PMID- 35876041 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220726 LR - 20231105 IS - 2001-1326 (Electronic) IS - 2001-1326 (Linking) VI - 12 IP - 7 DP - 2022 Jul TI - Circular RNA circ-TNPO3 inhibits clear cell renal cell carcinoma metastasis by binding to IGF2BP2 and destabilizing SERPINH1 mRNA. PG - e994 LID - 10.1002/ctm2.994 [doi] LID - e994 AB - BACKGROUND: Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is a common malignant tumour of the urinary tract. The major causes of poor prognosis are the lack of early diagnosis and metastasis. Accumulating research reveals that circular RNAs (circRNAs) can play key roles in the development and the progression of cancer. However, the role of circRNAs in ccRCC is still uncertain. METHODS: The circRNAs microarray (n = 4) was performed to investigate the circRNAs with differential expression in ccRCC tissues. The candidate circRNA was selected based on the cut-off criteria, such as circRNA expression abundance, circRNA size and the design of divergent primers. The circ-transportin-3 (TNPO3) levels in ccRCC tissues were tested by quantitative real-time (qRT)-PCR (n = 110). The characteristics and subcellular localization of circ-TNPO3 were identified via RNase R assay, qRT-PCR and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Then, we explored the biological roles of circ-TNPO3 in ccRCC via the function experiments in vitro and in vivo. RNA pull-down, RNA immunoprecipitation, bioinformatic analysis, RNA-FISH assays and rescue assays were applied to validate the interactions between circ-TNPO3, insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA-binding protein 2 (IGF2BP2) and serpin family H member 1 (SERPINH1) to uncover the underlying molecular mechanisms of circ-TNPO3. RESULTS: We detected the obvious downregulation of circ-TNPO3 in ccRCC compared to matched adjacent normal tissues (n = 110). The lower circ-TNPO3 expression was found in ccRCC patients with distant metastasis, higher World Health Organization/International Society of Urologic Pathologists (WHO/ISUP) grade and more advanced tumour T stage. In vitro and in vivo, circ-TNPO3 significantly suppressed the proliferation and migration of ccRCC cells. Mechanistically, we elucidated that circ-TNPO3 directly bound to IGF2BP2 protein and then destabilized SERPINH1 mRNA. Moreover, IGF2BP2/SERPINH1 axis was responsible for circ-TNPO3's function of inhibiting ccRCC metastasis. Epithelial splicing regulatory protein 1 (ESRP1) was probably involved in the biogenesis of circ-TNPO3. CONCLUSIONS: Circ-TNPO3 can suppress ccRCC progression and metastasis via directly binding to IGF2BP2 protein and destabilizing SERPINH1 mRNA. Circ-TNPO3 may act as a potential target for ccRCC treatment. CI - (c) 2022 The Authors. Clinical and Translational Medicine published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Shanghai Institute of Clinical Bioinformatics. FAU - Pan, Xiaojuan AU - Pan X AD - College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China. FAU - Huang, Bo AU - Huang B AD - College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China. FAU - Ma, Qiang AU - Ma Q AD - College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China. FAU - Ren, Junwu AU - Ren J AD - College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China. FAU - Liu, Yuying AU - Liu Y AD - College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China. FAU - Wang, Cong AU - Wang C AD - Department of Urology, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China. FAU - Zhang, Dawei AU - Zhang D AD - Department of Urology, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China. FAU - Fu, Jian AU - Fu J AD - Department of Urology, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China. FAU - Ran, Lingyu AU - Ran L AD - Department of Kidney, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China. FAU - Yu, Ting AU - Yu T AD - Department of Clinical Laboratory, The 89th Hospital of The People's Liberation Army, Weifang, P. R. China. FAU - Li, Haiping AU - Li H AD - College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China. FAU - Wang, Xiaolin AU - Wang X AD - College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China. FAU - Yang, Feifei AU - Yang F AD - College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China. FAU - Liang, Ce AU - Liang C AD - College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China. FAU - Zhang, Yuying AU - Zhang Y AD - College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China. FAU - Wang, Shimin AU - Wang S AD - College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China. FAU - Ren, Jingjing AU - Ren J AD - Department of Clinical Laboratory, The 89th Hospital of The People's Liberation Army, Weifang, P. R. China. FAU - Li, Wei AU - Li W AD - Department of Pharmacy, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China. FAU - Wang, Yongquan AU - Wang Y AD - Department of Urology, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China. FAU - Xiao, Bin AU - Xiao B AD - College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Clin Transl Med JT - Clinical and translational medicine JID - 101597971 RN - 0 (HSP47 Heat-Shock Proteins) RN - 0 (IGF2BP2 protein, human) RN - 0 (RNA, Circular) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (RNA-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (SERPINH1 protein, human) RN - 0 (TNPO3 protein, human) RN - 0 (beta Karyopherins) RN - 63231-63-0 (RNA) SB - IM MH - *Carcinoma, Renal Cell/genetics/metabolism/pathology MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - HSP47 Heat-Shock Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - Humans MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence MH - *Kidney Neoplasms/genetics/metabolism/pathology MH - RNA MH - RNA, Circular/genetics MH - RNA, Messenger/genetics MH - RNA-Binding Proteins/genetics MH - beta Karyopherins/genetics/metabolism PMC - PMC9309750 OTO - NOTNLM OT - IGF2BP2 OT - SERPINH1 OT - circ-TNPO3 OT - clear cell renal cell carcinoma COIS- The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/07/26 06:00 MHDA- 2022/07/27 06:00 PMCR- 2022/07/25 CRDT- 2022/07/25 05:13 PHST- 2022/07/05 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/01/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/07/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/07/25 05:13 [entrez] PHST- 2022/07/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/07/27 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/07/25 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - CTM2994 [pii] AID - 10.1002/ctm2.994 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Clin Transl Med. 2022 Jul;12(7):e994. doi: 10.1002/ctm2.994.