PMID- 35037694 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220711 LR - 20220711 IS - 1699-5848 (Electronic) IS - 0213-3911 (Linking) VI - 37 IP - 6 DP - 2022 Jun TI - Circ_0044520 regulates the progression of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma via the miR-338-3p/ROR2 axis. PG - 513-526 LID - 10.14670/HH-18-420 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) is the second most common malignant tumor in head and neck. Circular RNA_0044520 (circ_0044520) expression is increased in LSCC. However, the molecular mechanism of circ_0044520 remains unknown. METHODS: The expression of circ_0044520, microRNA-338-3p (miR-338-3p) and receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 2 (ROR2) were detected by quantitative real-time fluorescence polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Cell viability, cell proliferation and apoptosis were detected by Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) assay, colony formation assay and Flow cytometry assay, respectively. Western blot examined the protein levels of PCNA, Cyclin D1, Bax, Bcl-2 and ROR2 cells. The relationship between miR-338-3p and circ_0044520 or ROR2 was verified by Dual-luciferase reporter assays. The xenotransplantation model was established to study the role of circ_0044520 in vivo. RESULTS: The expression of circ_0044520 and ROR2 was increased in LSCC tissues and cells, while the expression of miR-338-3p was decreased. Circ_0044520 can sponge miR-338-3p, and ROR2 is the target of miR-338-3p. In vitro complement experiments showed that knockdown of circ_0044520 significantly inhibited malignant behavior of LSCC, while co-transfection of miR-338-3p inhibitor partially up-regulated this change. In addition, miR-338-3p can inhibit the proliferation of LSCC cells, while co-transfection of overexpression of ROR2 can partially reverse this change. Mechanically, circ_0044520 regulates ROR2 expression in LSCC cells by sponging miR-338-3p. In addition, in vivo studies have shown that down-regulation of circ_0044520 inhibits tumor growth. CONCLUSION: Circ_0044520 silencing plays anti-proliferation and pro-apoptosis roles in LSCC cells by regulating the miR-338-3p/ROR2 axis, suggesting that the circ_0044520/miR-338-3p/ROR2 axis may be a potential regulatory mechanism for the treatment of LSCC. FAU - Yang, Huijun AU - Yang H AD - Department of Otolaryngology, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang City, Liaoning, China. yanghuijun2004@163.com. FAU - Yu, Gang AU - Yu G AD - Department of Otolaryngology, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang City, Liaoning, China. FAU - Wang, Yan AU - Wang Y AD - Department of Otolaryngology, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang City, Liaoning, China. FAU - Guo, Xing AU - Guo X AD - Department of Otolaryngology, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang City, Liaoning, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220117 PL - Spain TA - Histol Histopathol JT - Histology and histopathology JID - 8609357 RN - 0 (MIRN338 microRNA, human) RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - 0 (RNA, Circular) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (ROR2 protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor Tyrosine Kinase-like Orphan Receptors) SB - IM MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Proliferation/genetics MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - *Head and Neck Neoplasms MH - Humans MH - *MicroRNAs/genetics/metabolism MH - RNA, Circular/genetics MH - Receptor Tyrosine Kinase-like Orphan Receptors/metabolism MH - Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck/genetics EDAT- 2022/01/18 06:00 MHDA- 2022/07/12 06:00 CRDT- 2022/01/17 09:39 PHST- 2022/01/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/07/12 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/01/17 09:39 [entrez] AID - HH-18-420 [pii] AID - 10.14670/HH-18-420 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Histol Histopathol. 2022 Jun;37(6):513-526. doi: 10.14670/HH-18-420. Epub 2022 Jan 17.