Hypoxia-induced ebv-circLMP2A promotes angiogenesis in EBV-associated gastric carcinoma through the KHSRP/VHL/HIF1α/VEGFA pathway

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EBV-encoded circular RNA LMP2A (ebv-circLMP2A) was found to be expressed in EBV-associated gastric carcinoma (EBVaGC) and associated with distant metastasis and poor prognosis. Angiogenesis is a key step in tumor invasion and metastasis and plays a crucial role in tumor progression. However, it is unclear whether and how ebv-circLMP2A is involved in angiogenesis. In this study, we showed that MVD, HIF1α, and VEGFA expression was increased in EBVaGC mouse xenografts with high expression of ebv-circLMP2A. The expression of ebv-circLMP2A was positively correlated with MVD, HIF1α, and VEGFA expression in clinical samples of EBVaGC. Knockdown of ebv-circLMP2A repressed tube formation and migration of HUVECs and decreased VEGFA and HIF1α expression in cancer cells under hypoxia, while ectopic expression of ebv-circLMP2A reversed these effects. Additionally, knockdown of HIF1α blocked the upregulation of ebv-circLMP2A by hypoxia, and ebv-circLMP2A interacted with KHSRP to enhance KHSRP-mediated decay of VHL mRNA, leading to the accumulation of HIF1α under hypoxia. There was a positive feedback loop between HIF1α and ebv-circLMP2A that promotes angiogenesis under hypoxia. ebv-circLMP2A was essential in regulating tumor angiogenesis in EBVaGC and might provide a valuable therapeutic target for EBVaGC.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:526

Enthalten in:

Cancer letters - 526(2022) vom: 01. Feb., Seite 259-272

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Du, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Jing-Yue [VerfasserIn]
Gong, Li-Ping [VerfasserIn]
Feng, Zhi-Ying [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Deyu [VerfasserIn]
Pan, Yu-Hang [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Li-Ping [VerfasserIn]
Wen, Jing-Yun [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Gao-Feng [VerfasserIn]
Liang, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Jian-Ning [VerfasserIn]
Shao, Chun-Kui [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Angiogenesis
Circular RNA
EBV
EC 2.3.2.27
EC 6.3.2.-
Gastric carcinoma
HIF1α
Journal Article
KHSRP protein, human
RNA-Binding Proteins
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Trans-Activators
VEGFA protein, human
VHL protein, human
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
Von Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor Protein

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Date Completed 01.02.2022

Date Revised 01.02.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.canlet.2021.11.031

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM334006260