hsa_circ_0003222 accelerates stemness and progression of non-small cell lung cancer by sponging miR-527

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The relationship between circular RNA (circRNA) and cancer stem cells (CSCs) is uncertain. We have investigated the combined influence of CSCs, circRNA (hsa_circ_0003222), and immune checkpoint inhibitors in NSCLC progression and therapy resistance. We constructed lung CSCs (LCSCs; PC9 and A549). The effects of hsa_circ_0003222 in vitro were determined by cell counting, colony and sphere formation, and Transwell assays. A tumor xenograft model of metastasis and orthotopic model were built for in vivo analysis. We found that hsa_circ_0003222 was highly expressed in NSCLC tissues and LCSCs. Higher levels of hsa_circ_0003222 were associated with the stage, metastasis, and survival rate of patients with NSCLC. Reduced levels of hsa_circ_0003222 decreased tumor cell proliferation, migration, invasion, stemness-like properties, and chemoresistance. The silencing of hsa_circ_0003222 was found to downregulate PHF21B expression and its downstream, β-catenin by relieving the sponging effect of miR-527. Moreover, silencing hsa_circ_0003222 alleviated NSCLC resistance to anti-programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1)-based therapy in vivo. Our data demonstrate the significant role of hsa_circ_0003222 in NSCLC cell stemness-like properties. The manipulation of circRNAs in combination with anti-PD-L1 therapy may alleviate NSCLC stemness and progression.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Cell death & disease - 12(2021), 9 vom: 25. Aug., Seite 807

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Changhui [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Jiaqi [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Xiaohua [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Cheng [VerfasserIn]
Chu, Tianqing [VerfasserIn]
Zhong, Runbo [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Yinchen [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Fang [VerfasserIn]
Pan, Feng [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Jianlin [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Xiaoxuan [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Hai [VerfasserIn]
Nie, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Han, Baohui [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Xueyan [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
MIRN527 microRNA, human
MicroRNAs
RNA, Circular
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 28.01.2022

Date Revised 26.02.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41419-021-04095-8

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM329769685