PMID- 34675680 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220427 IS - 1179-1322 (Print) IS - 1179-1322 (Electronic) IS - 1179-1322 (Linking) VI - 13 DP - 2021 TI - Circular RNA Circ-0003006 Promotes Hepatocellular Carcinoma Proliferation and Metastasis Through Sponging miR-542-3p and Regulating HIF-1A. PG - 7859-7870 LID - 10.2147/CMAR.S315894 [doi] AB - INTRODUCTION: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one most common cancer types among gastrointestinal cancer over the world, while its underlying mechanisms remain unclear. CircRNA has been revealed to participate in multiple biological functions and contribute to various diseases' progression. METHODS: Bioinformatic analysis of the differently expressed circRNAs in the HCC tissues, then verified by real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) assay. We found that circ-0003006 was upregulated in the HCC tissues, the cell fractionation assay and RNA fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) were performed to confirm the cell location of circ-0003006. shRNA silence assay was used to knock down the expression of circ-0003006 in the HCC cells. RESULTS: Cell account kit 8 (CCK-8) and transwell assay were revealed that circ-0003006 knockdown inhibited the proliferation and metastasis in HCC cells. The target miR‑542‑3p and target gene HIF-1A were predicted by bioinformatics analysis, then verified through biotinylated RNA pull-down and dual-luciferase reporter assays. The mechanism, circ-0003006, probably acted as a sponge of miR‑542‑3p and regulated HIF-1A levels in hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Moreover, HIF-1A overexpression abolished the effect of circ-0003006 inhibition on the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma cells. The subcutaneous tumor formation experiment indicated that circ-0003006 knockdown inhibited the HCC cell growth in vivo. CONCLUSION: Circ-0003006 was demonstrated to promote HCC progression in vitro and in vivo by sponging miR‑542‑3p to release the inhibition on HIF-1A. CI - (c) 2021 Tu et al. FAU - Tu, Qiang AU - Tu Q AD - Department of Hepatobiliary Oncology Surgery, Jiangxi Cancer Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, People's Republic of China. AD - Department of Oncology Interventional, Jiangxi Cancer Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, People's Republic of China. FAU - You, Xiaoxiang AU - You X AD - Department of Hepatobiliary Oncology Surgery, Jiangxi Cancer Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, People's Republic of China. AD - Department of Oncology Interventional, Jiangxi Cancer Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, People's Republic of China. FAU - He, Jun AU - He J AD - Department of Hepatobiliary Oncology Surgery, Jiangxi Cancer Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, People's Republic of China. AD - Department of Oncology Interventional, Jiangxi Cancer Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, People's Republic of China. FAU - Hu, Xuguang AU - Hu X AD - Department of Hepatobiliary Oncology Surgery, Jiangxi Cancer Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, People's Republic of China. AD - Department of Oncology Interventional, Jiangxi Cancer Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, People's Republic of China. FAU - Xie, Changji AU - Xie C AD - Department of Hepatobiliary Oncology Surgery, Jiangxi Cancer Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, People's Republic of China. AD - Department of Oncology Interventional, Jiangxi Cancer Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, People's Republic of China. FAU - Xu, Guohui AU - Xu G AD - Department of Hepatobiliary Oncology Surgery, Jiangxi Cancer Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, People's Republic of China. AD - Department of Oncology Interventional, Jiangxi Cancer Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, People's Republic of China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20211013 PL - New Zealand TA - Cancer Manag Res JT - Cancer management and research JID - 101512700 PMC - PMC8520847 OTO - NOTNLM OT - HIF-1A OT - circ-0003006 OT - circular RNA OT - hepatocellular carcinoma OT - miR-542-3p COIS- The authors declare that they have no competing interests. EDAT- 2021/10/23 06:00 MHDA- 2021/10/23 06:01 PMCR- 2021/10/13 CRDT- 2021/10/22 06:46 PHST- 2021/05/13 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/09/30 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/10/22 06:46 [entrez] PHST- 2021/10/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/10/23 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/10/13 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 315894 [pii] AID - 10.2147/CMAR.S315894 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Cancer Manag Res. 2021 Oct 13;13:7859-7870. doi: 10.2147/CMAR.S315894. eCollection 2021.