development of novel strategies. An innovative molecular target is represented by circular RNAs (circRNAs), single-strand RNA molecules with the 5' and 3' ends joined, characterized by a high stability. Although circRNA properties and biological functions have only been partially elucidated, their relationship and involvement in the onset and progression of cancer have emerged. Specific targeting of circRNAs may be obtained with antisense oligonucleotides and silencing RNAs. Nanotechnology is at the forefront of research for perfecting their delivery. Continuous efforts have been made to develop novel nanoparticles (NPs) and improve their performance, materials, and properties regarding biocompatibility and targeting capabilities. Applications in various fields, from imaging to gene therapy, have been explored. This review sums up the smart strategies developed to directly target circRNAs with the fruitful application of NPs in this context.
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- Luisa Racca
- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, 10043 Orbassano, Italy; (L.R.); (S.C.)
- Center for Translational Research on Allergic and Autoimmune Diseases (CAAD), Università del Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy
- Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands;
- Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, 10060 Candiolo, Italy;
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, 10043 Orbassano, Italy; (L.R.); (S.C.)
- Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, 10060 Candiolo, Italy;
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- Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, 10060 Candiolo, Italy;
- Department of Oncology, University of Turin, 10060 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, 10043 Orbassano, Italy; (L.R.); (S.C.)
- Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, 10060 Candiolo, Italy;
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Palcau AC, Brandi R, Mehterov NH, Botti C, Blandino G, Pulito C. Exploiting Long Non-Coding RNAs and Circular RNAs as Pharmacological Targets in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Treatment. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:4181. [PMID: 37627209 PMCID: PMC10453179 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15164181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 08/13/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
Abstract
Breast cancer is one of the most frequent causes of cancer death among women worldwide. In particular, triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) represents the most aggressive breast cancer subtype because it is characterized by the absence of molecular targets, thus making it an orphan type of malignancy. The discovery of new molecular druggable targets is mandatory to improve treatment success. In that context, non-coding RNAs represent an opportunity for modulation of cancer. They are RNA molecules with apparently no protein coding potential, which have been already demonstrated to play pivotal roles within cells, being involved in different processes, such as proliferation, cell cycle regulation, apoptosis, migration, and diseases, including cancer. Accordingly, they could be used as targets for future TNBC personalized therapy. Moreover, the peculiar characteristics of non-coding RNAs make them reliable biomarkers to monitor cancer treatment, thus, to monitor recurrence or chemoresistance, which are the most challenging aspects in TNBC. In the present review, we focused on the oncogenic or oncosuppressor role of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and circular RNAs (circRNAs) mostly involved in TNBC, highlighting their mode of action and depicting their potential role as a biomarker and/or as targets of new non-coding RNA-based therapeutics.
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- Alina Catalina Palcau
- Translational Oncology Research Unit, Department of Research, Advanced Diagnostic and Technological Innovation, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, 00144 Rome, Italy; (A.C.P.); (R.B.); (G.B.)
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- Translational Oncology Research Unit, Department of Research, Advanced Diagnostic and Technological Innovation, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, 00144 Rome, Italy; (A.C.P.); (R.B.); (G.B.)
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- Department of Medical Biology, Medical University-Plovdiv, 4002 Plovdiv, Bulgaria;
- Research Institute, Medical University-Plovdiv, 4002 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Breast Surgery Unit, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, 00144 Rome, Italy;
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- Translational Oncology Research Unit, Department of Research, Advanced Diagnostic and Technological Innovation, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, 00144 Rome, Italy; (A.C.P.); (R.B.); (G.B.)
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- Translational Oncology Research Unit, Department of Research, Advanced Diagnostic and Technological Innovation, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, 00144 Rome, Italy; (A.C.P.); (R.B.); (G.B.)
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Terrazzan A, Crudele F, Corrà F, Ancona P, Palatini J, Bianchi N, Volinia S. Inverse Impact of Cancer Drugs on Circular and Linear RNAs in Breast Cancer Cell Lines. Noncoding RNA 2023; 9:ncrna9030032. [PMID: 37218992 DOI: 10.3390/ncrna9030032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023] Open
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Altered expression of circular RNAs (circRNAs) has previously been investigated in breast cancer. However, little is known about the effects of drugs on their regulation and relationship with the cognate linear transcript (linRNA). We analyzed the dysregulation of both 12 cancer-related circRNAs and their linRNAs in two breast cancer cell lines undergoing various treatments. We selected 14 well-known anticancer agents affecting different cellular pathways and examined their impact. Upon drug exposure circRNA/linRNA expression ratios increased, as a result of the downregulation of linRNA and upregulation of circRNA within the same gene. In this study, we highlighted the relevance of identifying the drug-regulated circ/linRNAs according to their oncogenic or anticancer role. Interestingly, VRK1 and MAN1A2 were increased by several drugs in both cell lines. However, they display opposite effects, circ/linVRK1 favors apoptosis whereas circ/linMAN1A2 stimulates cell migration, and only XL765 did not alter the ratio of other dangerous circ/linRNAs in MCF-7. In MDA-MB-231 cells, AMG511 and GSK1070916 decreased circGFRA1, as a good response to drugs. Furthermore, some circRNAs might be associated with specific mutated pathways, such as the PI3K/AKT in MCF-7 cells with circ/linHIPK3 correlating to cancer progression and drug-resistance, or NHEJ DNA repair pathway in TP-53 mutated MDA-MB-231 cells.
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- Anna Terrazzan
- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
- Laboratory for Advanced Therapy Technologies (LTTA), University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Genetics Unit, Institute for Maternal and Child Health, Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization and Healthcare (IRCCS) Burlo Garofolo, 34137 Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Genomics Core Facility, Centre of New Technologies, University of Warsaw, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
- Laboratory for Advanced Therapy Technologies (LTTA), University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
- Centrum Nauk Biologiczno-Chemicznych (Biological and Chemical Research Centre), University of Warsaw, 02-089 Warsaw, Poland
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circAR-E2E4-miR-665-STAT3 axis is a potential regulatory network in triple-negative breast cancer. Heliyon 2022; 9:e12654. [PMID: 36691537 PMCID: PMC9860453 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Revised: 05/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a novel type of endogenous non-coding RNAs (ncRNA). Many studies showed that circRNAs played different biological functions in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). However, the potential molecular mechanism of circRNAs in TNBC still remains to be investigated. In this study, circAR-E2E4 was defined as a novel circRNA involved in TNBC progression, derived from and regulated by androgen receptor (AR). CCK-8 assay showed circAR-E2E4 regulated TNBC cell proliferation. Potential binding miRNAs of circAR-E2E4 were predicted and miR-665 was identified to have a great prognosis value. Three databases were employed to predict target genes of miR-665, and STAT3 was regarded as the most potential downstream genes analyzed by protein-protein interaction (PPI), hub gene screening, correlation analysis, and survival analysis. Finally, knockdown of circAR-E2E4 led to the decrease of STAT3 expression. Collectively, the regulatory network circAR-E2E4-miR-665-STAT3 axis we constructed was associated with TNBC progression, providing a promising diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic target in future treatment for TNBC.
