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Zebrafish Model of Neuroblastoma Metastasis
Published on: March 14, 2021
circ0125803 facilitates tumor progression by sponging miR-197-5p and upregulating E2F1 in neuroblastoma
Jue Tang1, Feng Liu2, Dongmei Huang1
1Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guangzhou Institute of Pediatrics, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510623, China.
Background:
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are one type of RNAs with many different functions. circRNAs are very crucial in human malignancy progression. However, few studies have investigated the function and exact mechanism of circRNAs in neuroblastoma. In the current study, we investigated the biological function of circ0125803 in the proliferation and metastasis of neuroblastoma.
Methods:
A high-throughput circRNA microarray sequencing was conducted to screen differentially expressed circRNAs and in neuroblastoma. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was used to detect the expression level of circRNA and miRNA. RNA immunoprecipitation and dual luciferase reporter experiments were both conducted to investigate the molecular interaction mechanism of circ0125803 in neuroblastoma.
Results:
We identified hsa_circ_0125803 (circ0125803) as an extremely upregulated circRNA in neuroblastoma samples. Knockdown of circ0125803 significantly decreased the growth rate and invasion rate in neuroblastoma. Our data demonstrated upregulation of circ0125803 promotes the neuroblastoma progression by blocking miR-197-5p and upregulating E2F1 expression.
Conclusion:
This study uncovered the biological function of the circ0125803-miR-197-5p-E2F1 axis in neuroblastoma metastasis and growth.
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