Upregulation of Circ_0008812 and Circ_0001583 Predicts Poor Prognosis and Promotes Breast Cancer Proliferation

Overview

Journal Front Mol Biosci

Specialty Biology

Date 2022 Oct 6

PMID 36200070

Authors

Hong Lin

Fangyi Long

Xiqian Zhang

Pinghan Wang

Ting Wang

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Abstract

Accumulating evidence suggests that circular RNAs (circRNAs) are highly correlated with tumor progression and pathogenesis in breast cancer. Whereas, their regulatory roles and corresponding mechanisms in breast cancer are still not exhaustive. Thus, we intended to establish circRNA-mediated competive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) network to uncover the possible roles and clinical implications of circRNAs in breast cancer. Microarray and RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) data were download from GEO and TCGA database to screen for differentially expressed RNAs (DEcircRNAs, DEmiRNAs, DEmRNAs) in breast cancer. By implementing online databases, we established ceRNA networks, performed gene set enrichment analysis, constructed protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks, and assessed the expression levels and prognostic significance of hub genes. Subsequently, we explored the functions of prognosis-related genes and constructed gene-drug interaction networks. Finally, the functional roles of DEcircRNAs in breast cancer were revealed MTT and colony formation assay. Based on the identified 8 DEcircRNAs, 25 miRNAs and 216 mRNAs, a ceRNA regulatory network was established. Further analysis revealed that prominent enrichments were transcription factor binding, transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) and Apelin signaling pathway etc. PPI network and survival curves analysis showed that elevated levels of hub genes (RACGAP1 and KPNA2) were associated with poorer prognosis. They were found to be positively relevant to cell cycle and proliferation. Then a prognostic sub-network of ceRNA was constructed, consisting of 2 circRNAs, 4 miRNAs and 2 mRNAs. The gene-drug interaction network showed that numerous drugs could regulate the expression of these two prognosis-related genes. Functional experiments showed that depletion of circ_0008812 and circ_0001583 could significantly inhibit the proliferation of MCF-7 cells. Our study constructed 4 prognostic regulatory axes that are significantly correlated with tumor prognosis in breast cancer patients, and uncover the roles of circ_0008812 and circ_0001583 in breast cancer, providing a new perspective into the molecular mechanisms of breast cancer pathogenesis.

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