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ArticleMolecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy2017

The Circular RNA Interacts with STAT3, Increasing Its Nuclear Translocation and Wound Repair by Modulating Dnmt3a and miR-17 Function.

Zhen-Guo Yang, Faryal Mehwish Awan, William W Du, Yan Zeng, Juanjuan Lyu, De Wu, Shaan Gupta, Weining Yang, Burton B Yang

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Article in Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 164 papers.

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164citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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164 citing papers in PubMed, 286 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Recent Advances in Cancer Immunotherapy Aided by Regulatory Non-Coding RNA: A Review.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2025
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  12. Circular RNAs Binding to RNA-Binding Proteins.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2025
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  15. Circular RNAs in Heart Diseases.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2025
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  19. Nanoparticles-Delivered Circular RNA Strategy as a Novel Antitumor Approach.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Zhen-Guo YangSunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada; Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211 Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, 611130 Sichuan, China; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada.
Faryal Mehwish AwanSunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada; Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), H-12 Islamabad, Pakistan.
William W DuSunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada.
Yan ZengSunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, 139 Middle Ren-Min Road, Changsha, 410011 Hunan, China.
Juanjuan LyuSunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada.
De WuInstitute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211 Huimin Road, Wenjiang District, Chengdu, 611130 Sichuan, China.
Shaan GuptaSunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada.
Weining YangInstitute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada.
Burton B YangSunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada; Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada. Electronic address: byang@sri.utoronto.ca.
University of Toronto · CAHealth Sciences Centre · CANational University of Sciences and Technology · PKSichuan Agricultural University · CNSunnybrook Research Institute

Funding

CIHR PJT-149083
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Delayed or impaired wound healing is a major health issue worldwide, especially in patients with diabetes and atherosclerosis. Here we show that expression of the circular RNA circ-Amotl1 accelerated healing process in a mouse excisional wound model. Further studies showed that ectopic circ-Amotl1 increased protein levels of Stat3 and Dnmt3a. The increased Dnmt3a then methylated the promoter of microRNA miR-17, decreasing miR-17-5p levels but increasing fibronectin expression. We found that Stat3, similar to Dnmt3a and fibronectin, was a target of miR-17-5p. Decreased miR-17-5p levels would increase expression of fibronectin, Dnmt3a, and Stat3. All of these led to increased cell adhesion, migration, proliferation, survival, and wound repair. Furthermore, we found that circ-Amotl1 not only increased Stat3 expression but also facilitated Stat3 nuclear translocation. Thus, the ectopic expressed circ-Amotl1 and Stat3 were mainly translocated to nucleus. In the presence of circ-Amotl1, Stat3 interacted with Dnmt3a promoter with increased affinity, facilitating Dnmt3a transcription. Ectopic application of circ-Amotl1 accelerating wound repair may shed light on skin wound healing clinically.

Indexed as

Gene Expression RegulationRNA TransportAngiopoietin-Like Protein 1AnimalsBinding SitesCell MovementCell ProliferationDNA (Cytosine-5-)-MethyltransferasesDNA Methyltransferase 3AFibroblastsMembrane ProteinsMiceMicroRNAsModels, MolecularMolecular ConformationProtein BindingAmotl1 protein, mouseAngiopoietin-Like Protein 1DNA (Cytosine-5-)-MethyltransferasesDNA Methyltransferase 3ADnmt3a protein, mouseMembrane ProteinsMicroRNAsMirn17 microRNA, mouseRNARNA, CircularSTAT3 Transcription Factorcirc-Amotl1circRNAcircular RNADnmt3aStat3wound healing

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PMID28676341
PMCPMC5589065
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