| Literature DB >> 31599076 |
Zhe Li1, Yao Ruan1, Haiyan Zhang1, Yijing Shen1, Tianwen Li1, Bingxiu Xiao1.
Abstract
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have a covalently closed circular conformation and are structurally stable. Those circRNAs with tumor-suppressive properties play an important role in tumorigenesis and metastasis and thus may be used as therapeutic targets of cancers. Herein, we review the current understanding of the classification of circRNAs and summarize the functions and mechanisms of circRNAs that have tumor-suppressive roles in various cancers, including liver cancer (circARSP91, circADAMTS13, circADAMTS14, circMTO1, hsa_circ_0079299, and circC3P1), bladder cancer (circFNDC3B, circITCH, circHIPK3, circRNA-3, cdrlas, and circLPAR1), gastric cancer (circLARP4, circYAP1, hsa_cric_0000096, hsa_circ_0000993, and circPSMC3), breast cancer (circ_000911, hsa_circ_0072309, and circASS1), lung cancer (hsa_circ_0000977, circPTK2, circ_0001649, hsa_circ_100395, and circ_0006916), glioma (circ_0001946, circSHPRH, and circFBXW7), and colorectal cancer (circITGA7 and hsa_circ_0014717). Thanks to their structural stability, these tumor-suppressive circRNAs may be used as potential and potent therapeutic targets. Moreover, we propose a new method for the classification of circRNAs. Based on whether they can be translated, circRNAs can be divided into noncoding circRNAs and coding circRNAs.Entities:
Keywords: biogenesis; cancer; circular RNA; mechanism; therapeutic target
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Year: 2019 PMID: 31599076 PMCID: PMC6890437 DOI: 10.1111/cas.14211
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Sci ISSN: 1347-9032 Impact factor: 6.716
Figure 1Categories of circular RNAs (circRNAs). A, Classification of circRNAs based on their compositions: Exonic circRNAs (ecircRNAs), circular intronic RNAs (ciRNAs), and exon‐intronic circRNAs (EIciRNAs). B, Classification of circRNAs based on their positions and their adjacent mRNAs: ecircRNAs, ciRNAs, antisense circRNAs, sense overlapping circRNAs, and intergenic circRNAs. C, Coding circRNAs may have at least one internal ribosome entry site (IRES) and have an open reading frame (ORF)
Figure 2Biogenesis of circular RNAs (circRNAs). A, Produced by reverse splicing of pre‐mRNA. B, Intron pairing cycle produces circRNA. C, RNA‐binding protein (RBP) induces circulation
Summary of circRNAs as a tumor suppressor in various tumors
| Cancer type | CircRNA | Function | Mechanism | Reference |
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| Hepatocellular carcinoma | CSMARCA5 | MiRNA sponge | As sponges of miR‐17‐3p and miR‐181b‐5p to regulate miR‐17‐3p/miR‐181b‐5p‐TIMP3 axes |
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| CircZKSCAN1 | Regulating the transcription of linear RNA | Acting as a competitive inhibitor to retain endogenous RNA |
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| CircADAMTS14 | MiRNA sponge | Acting as a sponge of miR‐572 to regulate expression of RCAN1 |
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| Hsa_circ_0079299 | Interaction with protein | Inhibiting cell proliferation through PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway |
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| CircMTO1 | MiRNA sponge | Binding with miR‐9 and regulating P21 expression |
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| CircARSP91 | Interaction with protein | Suppressed by androgen receptor |
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| CircC3P1 | MiRNA sponge | Acting as a sponge of miR‐4641 to promote PCK1 expression |
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| CircADAMTS13 | MiRNA sponge | Acting as a sponge of miR‐484 |
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| Bladder cancer | CircFNDC3B | MiRNA sponge | Inhibiting G3BP2 expression and SRC/FAK phosphorylation by binding with miR‐1178‐3p |
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| CircITCH | MiRNA sponge | Acting as sponges of miR‐17 and miR‐224 to upregulate the expression of P21 and PTEN |
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| CircLPAR1 | MiRNA sponge | Acting as a sponge of miR‐762 |
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| CircHIPK3 | MiRNA sponge | Acting as a sponge of miR‐558 and inhibiting heparanase expression, thereby inhibiting invasion and metastasis |
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| CircRNA‐3 (BCRC‐3) | MiRNA sponge | Interacting with miR‐182‐5p and subsequently promoting P27 activity |
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| Cdr1as | MiRNA sponge | Binding to miR‐135a |
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| Gastric cancer | CircFAT1 (e2) | MiRNA sponge and interacting with RBP | Acting as a sponge of miR‐548g to regulate the expression of RUNX1; interacting with YBX1 |
