Journal of Practical Oncology ›› 2021, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (6): 500-505.doi: 10.11904/j.issn.1002-3070.2021.06.003

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The effects of circRNA MYO1C on lung cancer cell autophagy and cancer stem cell differentiation

LUO Wen1, JIA Li2, ZHANG Jiawen2, WANG Dongjie2, KONG Yingjun1   

  1. 1. Respiratory Medicine Department,National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Disease,Shenzhen Third People′s Hospital,The Second Affiliated Hospital,School of Medicine,Southern University of Science and Technology,Shenzhen 518000,China;
    2. Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine,The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University
  • Received:2021-03-30 Revised:2021-10-27 Online:2021-12-28 Published:2021-12-17

Abstract: Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of circRNA MYO1C on autophagy and cancer stem cells(CSCs) differentiation of non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC). Methods The levels of circRNA MYO1C in normal lung epithelial cells and NSCLC A549 cells were detected by RT-qPCR.A549 cells were divided into the control,NC and siMYO1C groups,and circRNA MYO1C was interfered by transfection with si-circRNA MYO1C plasmids.The cell growth viability and migration ability were detected by CCK-8 and Transwell assays.The expression of CSCs differentiation marker proteins(OCT4,SOX2 and NANOG)and autophagy marker proteins(P62 and IC3II/LC3I)was detected by Western blot. Results Compared with normal lung epithelial cells,the expression of circRNA MYO1C was significantly up-regulated in A549 cells(0.99±0.06 vs. 4.87±0.88,P=0.002).Compared with the NC group,the level of circRNA MYO1C,cell viability,cell migration,the levels of OCT4,SOX2,NANOG and IC3II/LC3I proteins in the siMYO1C group were significantly reduced,the level of P62 protein was significantly increased(P<0.001). Conclusion Down-regulating circRNA MYO1C can inhibit CSCs differentiation and autophagy-related protein expression of NSLCLC cells,and inhibit lung cancer cell migration.

Key words: Non-small cell lung cancer, circRNA MYO1C, Cancer stem cells differentiation, Autophagy

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