Circular RNAs (circRNAs) in mammalian cells can be derived from exons, introns, as well as exons that are circularized with introns ‘retained’ between exons, which were found and termed exon-intron circRNAs by us recently (Nat Struct Mol Biol, 2015). So far, little is known about the mechanism and function of circRNAs’ biosynthesis. C-Myc, an important transcription factor and critical regulator of cell metabolism, has vital physiological functions and is related to ~50% of human malignancies. However, by now, no correlative study about relevance between c-Myc and circRNAs’ biosynthesis has been reported. In our preliminarily experiments, by high-throughput deep sequencing, we have identified the circRNAs and mRNAs differentially expressed in cancer cells with high or low c-Myc expression. We will investigate which of and how these circRNAs interact with c-Myc, coopreately regulate transcription and expression of metabolism genes, and affect cancer metabolism and the occurrence and progression of cancers. Furthermore, we will try to explore new mechanisms on c-Myc-regulated biosynthesis of circRNAs, and uncover circRNAs’ biological functions in cancer metabolism, which hopefully will add biomedical significance to this project.
哺乳动物中的环状RNA分子包含来源于外显子或内含子,以及我们最近发现的一类由外显子环化产生却保留有内含子的环状RNA(Nat Struct Mol Biol,2015),但关于环状RNA生物合成的机理及功能,目前仍知之甚少。c-Myc是细胞内重要的转录因子和关键的代谢调节因子,具有重要的生理功能,并与约50%人类恶性肿瘤相关。关于c-Myc与环状RNA生物合成及功能之间的关联,迄今未见任何报道。前期研究中,我们通过高通量深度测序筛选得到高/低表达c-Myc的肿瘤细胞中差异表达的环状RNA和mRNA。我们将鉴定其中与c-Myc相互结合的环状RNA,并探讨它们是否与c-Myc协同作用调控代谢酶基因的转录表达,从而影响肿瘤代谢以及肿瘤的发生发展。我们的研究将解析c-Myc调控环状RNA生物合成的新机制,并揭示环状RNA在肿瘤代谢中发挥的生物学功能,具有潜在而重要的生物医学意义。
哺乳动物细胞中的环状RNA分子包含来源于外显子或内含子,以及我们最近发现的一类由外显子环化产生却保留有内含子的环状RNA,但关于环状RNA生物合成的机理及功能,目前仍知之甚少。c-Myc是细胞内重要的转录因子和关键的代谢调节因子,具有重要的生理功能,并与约50%的人类恶性肿瘤相关。关于c-Myc与环状RNA生物合成及功能之间的关联,仍鲜有报道。本课题中,我们首先通过高通量深度测序筛选得到高/低表达c-Myc的肿瘤细胞中差异表达的环状RNA(circRNAs)和mRNA。我们进一步解析c-Myc调控circRNAs表达的机制,发现c-Myc通过上调转录因子PTBP1和hnRNP等的表达,从而抑制circRNAs的生成,并进而抑制circRNA对应的母本基因的表达。我们还发现circRNA在肿瘤细胞中抑制细胞的增殖。因此,c-Myc可能通过调控环状RNA的表达及功能影响肿瘤的发生和发展。我们的研究揭示了c-Myc调控环状RNA生物合成的新机制,受c-Myc调控的circRNA有可能成为肿瘤的分子诊断标记物,研究结果具有一定的生物医学意义。
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