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Effect of knock-down of circASH2 on gene expression in HCC cells

ABSTRACT: Metastasis, especially intrahepatical, is a major challenge for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treatment. Cytoskeleton remodeling has been identified as a vital process mediating intrahepatic spreading. Previously we reported HCC tumor adhesion and invasion were modulated by circular RNA (circRNA), which has emerged as important regulators of various cellular processes and has been implicated in the cancer progression. Here we uncovered a novel nuclear circRNA, circASH2, which is preferentially lost in HCC tissues, and inhibits HCC metastasis by altering tumor cytoskeleton structure. Tropomyosin 4 (TPM4), a critical binding protein of actin, turned out to be the major target of circASH2 and was post-transcriptionally suppressed. Such regulation is based on mRNA/pre-mRNA splicing and degradation process. Furthermore, liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) of nuclear Y-box binding protein 1 (YBX1) enhanced by circASH2 augments TPM4 transcripts decay. Together, our data have revealed a novel tumor suppressive circRNA and more importantly, uncovered a fine regulation mechanism for HCC progression.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE236039 | GEO | 2023/07/02

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:Background: Tumor necrosis factor α-induced protein 1 (TNFAIP1) is frequently downregulated in cancer cell lines and promotes cancer cell apoptosis. However, its role, clinical significance and molecular mechanisms in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are unknown. Methods: The expression of TNFAIP1 in HCC tumor tissues and cell lines was measured by Western blot and immunohistochemistry. The effects of TNFAIP1 on HCC proliferation, apoptosis, metastasis, angiogenesis and tumor formation were evaluated by Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK8), Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP Nick-End Labeling (TUNEL), transwell, tube formation assay in vitro and nude mice experiments in vivo. The interaction between TNFAIP1 and CSNK2B was validated by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), Co-immunoprecipitation and Western blot. The mechanism of how TNFAIP1 regulated nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-κB) pathway was analyzed by dual-luciferase reporter, immunofluorescence, quantitative Real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and Western blot. Findings: The TNFAIP1 expression is significantly decreased in HCC tissues and cell lines, and negatively correlated with the increased HCC histological grade. Overexpression of TNFAIP1 inhibits HCC cell proliferation, metastasis, angiogenesis and promotes cancer cell apoptosis both in vitro and in vivo, whereas the knockdown of TNFAIP1 in HCC cell displays opposite effects. Mechanistically, TNFAIP1 interacts with CSNK2B and promotes its ubiquitin-mediated degradation with Cul3, causing attenuation of CSNK2B-dependent NF-κB trans-activation in HCC cell. Moreover, the enforced expression of CSNK2B counteracts the inhibitory effects of TNFAIP1 on HCC cell proliferation, migration, and angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo. Interpretation: Our results support that TNFAIP1 can act as a tumor suppressor of HCC by modulating TNFAIP1/CSNK2B/NF-κB pathway, implying that TNFAIP1 may represent a potential marker and a promising therapeutic target for HCC. Fund: This work was supported in part by the financial support from the China Natural Science Foundation (No. 81972642, No. 81601122 and No. 81770389), Hunan Natural Science Foundation (No. 2017JJ3205), Cooperative Innovation Center of Engineering and New Products for Developmental Biology of Hunan Province (No. 20134486), and the Scientific Research Fund of Hunan Provincial Education Department (17B162).

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Effect of knock-down of circASH2 on gene expression in HCC cells

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