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Nishi K, Fu W, Kiyama R. Novel estrogen-responsive genes (ERGs) for the evaluation of estrogenic activity. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0273164. [PMID: 35976950 PMCID: PMC9385026 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Estrogen action is mediated by various genes, including estrogen-responsive genes (ERGs). ERGs have been used as reporter-genes and markers for gene expression. Gene expression profiling using a set of ERGs has been used to examine statistically reliable transcriptomic assays such as DNA microarray assays and RNA sequencing (RNA-seq). However, the quality of ERGs has not been extensively examined. Here, we obtained a set of 300 ERGs that were newly identified by six sets of RNA-seq data from estrogen-treated and control human breast cancer MCF-7 cells. The ERGs exhibited statistical stability, which was based on the coefficient of variation (CV) analysis, correlation analysis, and examination of the functional association with estrogen action using database searches. A set of the top 30 genes based on CV ranking were further evaluated quantitatively by RT-PCR and qualitatively by a functional analysis using the GO and KEGG databases and by a mechanistic analysis to classify ERα/β-dependent or ER-independent types of transcriptional regulation. The 30 ERGs were characterized according to (1) the enzymes, such as metabolic enzymes, proteases, and protein kinases, (2) the genes with specific cell functions, such as cell-signaling mediators, tumor-suppressors, and the roles in breast cancer, (3) the association with transcriptional regulation, and (4) estrogen-responsiveness. Therefore, the ERGs identified here represent various cell functions and cell signaling pathways, including estrogen signaling, and thus, may be useful to evaluate estrogenic activity.
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- Kentaro Nishi
- Department of Life Science, Faculty of Life Science, Kyushu Sangyo University Matsukadai, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Life Science, Faculty of Life Science, Kyushu Sangyo University Matsukadai, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Life Science, Faculty of Life Science, Kyushu Sangyo University Matsukadai, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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De Palma FDE, Salvatore F, Pol JG, Kroemer G, Maiuri MC. Circular RNAs as Potential Biomarkers in Breast Cancer. Biomedicines 2022; 10:725. [PMID: 35327527 PMCID: PMC8945016 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10030725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Revised: 03/13/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Due to the high heterogeneity and initially asymptomatic nature of breast cancer (BC), the management of this disease depends on imaging together with immunohistochemical and molecular evaluations. These tests allow early detection of BC and patient stratification as they guide clinicians in prognostication and treatment decision-making. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) represent a class of newly identified long non-coding RNAs. These molecules have been described as key regulators of breast carcinogenesis and progression. Moreover, circRNAs play a role in drug resistance and are associated with clinicopathological features in BC. Accumulating evidence reveals a clinical interest in deregulated circRNAs as diagnostic, prognostic and predictive biomarkers. Furthermore, due to their covalently closed structure, circRNAs are highly stable and easily detectable in body fluids, making them ideal candidates for use as non-invasive biomarkers. Herein, we provide an overview of the biogenesis and pleiotropic functions of circRNAs, and report on their clinical relevance in BC.
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- Fatima Domenica Elisa De Palma
- Equipe 11 Labellisée Par La Ligue Nationale Contre Le Cancer, Centre de Recherche Des Cordeliers, Inserm U1138, Université de Paris Cité, Sorbonne Université, 75006 Paris, France; (J.G.P.); (G.K.)
- Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms, Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, 94800 Villejuif, France
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy;
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate, 80145 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy;
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate, 80145 Naples, Italy
- Inter-University Center for multifactorial and multi genetic chronic human diseases, “Federico II”-Naples, Tor Vergata-Roma II, and Chieti-Pescara Universities, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Equipe 11 Labellisée Par La Ligue Nationale Contre Le Cancer, Centre de Recherche Des Cordeliers, Inserm U1138, Université de Paris Cité, Sorbonne Université, 75006 Paris, France; (J.G.P.); (G.K.)
- Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms, Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, 94800 Villejuif, France
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- Equipe 11 Labellisée Par La Ligue Nationale Contre Le Cancer, Centre de Recherche Des Cordeliers, Inserm U1138, Université de Paris Cité, Sorbonne Université, 75006 Paris, France; (J.G.P.); (G.K.)
- Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms, Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, 94800 Villejuif, France
- Institut Universitaire de France, 75005 Paris, France
- Department of Biology, Institut du Cancer Paris CARPEM, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, AP-HP, 75015 Paris, France
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- Equipe 11 Labellisée Par La Ligue Nationale Contre Le Cancer, Centre de Recherche Des Cordeliers, Inserm U1138, Université de Paris Cité, Sorbonne Université, 75006 Paris, France; (J.G.P.); (G.K.)
- Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms, Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, 94800 Villejuif, France
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy
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Babin L, Andraos E, Fuchs S, Pyronnet S, Brunet E, Meggetto F. From circRNAs to fusion circRNAs in hematological malignancies. JCI Insight 2021; 6:151513. [PMID: 34747369 PMCID: PMC8663548 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.151513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) represent a type of endogenous noncoding RNA generated by back-splicing events. Unlike the majority of RNAs, circRNAs are covalently closed, without a 5' end or a 3' poly(A) tail. A few circRNAs can be associated with polysomes, suggesting a protein-coding potential. CircRNAs are not degraded by RNA exonucleases or ribonuclease R and are enriched in exosomes. Recent developments in experimental methods coupled with evolving bioinformatic approaches have accelerated functional investigation of circRNAs, which exhibit a stable structure, a long half-life, and tumor specificity and can be extracted from body fluids and used as potential biological markers for tumors. Moreover, circRNAs may regulate the occurrence and development of cancers and contribute to drug resistance through a variety of molecular mechanisms. Despite the identification of a growing number of circRNAs, their effects in hematological cancers remain largely unknown. Recent studies indicate that circRNAs could also originate from fusion genes (fusion circRNAs, f-circRNAs) next to chromosomal translocations, which are considered the primary cause of various cancers, notably hematological malignancies. This Review will focus on circRNAs and f-circRNAs in hematological cancers.
