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CircFAM73A promotes the cancer stem cell-like properties of gastric cancer through the miR-490-3p/HMGA2 positive feedback loop and HNRNPK-mediated β-catenin stabilization

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DOI: 10.1186/s13046-021-01896-9

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  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [82072708, 81871946, 81602080, 81902461]
  2. Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province [SJCX20_0479]
  3. Primary Research & Development Plan of Jiangsu Province [BE2016786]
  4. Program for Development of Innovative Research Team in the First Affiliated Hospital of NJMU
  5. Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD) [JX10231801]
  6. Jiangsu Key Medical Discipline (General Surgery) [ZDXKA2016005]
  7. Six Talent Peaks of Jiangsu Province [2018 WSW005]
  8. Jiangsu Key Lab of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Personalized Medicine, Nanjing Medical University

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The study revealed that circFAM73A is upregulated in gastric cancer tissues and is associated with poor prognosis in patients. Upregulation of circFAM73A enhances cell proliferation, migration, cisplatin resistance, and CSC-like properties in gastric cancer. Mechanistically, circFAM73A promotes gastric cancer malignancy through the miR-490-3p/HMGA2 positive feedback loop and recruitment of HNRNPK.
BackgroundCircular RNAs (circRNAs) have emerged as a new subclass of regulatory RNAs that play critical roles in various cancers. Cancer stem cells (CSCs), a small subset of cancer cells, are believed to possess the capacities to initiate tumorigenesis and promote progression. Although accumulating evidence has suggested that cells with CSC-like properties are crucial for the malignancy of gastric cancer (GC), it remains unclear whether circRNAs are related to the acquisition of CSC-like properties in GC.MethodsCircFAM73A expression was analyzed by GEO datasets and verified in GC samples. The roles of circFAM73A in GC cell proliferation, migration, cisplatin resistance, and CSC-like properties were determined by a series of functional experiments both in vitro and in vivo. RNA pulldown was used to explore the miRNAs and proteins binding to circFAM73A. Bioinformatic analysis and experimental verification confirmed the downstream targets of circFAM73A. The regulation of circFAM73A by HMGA2 was verified by ChIP and RIP assays.ResultsElevated circFAM73A expression was confirmed in GC tissues, and higher circFAM73A predicted poor prognosis in GC patients. The upregulation of circFAM73A enhanced CSC-like properties in GC, thus facilitating cell proliferation, migration, and cisplatin resistance. Mechanistically, circFAM73A promoted GC malignancy by regulating miR-490-3p/HMGA2 in a positive feedback loop and recruiting HNRNPK to facilitate beta -catenin stabilization. Moreover, HMGA2 further enhanced E2F1 and HNRNPL activity, which in turn promoted circFAM73A expression.ConclusionsOur work demonstrates the crucial role of circFAM73A in the CSC-like properties of GC and uncovers a positive feedback loop in circFAM73A regulation that leads to the progression of gastric cancer, which may provide new insights into circRNA-based diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.

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