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Three-Dimensional Bone Extracellular Matrix Model for Osteosarcoma
Published on: April 12, 2019
Hsa_circ_0003732 promotes osteosarcoma cells proliferation via miR-545/CCNA2 axis
Li Li1,2, Xiang-An Kong2, Mousheng Zang2
1Department of orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Abstract:
Osteosarcoma (OS) is a primary malignant bone tumor with a high fatality rate. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a type of endogenous noncoding RNA that have been verified to participate in cancer pathophysiological processes. We aim to investigate the roles of circRNAs in osteosarcoma tumorigenesis. In the present study, we showed that hsa_circ_0003732 was up-regulated in OS tissues and elevated level of hsa_circ_0003732 was linked to poor prognosis of OS patients. Functional investigation indicated that hsa_circ_0003732 promoted proliferation of OS cells. Furthermore, we identified miR-545 as the hsa_circ_0003732-associated microRNA and CCNA2 was a direct target of miR-545. In addition, hsa_circ_0003732 could elevate CCNA2 expression via miR-545, resulting in the promotion of OS cells proliferation. Altogether, our findings demonstrate that hsa_circ_0003732 promotes OS cells proliferation via miR-545/CCNA2 axis and imply hsa_circ_0003732 may be a potential prognosis biomarker and therapeutic target for OS.
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