Yuan Jianjun, Liu Yan, Zhang Quan, Ren Zhishuai, Li Guang, Tian Rong
Department of Spine Surgery, Tianjin Union Medical Center, Tianjin, 300121, People's Republic of China.
Cancer Manag Res. 2021 Jun 2;13:4433-4445. doi: 10.2147/CMAR.S295147. eCollection 2021.
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are implicated in the chemoresistance of human cancers. However, the functions of circRNA PR/SET domain 2 (circPRDM2) in the resistance of osteosarcoma (OS) to doxorubicin (DXR) are unknown.
Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) assay was conducted to determine the levels of circPRDM2, microRNA-760 (miR-760) and enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2). RNase R assay was used to analyze the characteristics of circPRDM2. IC50 of DXR was estimated by Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) assay. Colony formation assay was performed for cell colony formation ability. Wound-healing assay and transwell assay were utilized for cell migration and invasion. Flow cytometry analysis was conducted for cell apoptosis. Western blot assay was employed for protein levels. Dual-luciferase reporter assay, RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) assay and RNA pull-down assay were adopted to analyze the relationships among circPRDM2, miR-760 and EZH2. Murine xenograft model assay was utilized to explore DXR resistance in vivo.
CircPRDM2 level was enhanced in DXR-resistant OS tissues and cells. CircPRDM2 deficiency inhibited IC50 of DXR, colony formation, migration and invasion and facilitated apoptosis in DXR-resistant OS cells in vitro. CircPRDM2 was identified as the sponge for miR-760. MiR-760 inhibition reversed the inhibitory effects of circPRDM2 knockdown on DXR resistance and cell progression in DXR-resistant OS cells. Moreover, EZH2 was identified as the target gene of miR-760 and EZH2 overexpression abolished miR-760-mediated impacts on DXR sensitivity and malignant behaviors in DXR-resistant OS cells. Also, circPRDM2 silencing improved DXR sensitivity in vivo.
Our study demonstrated the role of circPRDM2/miR-760/EZH2 axis in enhancing DXR resistance.
环状RNA(circRNA)与人类癌症的化疗耐药性有关。然而,环状PR/SET结构域2(circPRDM2)在骨肉瘤(OS)对阿霉素(DXR)耐药中的作用尚不清楚。
采用定量实时聚合酶链反应(qRT-PCR)检测circPRDM2、微小RNA-760(miR-760)和zeste同源物2增强子(EZH2)的水平。用核糖核酸酶R检测分析circPRDM2的特征。采用细胞计数试剂盒-8(CCK-8)检测法评估DXR的半数抑制浓度(IC50)。进行集落形成试验以检测细胞集落形成能力。采用伤口愈合试验和Transwell试验检测细胞迁移和侵袭能力。通过流式细胞术分析细胞凋亡情况。采用蛋白质免疫印迹法检测蛋白质水平。采用双荧光素酶报告基因检测、RNA免疫沉淀(RIP)检测和RNA下拉检测分析circPRDM2、miR-760和EZH2之间的关系。利用小鼠异种移植模型试验在体内探索DXR耐药性。
circPRDM2水平在DXR耐药的OS组织和细胞中升高。circPRDM2缺陷抑制了DXR的IC50、集落形成、迁移和侵袭,并促进了体外DXR耐药OS细胞的凋亡。circPRDM2被鉴定为miR-760的海绵。抑制miR-760可逆转circPRDM2敲低对DXR耐药OS细胞中DXR耐药性和细胞进展的抑制作用。此外,EZH2被鉴定为miR-760的靶基因,EZH2过表达消除了miR-760介导的对DXR耐药OS细胞中DXR敏感性和恶性行为的影响。此外,circPRDM2沉默可提高体内DXR敏感性。
我们的研究证明了circPRDM2/miR-760/EZH2轴在增强DXR耐药性中的作用。