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- Loelia Babin
- CRCT INSERM, UMR1037, Toulouse, France.,Toulouse III University-Paul Sabatier, UMR1037 INSERM, UMR5071 CNRS, Toulouse, France.,The Toulouse Cancer Laboratory of Excellence (TOUCAN), Toulouse, France
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- CRCT INSERM, UMR1037, Toulouse, France.,Toulouse III University-Paul Sabatier, UMR1037 INSERM, UMR5071 CNRS, Toulouse, France.,The Toulouse Cancer Laboratory of Excellence (TOUCAN), Toulouse, France
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- CRCT INSERM, UMR1037, Toulouse, France.,Toulouse III University-Paul Sabatier, UMR1037 INSERM, UMR5071 CNRS, Toulouse, France.,The Toulouse Cancer Laboratory of Excellence (TOUCAN), Toulouse, France.,Department of Pediatric Oncology, Charité University Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Berlin, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Berlin, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- CRCT INSERM, UMR1037, Toulouse, France.,Toulouse III University-Paul Sabatier, UMR1037 INSERM, UMR5071 CNRS, Toulouse, France.,The Toulouse Cancer Laboratory of Excellence (TOUCAN), Toulouse, France
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- Imagine Institute INSERM Joint Research Unit 1163, Laboratory of Genome Dynamics in the Immune System, Paris, France.,Paris Descartes-Sorbonne University, Imagine Institute, Paris, France
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- CRCT INSERM, UMR1037, Toulouse, France.,Toulouse III University-Paul Sabatier, UMR1037 INSERM, UMR5071 CNRS, Toulouse, France.,The Toulouse Cancer Laboratory of Excellence (TOUCAN), Toulouse, France
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Zhong JX, Kong YY, Luo RG, Xia GJ, He WX, Chen XZ, Tan WW, Chen QJ, Huang YY, Guan YX. Circular RNA circ-ERBB2 promotes HER2-positive breast cancer progression and metastasis via sponging miR-136-5p and miR-198. J Transl Med 2021; 19:455. [PMID: 34732216 PMCID: PMC8564996 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-021-03114-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are pivotal regulators of various human cancers and circ-ERBB2 is abnormally expressed in breast cancer cells. However, the role and mechanism of circ-ERBB2 in HER2-positive breast cancer are still unknown. Methods The circ-ERBB2 expressions in the tumor tissues of HER2-positive breast cancer patients were tested using quantitative real-time PCR. The circ-ERBB2 function was investigated by cell counting kit 8 assay, Transwell, flow cytometry and Western blot. Mechanistically, fluorescence in situ hybridization, RNA immunoprecipitation, RNA pull-down and dual-luciferase reporter gene assays were conducted to confirm the interaction between circ-ERBB2 and miR-136-5p or miR-198 in HER2-positive breast cancer cells. Results Circ-ERBB2 was elevated in the tumor tissues of HER2-positive breast cancer patients. Functionally, the interference with circ-ERBB2 repressed HER2-positive breast cancer cell proliferation, migration, invasion and accelerated cell apoptosis. Furthermore, the mechanistic analysis corroborated that circ-ERBB2 acted as a competing endogenous RNA for miR-136-5p or miR-198 to relieve the repressive influence of miR-136-5p or miR-198 on its target transcription factor activator protein 2C (TFAP2C). Meanwhile, in vivo assays further corroborated the oncogenic function of circ-ERBB2 in HER2-positive breast cancer. Conclusions Circ-ERBB2 accelerated HER2-positive breast cancer progression through the circ-ERBB2/miR-136-5p/TFAP2C axis or the circ-ERBB2/miR-198/TFAP2C axis. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12967-021-03114-8.
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- Jin-Xiu Zhong
- Department of Breast Cancer Center/Nuclear Medicine, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330029, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine/Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 17 Yong Wai Street, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine/Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 17 Yong Wai Street, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine/Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 17 Yong Wai Street, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Breast Cancer Center/Nuclear Medicine, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330029, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine/Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 17 Yong Wai Street, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine/Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 17 Yong Wai Street, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine/Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 17 Yong Wai Street, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine/Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 17 Yong Wai Street, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine/Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 17 Yong Wai Street, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi, China.
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Sharma D, Sehgal P, Sivasubbu S, Scaria V. A genome-wide circular RNA transcriptome in rat. Biol Methods Protoc 2021; 6:bpab016. [PMID: 34527809 PMCID: PMC8435660 DOI: 10.1093/biomethods/bpab016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Revised: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a novel class of noncoding RNAs that back-splice from 5ʹ donor site and 3ʹ acceptor sites to form a circular structure. A number of circRNAs have been discovered in model organisms including human, mouse, Drosophila, among other organisms. There are a few candidate-based studies on circRNAs in rat, a well-studied model organism as well. A number of pipelines have been published to identify the back splice junctions for the discovery of circRNAs but studies comparing these tools have suggested that a combination of tools would be a better approach to identify high-confidence circRNAs. The availability of a recent dataset of transcriptomes encompassing 11 tissues, 4 developmental stages, and 2 genders motivated us to explore the landscape of circRNAs in the organism in this context. In order to understand the difference among different pipelines, we employed five different combinations of tools to identify circular RNAs from the dataset. We compared the results of the different combination of tools/pipelines with respect to alignment, total number of circRNAs identified and read-coverage. In addition, we identified tissue-specific, development-stage specific and gender-specific circRNAs and further independently validated 16 circRNA junctions out of 24 selected candidates in 5 tissue samples and estimated the quantitative expression of five circRNA candidates using real-time polymerase chain reaction and our analysis suggests three candidates as tissue-enriched. This study is one of the most comprehensive studies which provides a map of circRNAs transcriptome as well as to understand the difference among different computational pipelines in rat.
