Publication: Circ_0044520 regulates the progression of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma via the miR-338-3p/ROR2 axis
Authors
Yang, Huijun ; Yu, Gang ; Wang, Yan ; Guo, Xing
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Universidad de Murcia, Departamento de Biologia Celular e Histiologia
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DOI
https://doi.org/ 10.14670/HH-18-420
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Abstract
Background. Laryngeal squamous cell
carcinoma (LSCC) is the second most common
malignant tumor in head and neck. Circular
RNA_0044520 (circ_0044520) expression is increased
in LSCC. However, the molecular mechanism of
circ_0044520 remains unknown.
Methods. The expression of circ_0044520,
microRNA-338-3p (miR-338-3p) and receptor tyrosine
kinase-like orphan receptor 2 (ROR2) were detected by
quantitative real-time fluorescence polymerase chain
reaction (qRT-PCR). Cell viability, cell proliferation and
apoptosis were detected by Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8)
assay, colony formation assay and flow cytometry assay,
respectively. Western blot examined the protein levels of
PCNA, Cyclin D1, Bax, Bcl-2 and ROR2 cells. The
relationship between miR-338-3p and circ_0044520 or
ROR2 was verified by Dual-luciferase reporter assays.
The xenotransplantation model was established to study
the role of circ_0044520 in vivo.
Results. The expression of circ_0044520 and ROR2
was increased in LSCC tissues and cells, while the
expression of miR-338-3p was decreased. Circ_0044520
can sponge miR-338-3p, and ROR2 is the target of miR338-3p. In vitro complement experiments showed that
knockdown of circ_0044520 significantly inhibited
malignant behavior of LSCC, while co-transfection of
miR-338-3p inhibitor partially up-regulated this change.
In addition, miR-338-3p can inhibit the proliferation of
LSCC cells, while co-transfection of overexpression of
ROR2 can partially reverse this change. Mechanically,
circ_0044520 regulates ROR2 expression in LSCC cells
by sponging miR-338-3p. In addition, in vivo studies
have shown that down-regulation of circ_0044520
inhibits tumor growth.
Conclusion. Circ_0044520 silencing plays antiproliferation and pro-apoptosis roles in LSCC cells by
regulating the miR-338-3p/ROR2 axis, suggesting that
the circ_0044520/miR-338-3p/ROR2 axis may be a
potential regulatory mechanism for the treatment of
LSCC
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Citation
Histology and Histopathology Vol. 37, nº6 (2022)
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