Avtor/Urednik     Razpotnik, Rok; Vidmar, Robert; Fonović, Marko; Rozman, Damjana; Režen, Tadeja
Naslov     Circular RNA hsa_circ_0062682 binds to YBX1 and promotes oncogenesis in hepatocellular carcinoma
Tip     članek
Vol. in št.     Letnik 14, št. 18
Leto izdaje     2022
Obseg     str. 1-25
ISSN     2072-6694 - Cancers
Jezik     eng
Abstrakt     Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have been shown to play an important role in the pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). By implementing available transcriptomic analyses of HCC patients, we identified an upregulated circRNA hsa_circ_0062682. Stable perturbations of hsa_circ_0062682 in Huh-7 and SNU-449 cell lines influenced colony formation, migration, cell proliferation, sorafenib sensitivity, and additionally induced morphological changes in cell lines, indicating an important role of hsa_circ_0062682 in oncogenesis. Pathway enrichment analysis and gene set enrichment analysis of the transcriptome data from hsa_circ_0062682 knockdown explained the observed phenotypes and exposed transcription factors E2F1, Sp1, HIF-1α, and NFκB1 as potential downstream targets. Biotinylated oligonucleotide pulldown combined with proteomic analyses identified protein interaction partners of which YBX1, a known oncogene, was confirmed by RNA immunoprecipitation. Furthermore, we discovered a complex cell-type-specific phenotype in response to the oncogenic potential of hsa_circ_0062682. This finding is in line with different classes of HCC tumours, and more studies are needed to shed a light on the molecular complexity of liver cancer.
Proste vsebinske oznake     hepatocelularni karcinom
circRNAs
transkriptomske analize
hepatocellular carcinoma
circRNAs
transcriptomic analyses