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- Disha Sharma
- GN Ramachandran Knowledge Center for Genome Informatics, CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB), Mathura Road, Delhi 110025, India.,Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-IGIB South Campus, Mathura Road, Delhi 110025, India
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- Genomics and Molecular Medicine, CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Mathura Road (CSIR-IGIB), Delhi 110025, India.,Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-IGIB South Campus, Mathura Road, Delhi 110025, India
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- Genomics and Molecular Medicine, CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Mathura Road (CSIR-IGIB), Delhi 110025, India.,Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-IGIB South Campus, Mathura Road, Delhi 110025, India
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- GN Ramachandran Knowledge Center for Genome Informatics, CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB), Mathura Road, Delhi 110025, India.,Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-IGIB South Campus, Mathura Road, Delhi 110025, India
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Qi L, Sun B, Yang B, Lu S. circRNA RPPH1 Facilitates the Aggravation of Breast Cancer Development by Regulating miR-542-3p/ARHGAP1 Pathway. Cancer Biother Radiopharm 2021; 37:708-719. [PMID: 34402683 DOI: 10.1089/cbr.2020.4381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background: Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have important roles in human malignancies, including breast cancer (BC). In this study, we intended to explore the function of circRNA ribonuclease P RNA component H1 (circ_RPPH1) in BC development and clarify the mechanistic pathway. Methods: Expression of circ_RPPH1, microRNA-542-3p (miR-542-3p), and Rho GTPase-activating protein 1 (ARHGAP1) in BC tissues and cells was determined by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction or Western blot assay. The stability of circ_RPPH1 was confirmed by RNase R and actinomycin D treatment. Cell viability and colony formation ability were measured by methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (MTT) assay and colony formation assay, respectively. Western blot analysis was also used to detect proliferation biomarker (Ki67) and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) biomarkers (E-cadherin, N-cadherin, and vimentin). Flow cytometry and Transwell assays were performed to monitor cell apoptosis, migration, and invasion. The binding potency between miR-542-3p and circ_RPPH1 or ARHGAP1 was validated by dual-luciferase reporter assay. Functional role of circ_RPPH1 in vivo was investigated by xenograft tumor reporter assay. Results: Upregulation of circ_RPPH1 and ARHGAP1, and downregulation of miR-542-3p were detected in BC tissues and cells. circ_RPPH1 knockdown or miR-542-3p introduction inhibited BC cell proliferation and metastasis, while promoted apoptosis in vitro. circ_RPPH1 sponged miR-542-3p to upregulate ARHGAP1 expression, thereby affecting BC progression. Moreover, depletion of circ_RPPH1 suppressed tumor growth in vivo. Conclusions: circ_RPPH1 contributed to BC tumorigenesis by sponging miR-542-3p and upregulating ARHGAP1, affording a novel mechanistic pathway in BC development.
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- Liqiang Qi
- Department of Breast Surgical Oncology, Cancer Institute and Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing City, China
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- The 2nd Department of Breast Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin City, China
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- The 2nd Department of Breast Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin City, China
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- The 2nd Department of Breast Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin City, China
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Noor F, Noor A, Ishaq AR, Farzeen I, Saleem MH, Ghaffar K, Aslam MF, Aslam S, Chen JT. Recent Advances in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches for Breast Cancer: A Comprehensive Review. Curr Pharm Des 2021; 27:2344-2365. [PMID: 33655849 DOI: 10.2174/1381612827666210303141416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A silent monster, breast cancer, is a challenging medical task for researchers. Breast cancer is a leading cause of death in women with respect to other cancers. A case of breast cancer is diagnosed among women every 19 seconds, and every 74 seconds, a woman dies of breast cancer somewhere in the world. Several risk factors, such as genetic and environmental factors, favor breast cancer development. This review tends to provide deep insights regarding the genetics of breast cancer along with multiple diagnostic and therapeutic approaches as problem-solving negotiators to prevent the progression of breast cancer. This assembled data mainly aims to discuss omics-based approaches to provide enthralling diagnostic biomarkers and emerging novel therapies to combat breast cancer. This review article intends to pave a new path for the discovery of effective treatment options.
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- Fatima Noor
- Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Government College University Allama Iqbal Road, 38000 Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, Government College University Allama Iqbal Road, 38000 Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Environmental Microbial Technology Center of Hubei Province, College of Life Science, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China
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- Department of Zoology, Government College University Allama Iqbal Road, 38000 Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Environmental Microbial Technology Center of Hubei Province, College of Life Science, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China
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- Department of Zoology, Government College University Allama Iqbal Road, 38000 Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- MOA Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Government College University Allama Iqbal Road, 38000 Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Life Sciences, National University of Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung 811, China
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Ferrero G, Licheri N, De Bortoli M, Calogero RA, Beccuti M, Cordero F. Computational Analysis of circRNA Expression Data. Methods Mol Biol 2021; 2284:181-192. [PMID: 33835443 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1307-8_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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Analysis of circular RNA (circRNA) expression from RNA-Seq data can be performed with different algorithms and analysis pipelines, tools allowing the extraction of heterogeneous information on the expression of this novel class of RNAs. Computational pipelines were developed to facilitate the analysis of circRNA expression by leveraging different public tools in easy-to-use pipelines. This chapter describes the complete workflow for a computationally reproducible analysis of circRNA expression starting for a public RNA-Seq experiment. The main steps of circRNA prediction, annotation, classification, sequence reconstruction, quantification, and differential expression are illustrated.
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- Giulio Ferrero
- Department of Computer Science, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.,Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Orbassano, Italy
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- Department of Computer Science, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Orbassano, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Computer Science, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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He X, Xu T, Hu W, Tan Y, Wang D, Wang Y, Zhao C, Yi Y, Xiong M, Lv W, Wu M, Li X, Wu Y, Zhang Q. Circular RNAs: Their Role in the Pathogenesis and Orchestration of Breast Cancer. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:647736. [PMID: 33777954 PMCID: PMC7991790 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.647736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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As one of the most frequently occurring malignancies in women, breast cancer (BC) is still an enormous threat to women all over the world. The high mortality rates in BC patients are associated with BC recurrence, metastatic progression to distant organs, and therapeutic resistance. Circular RNAs (circRNAs), belonging to the non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), are connected end to end to form covalently closed single-chain circular molecules. CircRNAs are widely found in different species and a variety of human cells, with the features of diversity, evolutionary conservation, stability, and specificity. CircRNAs are emerging important participators in multiple diseases, including cardiovascular disease, inflammation, and cancer. Recent studies have shown that circRNAs are involved in BC progress by regulating gene expression at the transcriptional or post-transcriptional level via binding to miRNAs then inhibiting their function, suggesting that circRNAs may be potential targets for early diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of BC. Herein, in this article, we have reviewed and summarized the current studies about the biogenesis, features, and functions of circRNAs. More importantly, we emphatically elucidate the pivotal functions and mechanisms of circRNAs in BC growth, metastasis, diagnosis, and drug resistance. Deciphering the complex networks, especially the circRNA-miRNA target gene axis, will endow huge potentials in developing therapeutic strategies for combating BC.
