张学成, 关晓辉. Circ_0007142 accelerates epithelial-mesenchymal transition and invasion of gastric cancer cells through sponging miR-647 and regulatingCCR8 gene[J]. China Oncology, 2021, 31(8): 714-724.
张学成, 关晓辉. Circ_0007142 accelerates epithelial-mesenchymal transition and invasion of gastric cancer cells through sponging miR-647 and regulatingCCR8 gene[J]. China Oncology, 2021, 31(8): 714-724. DOI: 10.19401/j.cnki.1007-3639.2021.08.004.
Background and purpose: Gastric cancer is the most common malignant tumor of digestive tract. Circ_0007142 has been proved to be a carcinogenic factor of colorectal cancer and can promote the progression of colorectal cancer. This study aimed to explore the effects of circ_0007142 on epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and invasion of gastric cancer cells via absorbing miR-647 and then regulating CCR8 gene. Methods: Real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RTFQ-PCR) was used to detect the expressions of circ_0007142
miR-647 and CCR8 in gastric cancer tissues and cells. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) experiment was adopted to determine the subcellular localization of circ_0007142. Dual luciferase reporter experiment and RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) assay were used to confirm the targeting relationship of circ_0007142 and miR-647 as well as miR-647 and CCR8. Transwell assay
clone formation assay and Western blot were used to test the cell invasion ability
clonality and EMT respectively. Tumor xenograft in BALB/c nude mice was performed to detect tumorigenicity of circ_0007142 in vivo. Results: Overexpressions of circ_0007142 and CCR8 and downregulation of miR-647 were detected in gastric cancer tissues and cells. Circ_0007142 acted as a molecular sponge to inhibit the expression of miR-647
at the same time
miR-647 inhibited the expression of CCR8 by binding with the 3'-UTR of CCR8 mRNA. Knockdown of circ_0007142 or overexpression of miR-647 inhibited the invasion
colony formation and EMT of gastric cancer cells. However
the effects of circ_0007142 inhibition or miR-647 overexpression on gastric cancer cells were partially reversed by miR-647 inhibitor or CCR8 overexpression (all P0.05). Moreover
knockdown of circ_0007142 in gastric cancer cells inhibited the tumor growth in vivo. Conclusion: Circ_0007142 upregulates the expression of CCR8 via sponging miR-647
which subsequently accelerates the EMT and invasion of gastric cancer cells and promotes the progression of gastric cancer.