PMID- 30182381 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20181211 LR - 20210109 IS - 1365-2184 (Electronic) IS - 0960-7722 (Print) IS - 0960-7722 (Linking) VI - 51 IP - 6 DP - 2018 Dec TI - CDR1as is overexpressed in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma to promote the tumour's progression via miR-7 signals. PG - e12521 LID - 10.1111/cpr.12521 [doi] LID - e12521 AB - OBJECTIVES: To investigate the roles played by the circular RNA (circRNA) molecule ciRS-7 (CDR1as) and tumour suppressor miRNA-7 (miR-7) in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC). METHODS: Specimens of LSCC tissue (n = 30) and corresponding relative normal tissue (n = 30) were collected to determine their levels and clinical significance of CDR1as/mir-7 expression. The CDR1as and miR-7 were overexpressed in LSCC cells to investigate its function and mechanism in vitro and in vivo. RESULTS: Patients with high TNM stages, poorly differentiated tumours, lymph node metastases and poor prognosis had high CDR1as levels but low miR-7 levels. CDR1 expression was negatively associated with miR-7 expression in LSCC. Overexpression of CDR1as in vitro enhanced cell vitality, and promoted the proliferation, migration, and invasion of two LSCC cell lines (Hep2 and AMC-HN-8.) However, these effects could be abrogated by knockdown of CDR1as or the forced expression of miR-7. Mechanistically, overexpressed CDR1 molecules functioned as miR-7 sponges and upregulated the key targets of miR-7, CCNE1, and PIK3CD in Hep2 and AMC-HN-8 cells. In vivo studies demonstrated the tumourigenic role of CDR1as. Overexpression of CDR1as alone promoted tumour growth and increased expression of the proliferation indices ki-67, CCNE1, and PIK3CD. Although the tumour suppressor miR-7 effectively inhibited the tumour growth, this effect could be counteracted by co-treatment with CDR1as in vivo. CONCLUSION: CDR1as is an oncogene that promotes LSCC progression by regulating miR-7 signals. CI - (c) 2018 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. FAU - Zhang, Jianzhong AU - Zhang J AD - Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, China. AD - Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of the Medical University of Guangzhou, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Hu, Huayong AU - Hu H AD - Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of the Medical University of Guangzhou, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Zhao, Yaoxin AU - Zhao Y AD - Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of the Medical University of Guangzhou, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Zhao, Yulin AU - Zhao Y AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7410-3761 AD - Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20180904 PL - England TA - Cell Prolif JT - Cell proliferation JID - 9105195 RN - 0 (Autoantigens) RN - 0 (CDR1 protein, human) RN - 0 (MIRN7 microRNA, human) RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - 0 (Nerve Tissue Proteins) SB - IM MH - Autoantigens/*genetics/metabolism MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Proliferation/genetics MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/*genetics MH - Genes, Tumor Suppressor/physiology MH - Humans MH - Laryngeal Neoplasms/*genetics MH - MicroRNAs/*genetics MH - Nerve Tissue Proteins/*genetics/metabolism MH - Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck/genetics MH - Up-Regulation PMC - PMC6528957 OTO - NOTNLM OT - CCNE1 OT - CDR1as OT - PIK3CD OT - laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma OT - miR-7 COIS- No competing financial interests exist. EDAT- 2018/09/06 06:00 MHDA- 2018/12/12 06:00 PMCR- 2018/09/04 CRDT- 2018/09/06 06:00 PHST- 2018/02/08 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/07/15 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/07/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/09/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/12/12 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/09/06 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/09/04 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - CPR12521 [pii] AID - 10.1111/cpr.12521 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cell Prolif. 2018 Dec;51(6):e12521. doi: 10.1111/cpr.12521. Epub 2018 Sep 4.