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CARCINOGENESIS
Volume 39, Issue 8, Pages 981-992Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgy061
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [91643204, 81573180, 21277036]
- University Chief Scientist Program of Guangzhou [1201541575]
- Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou [201707020043]
- Guangdong Natural Science Foundation [2014A030311017]
- University Major Program of Guangdong [2014SZD48]
- University Talent Program of Guangdong [2013-164]
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Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are widespread and diverse endogenous RNAs distinct from traditional linear RNAs, which may regulate gene expression in eukaryotes. However, the function of human circRNAs, including their potential role in lung cancer, remains largely unknown. We screened the circRNA circ0006916, which was evidently down-regulated in 16HBE-T cells (anti-benzopyrene-trans-7, 8-dihydrodiol-9, 10-epoxide-transformed human bronchial epithelial cells), and in A549 and H460 cell lines. Silencing of circ0006916, but not its parental gene homer scaffolding protein 1 (HOMER1), promoted cell proliferation via speeding up the cell cycle process rather than by inhibiting apoptosis; conversely, overexpression of circ0006916 had the opposite effect. Luciferase-screening assay indicated that circ0006916 bound to miR-522-3p and inhibited pleckstrin homology domain and leucine rich repeat protein phosphatase 1 (PHLPP1) activity. We also explored the effect of the RNA-binding protein trinucleotide repeat-containing 6A (TNRC6A) on circ0006916 production. Circ0006916 expression was decreased after silencing TNRC6A. TNRC6A bound to the intron regions around the circRNA-forming exons of circ0006916, as shown by RNA immunoprecipitation assay combined with sequencing analysis. The association of circ0006916 with TNRC6A was further verified by RNA pull-down assays. We then constructed a carrier and confirmed that TNRC6A binding to the flanked intron region of circ0006916 was necessary for generation of circ0006916. These results demonstrate that TNRC6A regulates the biogenesis of the circRNA circ0006916, which has a regulatory role in cell growth.
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