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In Silico Identification and Characterization of circRNAs During Host-Pathogen Interactions
Published on: October 21, 2022
Identification of hsa_circ_0039053 as an up-regulated and oncogenic circRNA in hepatocellular carcinoma via the
Tian Bao Yang1, Fang Yi1, Wei Feng Liu1
1Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, and College of Clinical Medicine of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China, 471003.
Abstract:
Accumulating evidence indicated that circular RNAs (circRNAs) are crucial regulators in tumorigenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but it is still unclear how hsa_circ_0039053 causes HCC. Herein, hsa_circ_0039053 was upregulated in HCC tissues and cell lines. The upregulation of hsa_circ_0039053 was linked to the advanced clinical characteristics of patients. Downregulation of hsa_circ_0039053 decreased the invasion and proliferative ability of tumors in vitro and as well as tumor growth in vivo. Mechanically, hsa_circ_0039053 positively regulated USP21 expression through interacting with miR-637. Moreover, overexpression of USP21 or silencing of miR-637 restored the inhibitory impacts of hsa_circ_0039053 silencing on HCC progression. Collectively, our study confirmed that hsa_circ_0039053 could be regarded as a competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) to positively modulate the expression of USP21 combining with miR-637, which provided a potential target in HCC treatment.
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