circPVT1 and PVT1/AKT3 show a role in cell proliferation, apoptosis, and tumor subtype-definition in small cell lung cancer

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Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is treated as a homogeneous disease, although the expression of NEUROD1, ASCL1, POU2F3, and YAP1 identifies distinct molecular subtypes. The MYC oncogene, amplified in SCLC, was recently shown to act as a lineage-specific factor to associate subtypes with histological classes. Indeed, MYC-driven SCLCs show a distinct metabolic profile and drug sensitivity. To disentangle their molecular features, we focused on the co-amplified PVT1, frequently overexpressed and originating circular (circRNA) and chimeric RNAs. We analyzed hsa_circ_0001821 (circPVT1) and PVT1/AKT3 (chimPVT1) as examples of such transcripts, respectively, to unveil their tumorigenic contribution to SCLC. In detail, circPVT1 activated a pro-proliferative and anti-apoptotic program when over-expressed in lung cells, and knockdown of chimPVT1 induced a decrease in cell growth and an increase of apoptosis in SCLC in vitro. Moreover, the investigated PVT1 transcripts underlined a functional connection between MYC and YAP1/POU2F3, suggesting that they contribute to the transcriptional landscape associated with MYC amplification. In conclusion, we have uncovered a functional role of circular and chimeric PVT1 transcripts in SCLC; these entities may prove useful as novel biomarkers in MYC-amplified tumors.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:62

Enthalten in:

Genes, chromosomes & cancer - 62(2023), 7 vom: 16. Juli, Seite 377-391

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tolomeo, Doron [VerfasserIn]
Traversa, Debora [VerfasserIn]
Venuto, Santina [VerfasserIn]
Ebbesen, Karoline K [VerfasserIn]
García Rodríguez, Juan L [VerfasserIn]
Tamma, Grazia [VerfasserIn]
Ranieri, Marianna [VerfasserIn]
Simonetti, Giorgia [VerfasserIn]
Ghetti, Martina [VerfasserIn]
Paganelli, Matteo [VerfasserIn]
Visci, Grazia [VerfasserIn]
Liso, Arcangelo [VerfasserIn]
Kok, Klaas [VerfasserIn]
Muscarella, Lucia Anna [VerfasserIn]
Fabrizio, Federico Pio [VerfasserIn]
Frassanito, Maria Antonia [VerfasserIn]
Lamanuzzi, Aurelia [VerfasserIn]
Saltarella, Ilaria [VerfasserIn]
Solimando, Antonio Giovanni [VerfasserIn]
Fatica, Alessandro [VerfasserIn]
Ianniello, Zaira [VerfasserIn]
Marsano, René Massimiliano [VerfasserIn]
Palazzo, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Azzariti, Amalia [VerfasserIn]
Longo, Vito [VerfasserIn]
Tommasi, Stefania [VerfasserIn]
Galetta, Domenico [VerfasserIn]
Catino, Annamaria [VerfasserIn]
Zito, Alfredo [VerfasserIn]
Mazza, Tommaso [VerfasserIn]
Napoli, Alessandro [VerfasserIn]
Martinelli, Giovanni [VerfasserIn]
Kjems, Jørgen [VerfasserIn]
Kristensen, Lasse Sommer [VerfasserIn]
Vacca, Angelo [VerfasserIn]
Storlazzi, Clelia Tiziana [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

AKT3 protein, human
Circular RNA
EC 2.7.11.1
Fusion transcript
Journal Article
MYC
PVT1
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Small cell lung cancer

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Date Completed 10.05.2023

Date Revised 12.05.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/gcc.23121

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM350736006