Hsa_circRNA_0084043 promoting tumorigenesis in glioma through miR-577 sponging

Jin Qian; Chunyan Chen; Changping Zhao; Xing Xu; Yingna Xu; Yong Zhang; Chunfa Qian

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19219

Hsa_circRNA_0084043 promoting tumorigenesis in glioma through miR-577 sponging

Heliyon. 2023 Aug 17;9(9):e19219. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19219. eCollection 2023 Sep.

Authors

Jin Qian¹, Chunyan Chen², Changping Zhao¹, Xing Xu¹, Yingna Xu¹, Yong Zhang¹, Chunfa Qian³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Xuancheng People's Hospital, The Affiliated Xuancheng Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Xuancheng, Anhui, China.
² Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Jinling Hospital, Southern Medical University, Nanjing, China.
³ Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.

Abstract

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are important non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) involved in the development of multiple human diseases, especially cancers. circRNA_0084043 is significantly involved in the progression of melanoma. However, whether circRNA_0084043 is associated with glioma remains unknown. In this study, the upregulation of circRNA_0084043 in glioma and the association between circRNA_0084043 and glioma grade were identified. Our results showed that circRNA_0084043 is significantly involved in the proliferative, migratory, and invasive capacities of glioma cells. The results obtained from starBase, luciferase reporter assays, RNA immunoprecipitation assays, and RNA pull-down assays demonstrated that circRNA_0084043 acts as a direct sponge for miR-577. TargetScan algorithm was used to identify potential miR-577 targets, it was found that sorting nexin 5 (SNX5) is a candidate bound to miR-577. Finally, cell experiments testified that circRNA_0084043 enhanced growth, migration and invasion of glioma through the regulation of miR-577-mediated SNX5. Taken together, we concluded that circRNA_0084043 in the miR-577/SNX5 axis can be used as a candidate target for glioma therapy.

Keywords: Glioma; SNX5; circRNA_0084043; miR-577.