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- Xiao He
- Department of Plastic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Revealing Epigenetic Factors of circRNA Expression by Machine Learning in Various Cellular Contexts. iScience 2020; 23:101842. [PMID: 33319172 PMCID: PMC7725743 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Revised: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have been identified as naturally occurring RNAs that are highly represented in the eukaryotic transcriptome. Although a large number of circRNAs have been reported, the underlying regulatory mechanism of circRNAs biogenesis remains largely unknown. Here, we integrated in-depth multi-omics data including epigenome, transcriptome, and non-coding RNA and identified candidate circRNAs in six cellular contexts. Next, circRNAs were divided into two classes (high versus low) with different expression levels. Machine learning models were constructed that predicted circRNA expression levels based on 11 different histone modifications and host gene expression. We found that the models achieve great accuracy in predicting high versus low expressed circRNAs. Furthermore, the expression levels of host genes of circRNAs, H3k36me3, H3k79me2, and H4k20me1 contributed greatly to the classification models in six cellular contexts. In summary, all these results suggest that epigenetic modifications, particularly histone modifications, can effectively predict expression levels of circRNAs. CircRNAs exhibit specific expression in various cellular contexts High and low expressed circRNAs exhibit different biological functions Histone modifications are significantly correlated with circRNAs expression Machine learning models were constructed for predicting circRNAs expression
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Elhasnaoui J, Miano V, Ferrero G, Doria E, Leon AE, Fabricio ASC, Annaratone L, Castellano I, Sapino A, De Bortoli M. DSCAM-AS1-Driven Proliferation of Breast Cancer Cells Involves Regulation of Alternative Exon Splicing and 3'-End Usage. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12061453. [PMID: 32503257 PMCID: PMC7352480 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12061453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Revised: 05/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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DSCAM-AS1 is a cancer-related long noncoding RNA with higher expression levels in Luminal A, B, and HER2-positive Breast Carcinoma (BC), where its expression is strongly dependent on Estrogen Receptor Alpha (ERα). DSCAM-AS1 expression is analyzed in 30 public datasets and, additionally, by qRT-PCR in tumors from 93 BC patients, to uncover correlations with clinical data. Moreover, the effect of DSCAM-AS1 knockdown on gene expression and alternative splicing is studied by RNA-Seq in MCF-7 cells. We confirm DSCAM-AS1 overexpression in high grade Luminal A, B, and HER2+ BCs and find a significant correlation with disease relapse. In total, 908 genes are regulated by DSCAM-AS1-silencing, primarily involved in the cell cycle and inflammatory response. Noteworthily, the analysis of alternative splicing and isoform regulation reveals 2085 splicing events regulated by DSCAM-AS1, enriched in alternative polyadenylation sites, 3′UTR (untranslated region) shortening and exon skipping events. Finally, the DSCAM-AS1-interacting splicing factor heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein L (hnRNPL) is predicted as the most enriched RBP for exon skipping and 3′UTR events. The relevance of DSCAM-AS1 overexpression in BC is confirmed by clinical data and further enhanced by its possible involvement in the regulation of RNA processing, which is emerging as one of the most important dysfunctions in cancer.
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- Jamal Elhasnaoui
- Center for Molecular Systems Biology, University of Turin, Orbassano, 10043 Turin, Italy; (J.E.); (V.M.); (G.F.)
- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Orbassano, 10043 Turin, Italy;
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- Center for Molecular Systems Biology, University of Turin, Orbassano, 10043 Turin, Italy; (J.E.); (V.M.); (G.F.)
- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Orbassano, 10043 Turin, Italy;
- Division of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
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- Center for Molecular Systems Biology, University of Turin, Orbassano, 10043 Turin, Italy; (J.E.); (V.M.); (G.F.)
- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Orbassano, 10043 Turin, Italy;
- Department of Computer Science, University of Turin, 10149 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Orbassano, 10043 Turin, Italy;
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- Regional Center for Biomarkers, Department of Clinical Pathology, Azienda ULSS 3 Serenissima, Campo SS Giovanni e Paolo 6777, 30122 Venice, Italy; (A.E.L.); (A.S.C.F.)
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- Regional Center for Biomarkers, Department of Clinical Pathology, Azienda ULSS 3 Serenissima, Campo SS Giovanni e Paolo 6777, 30122 Venice, Italy; (A.E.L.); (A.S.C.F.)
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy; (L.A.); (I.C.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy; (L.A.); (I.C.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy; (L.A.); (I.C.); (A.S.)
- Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, 10060 Candiolo, Turin, Italy
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- Center for Molecular Systems Biology, University of Turin, Orbassano, 10043 Turin, Italy; (J.E.); (V.M.); (G.F.)
- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Orbassano, 10043 Turin, Italy;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0116-7050-58
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Liang G, Ling Y, Mehrpour M, Saw PE, Liu Z, Tan W, Tian Z, Zhong W, Lin W, Luo Q, Lin Q, Li Q, Zhou Y, Hamai A, Codogno P, Li J, Song E, Gong C. Autophagy-associated circRNA circCDYL augments autophagy and promotes breast cancer progression. Mol Cancer 2020; 19:65. [PMID: 32213200 PMCID: PMC7093993 DOI: 10.1186/s12943-020-01152-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2019] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Although both circular RNAs (circRNAs) and autophagy are associated with the function of breast cancer (BC), whether circRNAs regulate BC progression via autophagy remains unknown. In this study, we aim to explore the regulatory mechanisms and the clinical significance of autophagy-associated circRNAs in BC. METHODS Autophagy associated circRNAs were screened by circRNAs deep sequencing and validated by qRT-PCR in BC tissues with high- and low- autophagic level. The biological function of autophagy associated circRNAs were assessed by plate colony formation, cell viability, transwells, flow cytometry and orthotopic animal models. For mechanistic study, RNA immunoprecipitation, circRNAs pull-down, Dual luciferase report assay, Western Blot, Immunofluorescence and Immunohistochemical staining were performed. RESULTS An autophagy associated circRNA circCDYL was elevated by 3.2 folds in BC tissues as compared with the adjacent non-cancerous tissues, and circCDYL promoted autophagic level in BC cells via the miR-1275-ATG7/ULK1 axis; Moreover, circCDYL enhanced the malignant progression of BC cells in vitro and in vivo. Clinically, increased circCDYL in the tumor tissues and serum of BC patients was associated with higher tumor burden, shorter survival and poorer clinical response to therapy. CONCLUSIONS circCDYL promotes BC progression via the miR-1275-ATG7/ULK1-autophagic axis and circCDYL could act as a potential prognostic and predictive molecule for breast cancer patients.
