CircNUP50 is a novel therapeutic target that promotes cisplatin resistance in ovarian cancer by modulating p53 ubiquitination

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BACKGROUND: Most patients with ovarian cancer (OC) treated with platinum-based chemotherapy have a dismal prognosis owing to drug resistance. However, the regulatory mechanisms of circular RNA (circRNA) and p53 ubiquitination are unknown in platinum-resistant OC. We aimed to identify circRNAs associated with platinum-resistant OC to develop a novel treatment strategy.

METHODS: Platinum-resistant circRNAs were screened through circRNA sequencing and validated using quantitative reverse-transcription PCR in OC cells and tissues. The characteristics of circNUP50 were analysed using Sanger sequencing, oligo (dT) primers, ribonuclease R and fluorescence in situ hybridisation assays. Functional experimental studies were performed in vitro and in vivo. The mechanism underlying circNUP50-mediated P53 ubiquitination was investigated through circRNA pull-down analysis and mass spectrometry, luciferase reporters, RNA binding protein immunoprecipitation, immunofluorescence assays, cycloheximide chase assays, and ubiquitination experiments. Finally, a platinum and si-circNUP50 co-delivery nanosystem (PscDPP) was constructed to treat platinum-resistant OC in an orthotopic animal model.

RESULTS: We found that circNUP50 contributes to platinum-resistant conditions in OC by promoting cell proliferation, affecting the cell cycle, and reducing apoptosis. The si-circNUP50 mRNA sequencing and circRNA pull-down analysis showed that circNUP50 mediates platinum resistance in OC by binding p53 and UBE2T, accelerating p53 ubiquitination. By contrast, miRNA sequencing and circRNA pull-down experiments indicated that circNUP50 could serve as a sponge for miR-197-3p, thereby upregulating G3BP1 to mediate p53 ubiquitination, promoting OC platinum resistance. PscDPP effectively overcame platinum resistance in an OC tumour model and provided a novel idea for treating platinum-resistant OC using si-circNUP50.

CONCLUSIONS: This study reveals a novel molecular mechanism by which circNUP50 mediates platinum resistance in OC by modulating p53 ubiquitination and provides new insights for developing effective therapeutic strategies for platinum resistance in OC.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

Journal of nanobiotechnology - 22(2024), 1 vom: 19. Jan., Seite 35

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhu, Yunshu [VerfasserIn]
Liang, Leilei [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Yuxi [VerfasserIn]
Li, Jian [VerfasserIn]
Zeng, Jia [VerfasserIn]
Yuan, Yihang [VerfasserIn]
Li, Ning [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Lingying [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

CircRNA NUP50
Cisplatin
DNA Helicases
EC 2.3.2.23
EC 3.6.4.-
EC 3.6.4.12
EC 3.6.4.13
G3BP1 protein, human
Journal Article
MicroRNAs
Nanodrug delivery
Ovarian cancer
P53
Platinum resistance
Poly-ADP-Ribose Binding Proteins
Q20Q21Q62J
RNA, Circular
RNA Helicases
RNA Recognition Motif Proteins
Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
UBE2T protein, human
Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes

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Date Completed 22.01.2024

Date Revised 22.01.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12951-024-02295-w

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367337150