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Mechanisms of circular RNA circ_0066147 on pancreatic cancer progression.


ABSTRACT:

Background

The purpose of the study was to explore the precise parts of circ_0066147 (circular RNA [circRNA] scm-like with four mbt domains 1, circSFMBT1) in pancreatic cancer (PC) progression.

Methods

Ribonuclease R assay was used to confirm the stability of circ_0066147. circ_0066147, miR-326 and E2F transcription factor 2 (E2F2) expression levels was detected by quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction or Western blot. Cell proliferation, apoptosis, migration and invasion abilities were assessed by the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide, flow cytometry, wound-healing and transwell assays, respectively. Targeted relationships among circ_0066147, miR-326 and E2F2 were verified by the dual-luciferase reporter or RNA pull-down assay.

Results

circ_0066147 expression was upregulated in PC tissues and cells. circ_0066147 knockdown inhibited PC cell proliferation, migration, invasion and enhanced apoptosis in vitro, as well as weakened tumor growth in vivo. Mechanistically, circ_0066147 directly targeted miR-326 and circ_0066147 modulated E2F2 expression by miR-326. miR-326 mediated the regulation of circ_0066147 in PC cell behaviors in vitro. Furthermore, E2F2 was a functional target of miR-326 in modulating PC cell behaviors in vitro.

Conclusion

circ_0066147 regulated PC malignant progression in part depending on the miR-326/E2F2 axis, illuminating circ_0066147 was a potential prognostic marker and therapeutic target for PC management.

SUBMITTER: Zhang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8142380 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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