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| CircYAP1 | MiRNA sponge | Acting as a sponge of miR‐367‐5p to upregulate the expression of P27 |
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| CircLARP4 | MiRNA sponge | Acting as a sponge of miR‐424 to regulate the expression of LATS1 |
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| Hsa_circ_0000993 | MiRNA sponge | Inhibit metastasis by chelation of miR‐214‐5p |
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| Hsa_circ_0000096 | Interaction with protein | Regulating the expression of cyclin D1, CDK6, MMP‐2, and MMP‐9 |
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| CircPSMC3 | MiRNA sponge | Acting as a sponge of miR‐296‐5p to regulate the expression of PTEN |
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| Breast cancer | CircASS1 | MiRNA sponge | Inhibiting the expression of miR‐4443 by sponge activity, and upregulating the expression of ASS1 |
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| Hsa_ circ_0072309 | MiRNA sponge | Acting as a sponge of miR‐492 |
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| Circ000911 | MiRNA sponge | Promoting Notch1 expression by acting as a sponge of miR‐449a |
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| Lung cancer | CircNOL10 | Interaction with protein | Promoting the expression of human protein |
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| Circ0006916 | MiRNA sponge | Combining to miR‐522‐3p to upregulate the expression of PHLPP1, thereby inhibiting cell cycle progression and inhibiting cancer progression |
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| Hsa_circ_100395 | MiRNA sponge | Regulating miR‐1228/TCF21 axis |
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| Non‐small cell lung cancer | CircPTK2 | MiRNA sponge | Acting as sponges of miR‐429/miR‐200b‐3p, targeting TIF1γ to inhibit TGFβ‐induced EMT |
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| Circ_0001649 | MiRNA sponge | Directly ejecting miR‐331‐3p and miR‐338‐5p |
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| Glioblastoma multiforme | Circ_0001946 | MiRNA sponge | Inhibiting miR‐6715p to promote the expression of CDR1 |
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| CircFBXW7 | Translation | Encoding FBXW7‐185aa and then reducing the half‐life of c‐Myc |
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| CircSHPRH | Translation | Encoding a 146‐aa protein, which protects its associated full‐length SHPRH |
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| Colorectal cancer | CircIGA7 | MiRNA sponge | Competitively binding miR‐370‐3p to upregulate NF1 translation and then inhibit Ras signaling pathway; upregulating the transcription of its host gene ITGA7 by inhibiting RREB1 by Ras |
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| Hsa_circ_0014717 | Unknown | Acting as a potential tumor suppressor |
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| Oral squamous cell carcinoma | Hsa_circ_0008309 | MiRNA sponge | Regulating miR‐382‐5P/ATXN1 axis |
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| Tube cancer | Circ0043898 | Unknown | May serve as a target of histone H3 and BMI18 |
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circRNA, circular RNA; EMT, epithelial‐mesenchymal transition; LATS1, large tumor suppressor kinase 1; miRNA, microRNA; PTEN, phosphatase and tensin homolog; TGF, transforming growth factor.
Figure 3Biological functions of cancer‐suppressive circular RNAs (circRNAs). A, Acting as a sponge of microRNA (miRNA). For example, circ_000911 competitively binds with miR‐449a, which binds with Argonaute 2 (Ago2) and targets notch homolog 1 (Notch 1) mRNA. B, Interacting with proteins. For example, circNOL10 first binds with sex comb on midleg‐like 1 (SCML1), then moves transcription factor binding sites (TFBS), and finally promotes the expression of human protein (HN) in lung cancer. C, Translating proteins. For example, the pre‐mRNA of F‐box and WD repeat domain containing 7 (FBXW7) may produce a circRNA called circFBXW7 and FBXW7α mRNA. The open reading frame (ORF) in circFBXW7, which is driven by the internal ribosome entry site, encodes a protein, FBXW7‐185aa. FBXW7‐185aa can bind with ubiquitin‐specific peptidase 28 (USP28) to prevent USP28 binding with FBXW7α mRNA, thereby reducing the half‐life of c‐Myc and reducing the stability of c‐Myc. D, Regulating the transcription of linear RNA. For example, the pre‐mRNA of zinc finger protein with KRAB and SCAN domains 1 (ZKSCAN1) may produce a circRNA called circZKSCAN1 that acts as a competitive inhibitor to retain endogenous RNA and then regulates the expression of cell proliferation and apoptosis‐related genes, including apoptotic genes RAS‐associated C3 botulinum toxin substrate 2 (RAC2), ephrin‐A3 (EFNA3), and caspase 3, transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGFB1), integrin beta 4 (ITGB4), and CXC motif chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4)