A novel link between circPDE3B and ferroptosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma progression

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AIM: To unravel whether ferroptosis involves with the actions by circPDE3B-mediated facilitation of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) progression.

METHODS: Human ESCC tissues and cell lines were prepared for the evaluation of ferroptosis. Cellular iron, ROS, GSH, and MDA levels were measured to assess ferroptosis. Flow cytometry was employed to analyze apoptosis and cell cycle. Subcellular fractionation and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) were conducted to validate the localization of circPDE3B. RNA pull-down, RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP), and luciferase assay were subjected to identify the molecular mechanisms. Nude mouse xenograft model was carried out to evaluate the function of circPDE3B/SLC7A11/CBS in vivo.

RESULTS: Increased circPDE3B in human ESCC specimens was positively correlated with ferroptosis-related molecules, SLC7A11 and CBS. Functionally, circPDE3B knockdown triggered ferroptosis, apoptosis, and cell cycle arrest in ESCC cells. Whereas, these effects were obviously blocked by miR-516b-5p inhibitor. Mechanistically, not only circPDE3B sponged miR-516b-5p to upregulate CBS, but also directly bound with HNRNPK to stabilize SLC7A11. In mice, depletion of circPDE3B restrained ESCC growth, while this was abolished by overexpression of CBS or SLC7A11.

CONCLUSION: In summary, circPDE3B promotes ESCC progression by suppressing ferroptosis through recruiting HNRNPK/SLC7A11 and miR-516b-5p/CBS axes.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:116

Enthalten in:

Genomics - 116(2024), 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 110761

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhou, Pengli [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Zhengyang [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Qinghui [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Ling [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Wenguang [VerfasserIn]
Han, Xinwei [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

CBS
CircPDE3B
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Ferroptosis
HNRNPK
Journal Article
MiR-516b-5p
MicroRNAs
SLC7A11

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Date Completed 22.01.2024

Date Revised 22.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ygeno.2023.110761

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NLM365830275