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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
Volume 104, Issue 6, Pages 2419-2434Publisher
ENDOCRINE SOC
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2018-01851
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- National Nature and Science Grant of China [81773943]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81702479]
- Science and Technology Planning Project ofGuangdong Province [2016A050502024, 2017A050501011]
- Guangzhou Science and Technology Project [201704020085]
- Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province [2017A030310201]
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Context: Nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs) are the major cause of hypopituitarism and infertility. However, the pathogenesis of NFPAs remains largely unknown. Previous studies have demonstrated the crucial role of miRNAs in the progression of pituitary adenomas. Increasing evidence has indicated that circular RNAs (circRNAs) might mediate miRNA transcriptional activity, providing new insights to study the pathogenesis of NFPAs. Objectives: To explore the regulation and activity of the circRNA-miRNA-mRNA axis in the tumorigenesis of NFPAs. Design: The function of miR-145-5p in NFPAs was investigated in vitro and in vivo. The mechanical details were explored and potential targets of miR-145-5p were identified. Finally, miR-145-5p-associated circRNAs were functionally recognized and confirmed. Results: miR-145-5p was markedly decreased in NFPA samples and correlated negatively with NFPA invasiveness. Overexpression of miR-145-5p suppressed NFPA cell proliferation and invasiveness and promoted apoptosis. Further results confirmed that translationally controlled tumor protein (TPT1) is a target of miR-145-5p and mediated the effect of miR-145-5p. TPT1 and its downstream factors Mcl-1 and Bcl-xL were downregulated, and Bax was upregulated by miR-145-5p. Moreover, circOMA1 (hsa_circRNA_0002316) was demonstrated to sponge miR-145-5p, whose suppression on NFPA cells was abrogated by circOMA1 overexpression. circOMA1 silencing exhibited a similar inhibitory effect with miR-145-5p overexpression by downregulating TPT1. We found that circOMA1 could further upregulate Mcl-1 and Bcl-xL and downregulate Bax. Conclusions: circOMA1 promotes NFPA progression by acting as the sponge of tumor suppressor miR-145-5p to regulate the TPT1 signaling pathway, revealing a therapeutic target in preventing the tumorigenesis of NFPAs.
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