Circ-OMAC drives metastasis in oral squamous cell carcinoma

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OBJECTIVES: Accumulating studies have proved that the circular RNAs (circRNAs) play vital roles in human cancers. However, few circRNAs have been elucidated with lymph node metastasis. This study demonstrated that circ-oral cancer metastasis-associated circRNA (circ-OMAC) is required to regulate the oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) metastasis.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: The circ-OMAC were detected by circRNA-sequencing and further verified by in situ hybridization (ISH). The role of circ-OMAC was assessed by transwell assay and wound healing assay. Mechanistically, circ-OMAC regulated OSCC metastasis by initiating the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) signaling pathway.

RESULTS: Our findings suggested that circ-OMAC was aberrantly elevated in the metastatic lymph nodes as compared to primary OSCC tissues. OSCC patients with high levels of circ-OMAC were prone to a poor prognosis. By developing functional assays, we confirmed that circ-OMAC promotes metastasis of OSCC cells via initiation of EMT pathways.

CONCLUSIONS: We provide new insights whereby Circ-OMAC as an oncogene is a potential therapeutic target and prognostic marker in oral cancer.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

Enthalten in:

Oral diseases - 30(2024), 2 vom: 25. März, Seite 140-148

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Bowen [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Shule [VerfasserIn]
Pan, Guokai [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Zhaoyu [VerfasserIn]
Ren, Siqi [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Suling [VerfasserIn]
Fan, Song [VerfasserIn]
Li, Jinsong [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Circ-OMAC
Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
Journal Article
Lymph node metastasis
MicroRNAs
Oral squamous cell carcinoma
RNA, Circular

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 01.03.2024

Date Revised 01.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/odi.14387

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM346517435