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- Gehao Liang
- Breast Tumor Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 107 Yanjiang West Road, Guangzhou, 510120, China
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- Breast Tumor Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 107 Yanjiang West Road, Guangzhou, 510120, China
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- Institut Necker-Enfants Malades (INEM), Inserm U1151-CNRS UMR 8253, 75993, Paris, France
- Université Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75993, Paris, France
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- Medical Research Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, China
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- Breast Tumor Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 107 Yanjiang West Road, Guangzhou, 510120, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510120, China
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- Breast Tumor Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 107 Yanjiang West Road, Guangzhou, 510120, China
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- Breast Tumor Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 107 Yanjiang West Road, Guangzhou, 510120, China
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- Breast Tumor Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 107 Yanjiang West Road, Guangzhou, 510120, China
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- Breast Tumor Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 107 Yanjiang West Road, Guangzhou, 510120, China
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- Breast Tumor Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 107 Yanjiang West Road, Guangzhou, 510120, China
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- Breast Tumor Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 107 Yanjiang West Road, Guangzhou, 510120, China
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- Systems Immunity University Research Institute and Division of Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF14 4XN, UK
- Minerva Foundation Institute for Medical Research, 00290, Helsinki, Finland
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- Institut Necker-Enfants Malades (INEM), Inserm U1151-CNRS UMR 8253, 75993, Paris, France
- Université Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75993, Paris, France
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- Institut Necker-Enfants Malades (INEM), Inserm U1151-CNRS UMR 8253, 75993, Paris, France
- Université Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75993, Paris, France
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- Department of Biochemistry, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Breast Tumor Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 107 Yanjiang West Road, Guangzhou, 510120, China
- Program of Molecular Medicine, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China
- Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory, Guangzhou, 510005, China
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- Breast Tumor Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 107 Yanjiang West Road, Guangzhou, 510120, China.
- Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory, Guangzhou, 510005, China.
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Wang X, Dong Y, Wu Q, Lu T, Wang Y, Liu W, Liu C, Xu W. Analysis of circular RNA-associated competing endogenous RNA network in breast cancer. Oncol Lett 2020; 19:1619-1634. [PMID: 32002039 PMCID: PMC6960389 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2020.11247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Accepted: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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As the most common type of cancer in female patients, the morbidity and mortality rates of breast cancer (BC) are high, and its incidence is gradually increasing worldwide. However, the underlying molecular and genetic mechanisms involved in the etiopathogenesis of BC remain unclear. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a novel type of non-coding RNAs that have been verified to serve a crucial role in tumorigenesis. However, the majority of functions and mechanisms of circRNAs remain unknown. The present study identified 47 differentially expressed circRNAs in a dataset from Gene Expression Omnibus. Using the cancer-specific circRNA database, the potential microRNA (miRNA) response elements, RNA-binding proteins and open reading frames of the candidate circRNAs were predicted. Combing the predictions of miRNAs and target mRNAs, a competing endogenous RNA network was constructed, which may serve as the theoretical basis for further research. Furthermore, the analyses conducted using Gene Ontology terms and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathways indicated that candidate circRNAs may serve a role in transcriptional regulation. Moreover, 20 BC tissue specimens and their paired adjacent normal tissue specimens were used to evaluate the expression levels of the screened circRNAs. Thus, the analyses of the raw microarray data conducted in the present study offer perspectives on the exploration of mechanisms associated with BC tumorigenesis with regard to the circRNA-miRNA-mRNA network.
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- Xuekang Wang
- Department of Inspection, Medical Faculty of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, P.R. China
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- Center for Developmental Cardiology, Institute of Translational Medicine, College of Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266021, P.R. China
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- Clinical Laboratory, Qingdao Hiser Medical Center, Qingdao, Shandong 266034, P.R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, P.R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, P.R. China
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- Clinical Laboratory Blood Transfusion Service, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong 266011, P.R. China
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- Department of Inspection, Medical Faculty of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, P.R. China
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- Department of Inspection, Medical Faculty of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, P.R. China
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Ferrero G, Licheri N, Coscujuela Tarrero L, De Intinis C, Miano V, Calogero RA, Cordero F, De Bortoli M, Beccuti M. Docker4Circ: A Framework for the Reproducible Characterization of circRNAs from RNA-Seq Data. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 21:ijms21010293. [PMID: 31906249 PMCID: PMC6982331 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21010293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 12/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Recent improvements in cost-effectiveness of high-throughput technologies has allowed RNA sequencing of total transcriptomes suitable for evaluating the expression and regulation of circRNAs, a relatively novel class of transcript isoforms with suggested roles in transcriptional and post-transcriptional gene expression regulation, as well as their possible use as biomarkers, due to their deregulation in various human diseases. A limited number of integrated workflows exists for prediction, characterization, and differential expression analysis of circRNAs, none of them complying with computational reproducibility requirements. We developed Docker4Circ for the complete analysis of circRNAs from RNA-Seq data. Docker4Circ runs a comprehensive analysis of circRNAs in human and model organisms, including: circRNAs prediction; classification and annotation using six public databases; back-splice sequence reconstruction; internal alternative splicing of circularizing exons; alignment-free circRNAs quantification from RNA-Seq reads; and differential expression analysis. Docker4Circ makes circRNAs analysis easier and more accessible thanks to: (i) its R interface; (ii) encapsulation of computational tasks into docker images; (iii) user-friendly Java GUI Interface availability; and (iv) no need of advanced bash scripting skills for correct use. Furthermore, Docker4Circ ensures a reproducible analysis since all its tasks are embedded into a docker image following the guidelines provided by Reproducible Bioinformatics Project.
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- Giulio Ferrero
- Department of Computer Science, University of Turin, 10149 Turin, Italy; (G.F.); (N.L.); (C.D.I.); (F.C.); (M.B.)
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- Department of Computer Science, University of Turin, 10149 Turin, Italy; (G.F.); (N.L.); (C.D.I.); (F.C.); (M.B.)
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Orbassano, 10043 Turin, Italy; (L.C.T.); (V.M.)
- Center for Genomic Science, Italian Institute of Technology, 20139 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Computer Science, University of Turin, 10149 Turin, Italy; (G.F.); (N.L.); (C.D.I.); (F.C.); (M.B.)
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Orbassano, 10043 Turin, Italy; (L.C.T.); (V.M.)
- Division of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy;
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- Department of Computer Science, University of Turin, 10149 Turin, Italy; (G.F.); (N.L.); (C.D.I.); (F.C.); (M.B.)
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Orbassano, 10043 Turin, Italy; (L.C.T.); (V.M.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Computer Science, University of Turin, 10149 Turin, Italy; (G.F.); (N.L.); (C.D.I.); (F.C.); (M.B.)
