Circ_0007142/miR-186/FOXK1 axis promoted lung adenocarcinoma progression
Dongjie Ma1, Hongsheng Liu1, Yingzhi Qin1
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital Beijing 100730, China.
Abstract:
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a class of non-coding RNAs could affect expression of specific genes which may induce tumor occurrence and progression. In this study, we identified 32 differentially expressed circRNAs between five pairs of lung adenocarcinoma and paracancerous tissues using circRNA microarray. And circ_0007142 expression was the most upregulated in five lung adenocarcinoma tissues. Meanwhile, circ_0007142 expression was remarkably over-expressed in lung adenocarcinoma tissues and cells. In addition, knockdown of circ_0007142 inhibited proliferation, migration, invasion and induced apoptosis of lung adenocarcinoma cells. Furthermore, knockdown of circ_0007142 inhibited the biological behavior of lung adenocarcinoma through miR-186/FOXK1 axis and inactivated the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway. Altogether, our study suggests Circ_0007142/miR-186/FOXK1 axis may play as an important role in progression of lung adenocarcinoma, which provided a novel potential mechanism about this disease.
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