PMID- 37889059 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20231102 LR - 20240422 IS - 1790-6245 (Electronic) IS - 1109-6535 (Print) IS - 1109-6535 (Linking) VI - 20 IP - 6 DP - 2023 Nov-Dec TI - Hsa_circ_0079557 Promotes the Proliferation of Colorectal Cancer Cells Through the hsa_circ_0079557/miR-502-5p/CCND1 Axis. PG - 567-581 LID - 10.21873/cgp.20406 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND/AIM: Recent studies have demonstrated the crucial regulatory roles of circular RNAs (circRNAs) in cancer initiation and progression. The sponge mechanism of circRNAs has been shown to be widely active in various types of tumors. However, many circRNAs still have not been verified to function through this mechanism. This study aimed to investigate the regulatory mechanism of hsa_circ_0079557 in colorectal cancer (CRC) and its role in CRC progression. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Raw gene expression profile datasets were downloaded from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) and combined to form a new dataset. Hsa_circ_0079557 was found to be highly expressed in CRC. Its role was evaluated in vitro and in vivo through a series of experiments, including quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), flow cytometry, colony formation, cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8), transwell assays, scratch wound healing assays, nude mice experiments, and immunohistochemistry (IHC). The association between hsa_circ_0079557 and the identified target microRNAs (miRNA) was confirmed through fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and dual-luciferase reporter assays. The downstream target proteins were predicted using the web-based tool "TargetScan," and their expressions were determined using Western blot (WB). RESULTS: Hsa_circ_0079557 was found to be relatively up-regulated in CRC tissues and cell lines. Suppression of hsa_circ_0079557 expression inhibited cell proliferation in vitro and in vivo. Additionally, hsa_circ_0079557 acted as a "molecular sponge" for miR-502-5p, up-regulating the expression of Cyclin D1 (CCND1). CONCLUSION: In this study, we identify a highly expressed circRNA in CRC and propose a novel pathway of hsa_circ_0079557/miR-502-5p/CCND1 in CRC. CI - Copyright (c) 2023, International Institute of Anticancer Research (Dr. George J. Delinasios), All rights reserved. FAU - Yu, Chao AU - Yu C AD - Department of General Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China. FAU - Huang, Xue AU - Huang X AD - Department of General Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China. FAU - Huang, Renli AU - Huang R AD - Department of General Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China. FAU - Wang, Peiqi AU - Wang P AD - Department of General Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China. FAU - Cai, Zongda AU - Cai Z AD - Department of Gastrointestinal Sugery, First Quanzhou Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, P.R. China. FAU - Guo, Zeyi AU - Guo Z AD - Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China. FAU - Lan, Qingnan AU - Lan Q AD - Department of General Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China. FAU - Cao, Haodi AU - Cao H AD - Department of Endocrinology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangdong, P.R. China. FAU - Yu, Jinlong AU - Yu J AD - Department of General Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China; yujinlong640506@163.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - Greece TA - Cancer Genomics Proteomics JT - Cancer genomics & proteomics JID - 101188791 RN - 0 (CCND1 protein, human) RN - 136601-57-5 (Cyclin D1) RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - 0 (MIRN502 microRNA, human) RN - 0 (RNA, Circular) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Humans MH - Mice MH - Cell Proliferation/genetics MH - *Colorectal Neoplasms/genetics/metabolism MH - Cyclin D1/genetics/metabolism MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence MH - Mice, Nude MH - *MicroRNAs/genetics/metabolism MH - *RNA, Circular/genetics/metabolism PMC - PMC10614065 OTO - NOTNLM OT - CCND1 OT - CRC OT - Colorectal cancer OT - dataset OT - hsa_circ_0079557 OT - miR-502-5p COIS- The Authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2023/10/27 12:42 MHDA- 2023/10/27 12:43 PMCR- 2023/11/03 CRDT- 2023/10/27 09:14 PHST- 2023/06/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/07/22 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/08/04 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/10/27 12:43 [medline] PHST- 2023/10/27 12:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/10/27 09:14 [entrez] PHST- 2023/11/03 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 20/6/567 [pii] AID - 10.21873/cgp.20406 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cancer Genomics Proteomics. 2023 Nov-Dec;20(6):567-581. doi: 10.21873/cgp.20406.