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Heterotypic Three-dimensional In Vitro Modeling of Stromal-Epithelial Interactions During Ovarian Cancer Initiation and Progression
Published on: August 28, 2012
circGFRA1 Promotes Ovarian Cancer Progression By Sponging miR-449a
Jie Liu1, Furong Yu1, Shufen Wang1
1Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan.
Abstract:
Backgroud: Increasing studies show that circular RNAs (circRNAs) play important roles in tumor progression. However, the function of circRNAs in ovarian cancer is mostly unclear. Methods: We detected the expression of circGFRA1 by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) in 50 pairs of ovarian cancer tissues and adjacent normal tissues. Then, we explored the function of circGFRA1 in ovarian cancer progression, such as cell proliferation, apoptosis and invasion. Moreover, we performed luciferase reporter and RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) assay to study the competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) function of circGFRA1 in ovarian cancer progression. Results: qRT-PCR showed that circGFRA1 was overexpressed in ovarian cancer tissues. Inhibition of circGFRA1 suppressed cell proliferation and invasion, but induced cell apoptosis in ovarian cancer. Luciferase reporter and RIP assay revealed that circGFRA1 could regulate the expression of GFRA1 by sponging miR-449a. Conclusions: In summary, circGFRA1 regulated GFRA1 expression and ovarian cancer progression by sponging miR-449a. circGFRA1 could be a potential diagnostic biomarker and therapeutic target for ovarian cancer.
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