Project description:circHIPK3 silencing impairs ß-cell functions leading to a decrease in insulin secretion, proliferation, and survival. Therefore, we wanted to identify the mode of action of circHIPK3 by measuring gene expression changes upon circHIPK3 silencing in MIN6B1 cells.
Project description:Aortic valve calcific disease (CAVD) is a common heart valve condition typically characterized by severe narrowing of the aortic valve. Our previous research has shown that circHIPK3 is downregulated in calcified aortic valve tissues and plays a role in regulating the progression of CAVD. To further investigate how circHIPK3 exerts its inhibitory effects on aortic valve calcification, we overexpressed circHIPK3 in aortic valve interstitial cells and conducted RNA-seq analysis, revealing that circHIPK3 regulates key factors in the Wnt signaling pathway. These findings contribute to a deeper understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying CAVD, particularly the potential involvement of circRNAs in this disease.
Project description:Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are covalently closed RNA molecules widely expressed in eukaryotes and regulated in several pathological processes, including cancer. Many studies point to their mechanism of action as miRNA and protein sponges; however, we propose a new functionality based on circRNA-mRNA interaction to regulate mRNA fate. We show that the widely expressed circHIPK3 directly interacts in vivo with the BRCA1 mRNA through the back-splicing region. This interaction favoured the translation of BRCA1 by competing for the binding of the FMRP1 RNA-binding protein, which acts as a repressor of BRCA1 translation. CircHIPK3 depletion or disruption of the CircRNA-mRNA interaction decreased BRCA1 levels and increased DNA damage, sensitizing several cancer cell lines to DNA-damage-inducing agents and rendering them susceptible to synthetic lethality. Additionally, mimicking circHIPK3 interaction with lock-nucleic acid (LNA) oligonucleotides restores BRCA1 levels in hereditary breast cancer model cells, underscoring circRNA-mRNA interaction’s importance in regulating cell homeostasis and drug response.
Project description:Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are covalently closed RNA molecules widely expressed in eukaryotes and regulated in several pathological processes, including cancer. Many studies point to their mechanism of action as miRNA and protein sponges; however, we propose a new functionality based on circRNA-mRNA interaction to regulate mRNA fate. We show that the widely expressed circHIPK3 directly interacts in vivo with the BRCA1 mRNA through the back-splicing region. This interaction favoured the translation of BRCA1 by competing for the binding of the FMRP1 RNA-binding protein, which acts as a repressor of BRCA1 translation. CircHIPK3 depletion or disruption of the CircRNA-mRNA interaction decreased BRCA1 levels and increased DNA damage, sensitizing several cancer cell lines to DNA-damage-inducing agents and rendering them susceptible to synthetic lethality. Additionally, mimicking circHIPK3 interaction with lock-nucleic acid (LNA) oligonucleotides restores BRCA1 levels in hereditary breast cancer model cells, underscoring circRNA-mRNA interaction’s importance in regulating cell homeostasis and drug response.
Project description:Primary outcome(s): Relationship with mRNA expression of B7 family molecules in blood of patients with colorectal cancer and clinicopathological factors
Project description:In order to confirm that circHIPK3 in colorectal cancerand characterization of its role in carcinogenesis, verified the expression level of circHIPK3 in additon 18 samples, and further collected 30 health controls and 30 colorectal cancer patients for exosome detection. The present study identified circHIPK3 is higher expression in CRC tissues and exosome of CRC patients.
Project description:Multidrug resistance-associated protein 4 (MRP4), a member of the C subfamily of ATP-binding cassette transporters, is highly expressed in the kidney of mammals and responsible for renal elimination of various drugs. Adenosine deaminase acting on RNA 1 (ADAR1) has been reported to regulate gene expression through catalyzing adenosine-to-inosine (A-to-I) RNA editing. In this study, we found that the down-regulation of ADAR1 increased the expression of MRP4 in human renal cells at post-transcriptional level. The results of luciferase reporter assays and microarray analysis revealed that down-regulation of ADAR1 decreased the levels of miR-381-3p, which led to the up-regulation of MPR4 expression. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a kind of closed loop endogenous non-coding RNAs that play a critical role of gene expression by acting as miRNA sponges. ADAR1 repressed the biogenesis of circular RNA circHIPK3 by catalyzing A-to-I RNA editing, which changed the secondary structure of precursor of circHIPK3. In silico analysis suggested that circHIPK3 acted as a sponge of miR-381-3p. Indeed, overexpression of circHIPK3 up-regulated the expression of MRP4 through interfering with miR-381-3p. Our results provide the novel point of view for regulating mechanism of the expression of xenobiotic transporters through mediating the control of circRNA expression by RNA editing enzyme ADAR1.
Project description:We performed a label free mass spectrometry-based proteomic analysis to investigate the effects of PCYOX1 silencing on the secretome of human HepG2 cells