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Gu Y, Ci C, Zhang X, Su M, Lv W, Chen C, Liu H, Zhang D, Zhang S, Zhang Y. Prediction of circRNAs Based on the DNA Methylation-Mediated Feature Sponge Function in Breast Cancer. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2019; 7:365. [PMID: 32039169 PMCID: PMC6988805 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2019.00365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2019] [Accepted: 11/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Several studies have found that DNA methylation is associated with transcriptional regulation and affect sponge regulation of non-coding RNAs in cancer. The integration of circRNA, miRNA, DNA methylation and gene expression data to identify sponge circRNAs is important for revealing the role of DNA methylation-mediated regulation of sponge circRNAs in cancer progression. We established a DNA methylation-mediated circRNA crosstalk network by integrating gene expression, DNA methylation and non-coding RNA data of breast cancer in TCGA. Four modules (26 candidate circRNAs) were mined. Next, 10 DNA methylation-mediated sponge circRNAs (sp_circRNAs) and five sponge driver genes (sp_driver genes) in breast cancer were identified in the CMD network using a computational process. Among the identified genes, ERBB2 was associated with six sponge circRNAs, which illustrates its better sponge regulatory function. Survival analysis showed that DNA methylations of 10 sponge circRNA host genes are potential prognostic biomarkers in the TCGA dataset (p = 0.0239) and GSE78754 dataset (p = 0.0377). In addition, the DNA methylation of two sponge circRNA host genes showed a significant negative correlation with their driver gene expressions. We developed a strategy to predict sponge circRNAs by DNA methylation mediated with playing the role of regulating breast cancer sponge driver genes.
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- Yue Gu
- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
- College of Information and Computer Engineering, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
- School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Maita H, Nakagawa S. What is the switch for coupling transcription and splicing? RNA Polymerase II C‐terminal domain phosphorylation, phase separation and beyond. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-RNA 2019; 11:e1574. [DOI: 10.1002/wrna.1574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2019] [Revised: 10/03/2019] [Accepted: 10/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Hiroshi Maita
- RNA Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Hokkaido University Sapporo Japan
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- RNA Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Hokkaido University Sapporo Japan
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The emerging role of circular RNAs in breast cancer. Biosci Rep 2019; 39:BSR20190621. [PMID: 31160488 PMCID: PMC6591565 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20190621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2019] [Revised: 05/30/2019] [Accepted: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Breast cancer (BCa) is one of the most frequently diagnosed cancers and leading cause of cancer deaths among females worldwide. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a new class of endogenous regulatory RNAs characterized by circular shape resulting from covalently closed continuous loops that are capable of regulating gene expression at transcription or post-transcription levels. With the unique structures, circRNAs are resistant to exonuclease RNase R and maintain stability more easily than linear RNAs. Recently, an increasing number of circRNAs are discovered and reported to show different expression in BCa and these dysregulated circRNAs were correlated with patients’ clinical characteristics and grade in the progression of BCa. CircRNAs participate in the bioprocesses of carcinogenesis of BCa, including cell proliferation, apoptosis, cell cycle, tumorigenesis, vascularization, cell invasion, migration as well as metastasis. Here we concentrated on biogenesis and function of circRNAs, summarized their implications in BCa and discussed their potential as diagnostic and therapeutic targets for BCa.
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Smid M, Wilting SM, Uhr K, Rodríguez-González FG, de Weerd V, Prager-Van der Smissen WJC, van der Vlugt-Daane M, van Galen A, Nik-Zainal S, Butler A, Martin S, Davies HR, Staaf J, van de Vijver MJ, Richardson AL, MacGrogan G, Salgado R, van den Eynden GGGM, Purdie CA, Thompson AM, Caldas C, Span PN, Sweep FCGJ, Simpson PT, Lakhani SR, Van Laere S, Desmedt C, Paradiso A, Eyfjord J, Broeks A, Vincent-Salomon A, Futreal AP, Knappskog S, King T, Viari A, Børresen-Dale AL, Stunnenberg HG, Stratton M, Foekens JA, Sieuwerts AM, Martens JWM. The circular RNome of primary breast cancer. Genome Res 2019; 29:356-366. [PMID: 30692147 PMCID: PMC6396421 DOI: 10.1101/gr.238121.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2018] [Accepted: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a class of RNAs that is under increasing scrutiny, although their functional roles are debated. We analyzed RNA-seq data of 348 primary breast cancers and developed a method to identify circRNAs that does not rely on unmapped reads or known splice junctions. We identified 95,843 circRNAs, of which 20,441 were found recurrently. Of the circRNAs that match exon boundaries of the same gene, 668 showed a poor or even negative (R < 0.2) correlation with the expression level of the linear gene. In silico analysis showed only a minority (8.5%) of circRNAs could be explained by known splicing events. Both these observations suggest that specific regulatory processes for circRNAs exist. We confirmed the presence of circRNAs of CNOT2, CREBBP, and RERE in an independent pool of primary breast cancers. We identified circRNA profiles associated with subgroups of breast cancers and with biological and clinical features, such as amount of tumor lymphocytic infiltrate and proliferation index. siRNA-mediated knockdown of circCNOT2 was shown to significantly reduce viability of the breast cancer cell lines MCF-7 and BT-474, further underlining the biological relevance of circRNAs. Furthermore, we found that circular, and not linear, CNOT2 levels are predictive for progression-free survival time to aromatase inhibitor (AI) therapy in advanced breast cancer patients, and found that circCNOT2 is detectable in cell-free RNA from plasma. We showed that circRNAs are abundantly present, show characteristics of being specifically regulated, are associated with clinical and biological properties, and thus are relevant in breast cancer.
