Circular RNA(circRNA)is stably expressed in various species with a tissue/cell specific manner. Recent studies have revealed that circRNA can exert crucial regulatory function as efficient miRNA sponge. Our previous study has first successfully identified bladder cancer related circRNA-3(BCRC-3) which relatively low expressed in human bladder cancer tissues through circRNA deep-sequencing. Preliminary studies show that BCRC-3 is predominately localized in the cytoplasm. Over-expression of BCRC-3 effectively inhibits proliferation of bladder cancer cells in vitro. BCRC-3 contains three predicted binding sites of miR-182-5p, and further confirm the direct combination of BCRC-3 and miR-182-5p through RNA pull-down assay. miR-182-5p can enhance the proliferative ability of bladder cancer cell through inhibiting the expression of p27. In the project, we will further reveal the function of BCRC-3 and underlying mechanism of BCRC-3/miR-182-5p interaction in regulation of p27 expression, as well as provide a novel strategy and target for the treatment of bladder cancer.
环状RNA(circRNA)是一类结构稳定、表达丰富且具有组织及细胞相关性的环形RNA分子。近来研究揭示了circRNA可作为高效的"microRNA分子海绵"来发挥重要的调控作用。申请人前期通过对人膀胱癌和配对正常膀胱组织进行环状RNA高通量测序,成功鉴定出膀胱癌中相对低表达的膀胱癌相关环状RNA-3(BCRC-3),发现其在细胞浆内富集。初步研究显示:过表达BCRC-3可在体外抑制膀胱癌细胞增殖。通过生物信息学分析发现BCRC-3含有3个miRNA-182-5p结合位点,并进一步通过RNA pull-down实验证实二者可直接结合,而miR-182-5p可通过抑制p27蛋白的表达来发挥潜在的生物学功能。本课题拟在前期研究的基础上,深入研究膀胱癌中BCRC-3的生物学功能,以及其与miR-182-5p相互调控、影响下游基因p27表达的机制,以期为膀胱癌的靶向治疗提供新策略和靶点。
膀胱癌是最常见的泌尿系统恶性肿瘤之一,易复发、易进展,寻找新的、有效的作用靶点是预后取得突破的关键。环状RNA(circRNA)在多种恶性肿瘤中,包括膀胱癌,发挥重要的调控作用。circRNA作为“microRNA分子海绵”有效结合microRNA,进而影响下游靶基因,是其发挥调控作用的重要机制。本项目通过circRNA 高通量测序,筛选出在膀胱癌组织和细胞中显著低表达的circRNA-BCRC-3,并发现BCRC-3过表达可以显著抑制膀胱癌细胞的增殖。进一步研究显示,BCRC-3通过增加p27蛋白表达,将膀胱癌细胞周期组织在G0/G1期,来抑制膀胱癌细胞的增殖。结合生信分析,筛选可作用于p27 3'-UTR区、并且可被BCRC-3有效结合的microRNA,发现miR-182-5p其中的关键一环。BCRC-3具有3个miR-182-5p结合位点,增加BCRC-3的表达,可显著增加对细胞浆中miR-182-5p的结合能力,减少miR-182-5p对p27 mRNA的负性调控作用,增加p27 mRNA和蛋白的表达。茉莉酸甲酯(Methyl jasmonate, MJ)具有抑制膀胱癌细胞增殖的作用,本项目研究结果显示,MJ可通过增加膀胱癌细胞中BCRC-3的表达,作用于miR-182-5p/p27轴来发挥抑癌作用。本研究结果不仅能为膀胱癌的治疗提供新的靶点,也为协同提高抗癌药物的疗效提供新的策略。
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