M2 Macrophage-derived Extracellular Vesicles Augment Immune Evasion and Development of Colorectal Cancer Via a CircRNA_CCDC66/microRNA-342-3p/metadherin Axis

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Journal Cytotechnology

Specialties Biotechnology
Genetics

Date 2023 Jun 30

PMID 37389129

Authors

Linfeng Fan

Guofeng Xu

Xiangfu Zeng

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Abstract

The M2 macrophages are major components in the tumor microenvironment and are closely linked to immune suppression and tumor metastasis. This work focuses on how M2 macrophage-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) affect colorectal cancer (CRC) progression. THP-1 monocytes were induced to differentiate to M0 or M2 macrophages, and the macrophage-derived EVs (M0-EVs and M2-EVs, respectively) were collected and identified. The M2-EVs stimulation augmented proliferation, mobility, and the in vivo tumorigenic activity of CRC cells. Circular RNA_CCDC66 (circ_CCDC66) was highly enriched in M2-EVs and could be delivered into CRC cells. The RNA pull-down and luciferase assays showed that circ_CCDC66 could competitively bind to microRNA (miR)-342-3p, therefore restoring the expression of metadherin (MTDH) mRNA, a target transcript of miR-342-3p. Suppression of circ_CCDC66 in the M2-EVs or specific knockdown of MTDH in CRC significantly blocked the growth and mobility of CRC cells. However, miR-342-3p inhibition restored the malignant phenotype of cancer cells. Moreover, the MTDH knockdown was found to increase the cytotoxicity of CD8 T and reduce the protein level of the immune checkpoint PDL1 in CRC cells. In summary, this study reveals that the M2-EVs augment immune evasion and development of CRC by delivering circ_CCDC66 and restoring the MTDH level.

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