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- Marcel Smid
- Erasmus MC Cancer Institute and Cancer Genomics Netherlands, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Medical Oncology, 3015GD Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC Cancer Institute and Cancer Genomics Netherlands, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Medical Oncology, 3015GD Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC Cancer Institute and Cancer Genomics Netherlands, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Medical Oncology, 3015GD Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC Cancer Institute and Cancer Genomics Netherlands, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Medical Oncology, 3015GD Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC Cancer Institute and Cancer Genomics Netherlands, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Medical Oncology, 3015GD Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC Cancer Institute and Cancer Genomics Netherlands, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Medical Oncology, 3015GD Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC Cancer Institute and Cancer Genomics Netherlands, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Medical Oncology, 3015GD Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC Cancer Institute and Cancer Genomics Netherlands, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Medical Oncology, 3015GD Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
- East Anglian Medical Genetics Service, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge CB2 9NB, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Division of Oncology and Pathology, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, SE-223 81 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Pathology, Academic Medical Center, 1105AZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
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- Département de Biopathologie, Institut Bergonié, CS 61283 33076 Bordeaux, France
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- Breast Cancer Translational Research Laboratory, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Institut Jules Bordet, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
- Department of Pathology/TCRU GZA, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology/TCRU GZA, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium
- Molecular Immunology Unit, Jules Bordet Institute, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee DD1 9SY, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee DD1 9SY, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0RE, United Kingdom
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, and Department of Laboratory Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, 6525GA Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, 6525GA Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, 4029 Brisbane, Australia
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- Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, 4029 Brisbane, Australia
- Pathology Queensland, The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, 4029 Brisbane, Australia
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- Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Breast Cancer Translational Research Laboratory, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Institut Jules Bordet, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
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- Cancer Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland
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- The Netherlands Cancer Institute, 1066CX Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Institut Curie, Department of Pathology and INSERM U934, 75248 Paris Cedex 05, France
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- Department of Genomic Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77230, USA
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- Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, 5020 Bergen, Norway
- Department of Oncology, Haukeland University Hospital, 5021 Bergen, Norway
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA
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- Synergie Lyon Cancer, Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon Cedex 08, France
- Equipe Erable, INRIA Grenoble-Rhône-Alpes, 38330 Montbonnot-Saint Martin, France
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- Department of Cancer Genetics, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, The Norwegian Radiumhospital, 0310 Oslo, Norway
- K.G. Jebsen Centre for Breast Cancer Research, Institute for Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, 0310 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen, 6525GA Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Erasmus MC Cancer Institute and Cancer Genomics Netherlands, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Medical Oncology, 3015GD Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC Cancer Institute and Cancer Genomics Netherlands, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Medical Oncology, 3015GD Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC Cancer Institute and Cancer Genomics Netherlands, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Medical Oncology, 3015GD Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Wang J, Zhang Q, Zhou S, Xu H, Wang D, Feng J, Zhao J, Zhong S. Circular RNA expression in exosomes derived from breast cancer cells and patients. Epigenomics 2019; 11:411-421. [PMID: 30785332 DOI: 10.2217/epi-2018-0111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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AIM We aimed to explore the roles of circular RNAs (circRNAs) in breast cancer (BCa). MATERIALS & METHODS RNA was extracted from exosomes and BCa cells and analyzed using the RNA sequencing technique or microarray. RESULTS Compared with controls, 1147 and 1195 circRNAs were dysregulated in exosomes from metastatic and localized BCa patients, respectively. A total of 480 dysregulated circRNAs were found in metastatic patients compared with localized patients, and these dysregulated circRNAs were enriched in eight pathways. Compared with MCF-7 cells and their exosomes, there were 5842 and 1137 dysregulated circRNAs in MDA-MB-231 cells and exosomes, respectively, and 5 circRNAs were confirmed using real-time quantitative PCR. CONCLUSION We identified a number of dysregulated circRNAs in exosomes from BCa cells and patients.
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- Jinyan Wang
- Department of General Surgery, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research & The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, PR China
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- The First Clinical Medical College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research & The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, PR China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research & The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- Center of Clinical Laboratory Science, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research & The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- Center of Clinical Laboratory Science, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research & The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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Yuan C, Zhou L, Zhang L, Yin K, Peng J, Sha R, Zhang S, Xu Y, Sheng X, Wang Y, Lin Y, Xu S, Yin W, Lu J. Identification and integrated analysis of key differentially expressed circular RNAs in ER-positive subtype breast cancer. Epigenomics 2019; 11:297-321. [PMID: 30417652 DOI: 10.2217/epi-2018-0147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Aim: To systematically profile and characterize the circular RNA (circRNA) expression pattern in estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer (BC). Materials & methods: CircRNA expression profile was performed in ER-positive BC and adjacent nontumor tissues. The differentially expressed circRNAs (DECs) was analyzed by bioinformatics. The analysis findings were validated by quantitative real-time PCR. Results: In total, 3653 DECs were detected in our ER-positive BC compared with the control. Bioinformatics analysis showed that some pathways related to cancer, especially BC, were significantly enriched. Additionally, hsa_circ_0087378 was validated to be downregulated in ER-positive BC and the hsa_circ_0087378-miR-1260b-SFRP1 axis was proposed to be a key regulatory pathway. Conclusion: This study revealed the general expression characteristics of specific DECs in ER-positive BC and hsa_circ_0087378 might be a promising candidate target.
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- Chenwei Yuan
- Department of Breast Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, PR China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, PR China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, PR China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, PR China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, PR China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, PR China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, PR China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, PR China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, PR China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, PR China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, PR China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, PR China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, PR China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, PR China
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Klinge CM. Non-Coding RNAs in Breast Cancer: Intracellular and Intercellular Communication. Noncoding RNA 2018; 4:E40. [PMID: 30545127 PMCID: PMC6316884 DOI: 10.3390/ncrna4040040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2018] [Revised: 11/29/2018] [Accepted: 12/04/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) are regulators of intracellular and intercellular signaling in breast cancer. ncRNAs modulate intracellular signaling to control diverse cellular processes, including levels and activity of estrogen receptor α (ERα), proliferation, invasion, migration, apoptosis, and stemness. In addition, ncRNAs can be packaged into exosomes to provide intercellular communication by the transmission of microRNAs (miRNAs) and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) to cells locally or systemically. This review provides an overview of the biogenesis and roles of ncRNAs: small nucleolar RNA (snRNA), circular RNAs (circRNAs), PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs), miRNAs, and lncRNAs in breast cancer. Since more is known about the miRNAs and lncRNAs that are expressed in breast tumors, their established targets as oncogenic drivers and tumor suppressors will be reviewed. The focus is on miRNAs and lncRNAs identified in breast tumors, since a number of ncRNAs identified in breast cancer cells are not dysregulated in breast tumors. The identity and putative function of selected lncRNAs increased: nuclear paraspeckle assembly transcript 1 (NEAT1), metastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1 (MALAT1), steroid receptor RNA activator 1 (SRA1), colon cancer associated transcript 2 (CCAT2), colorectal neoplasia differentially expressed (CRNDE), myocardial infarction associated transcript (MIAT), and long intergenic non-protein coding RNA, Regulator of Reprogramming (LINC-ROR); and decreased levels of maternally-expressed 3 (MEG3) in breast tumors have been observed as well. miRNAs and lncRNAs are considered targets of therapeutic intervention in breast cancer, but further work is needed to bring the promise of regulating their activities to clinical use.
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- Carolyn M Klinge
- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
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De Bortoli M, Miano V, Coscujuela Tarrero L. The new world of RNA biomarkers and explorers’ prudence rules. Int J Biol Markers 2018; 33:239-243. [DOI: 10.1177/1724600818764071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Michele De Bortoli
- Center for Molecular Systems Biology and Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Orbassano, Turin, Italy
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- Center for Molecular Systems Biology and Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Orbassano, Turin, Italy
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- Center for Molecular Systems Biology and Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Orbassano, Turin, Italy
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