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Inhibition of Breast Cancer Cell Growth and Migration Through Sirna-Mediated Modulation of Circ_0009910/Mir-145-5P/Muc1 Axis Publisher



Abtin M1 ; Nafisi N2 ; Hosseinzadeh A1 ; Kadkhoda S1 ; Omranipour R3, 4 ; Sahebi L5 ; Razipour M1 ; Ghafourifard S6 ; Shakoori A1, 7
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  1. 1. Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Surgery Department, Rasoul Akram Hospital Clinical Research Development Center (RCRDC), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Breast Disease Research Center (BDRC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Department of Surgical Oncology, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. Maternal, Fetal and Neonatal Research Center, Family Health Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  6. 6. Department of Medical Genetics, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  7. 7. Department of Medical Genetics, Cancer Institute of Iran, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Dr. Qarib St., Keshavarz Blvd, Tehran, Iran

Source: Non-coding RNA Research Published:2024


Abstract

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) characterize a novel kind of regulatory RNAs distinguished by great evolutionary conservation and constancy. Although their exact role in malignancies is not fully understood, they mainly work through specific axes. Circular RNA/miRNA/mRNA axes affect the pathogenesis of human cancers including breast cancer. We assessed the expression and function of circ_0009910/miR-145-5p/MUC1 axis in Breast Cancer tissues and MCF-7 cells. Expression levels of circ_0009910 and MUC1 were notably increased in breast cancer tissues compared with control tissues, parallel with the down-regulation of miR-145-5p. Clinicopathological analysis indicated that up-regulation of circ_0009910 in breast tumors is related to invasion of the tumor to lymph node (P value = 0.011). Also, the downregulation of miR-145-5p was significantly correlated with tumor invasion to lymph nodes (P value = 0.04) and HER2-negative tumors (P value = 0.037). Finally, overexpression of MUC1 was correlated with age under 45 years (P value = 0.002). More importantly, circ_0009910-siRNA decreased the proliferation and migration ability of breast cancer cells, enhanced expression of miR-145-5p, and decreased levels of MUC1. Taken together, the circ_0009910/miR-145-5p/MUC1 axis has been demonstrated to affect the pathogenesis of breast cancer and might provide a target for breast cancer treatment. © 2024 The Authors