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ArticleJournal of biomedical science2020

Circular RNA circ_0003204 inhibits proliferation, migration and tube formation of endothelial cell in atherosclerosis via miR-370-3p/TGFβR2/phosph-SMAD3 axis.

Shanchao Zhang, Guixiang Song, Jing Yuan, Shan Qiao, Shan Xu, Zhihua Si, Yang Yang, Xuxu Xu, Aihua Wang

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Article in Journal of biomedical science, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 63 papers.

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63citing papers in PubMed
8.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

63 citing papers in PubMed, 110 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shanchao ZhangDepartment of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong, First Medical University, NO.16766 JingShi Road, Jinan, 250014, Shandong, China. zhangshanchao2012@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5543-4530
Guixiang SongDepartment of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong, First Medical University, NO.16766 JingShi Road, Jinan, 250014, Shandong, China.
Jing YuanDepartment of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong, First Medical University, NO.16766 JingShi Road, Jinan, 250014, Shandong, China.
Shan QiaoDepartment of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong, First Medical University, NO.16766 JingShi Road, Jinan, 250014, Shandong, China.
Shan XuDepartment of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong, First Medical University, NO.16766 JingShi Road, Jinan, 250014, Shandong, China.
Zhihua SiDepartment of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong, First Medical University, NO.16766 JingShi Road, Jinan, 250014, Shandong, China.
Yang YangDepartment of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong, First Medical University, NO.16766 JingShi Road, Jinan, 250014, Shandong, China.
Xuxu XuDepartment of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong, First Medical University, NO.16766 JingShi Road, Jinan, 250014, Shandong, China.
Aihua WangDepartment of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong, First Medical University, NO.16766 JingShi Road, Jinan, 250014, Shandong, China.
Shandong First Medical University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China No.81601020Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province No.ZR2016HP04, No.ZR2019MH062
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCircular RNAs (circRNAs) represent a class of non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) which are widely expressed in mammals and tissue-specific, of which some could act as critical regulators in the atherogenesis of cerebrovascular disease. However, the underlying mechanisms by which circRNA regulates the ectopic phenotype of endothelial cells (ECs) in atherosclerosis remain largely elusive.

methodsCCK-8, transwell, wound healing and Matrigel assays were used to assess cell viability, migration and tube formation. QRT-qPCR and Immunoblotting were used to examine targeted gene expression in different groups. The binding sites of miR-370-3p (miR-370) with TGFβR2 or hsa_circ_0003204 (circ_0003204) were predicted using a series of bioinformatic tools, and validated using dual luciferase assay and RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) assay. The localization of circ_0003204 and miR-370 in ECs were investigated by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Gene function and pathways were enriched through Metascape and gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA). The association of circ_0003204 and miR-370 in extracellular vesicles (EVs) with clinical characteristics of patients were investigated using multiple statistical analysis.

resultsCirc_0003204, mainly located in the cytoplasm of human aorta endothelial cells (HAECs), was upregulated in the ox-LDL-induced HAECs. Functionally, the ectopic expression of circ_0003204 inhibited proliferation, migration and tube formation of HAECs exposed to ox-LDL. Mechanically, circ_0003204 could promote protein expression of TGFβR2 and its downstream phosph-SMAD3 through sponging miR-370, and miR-370 targeted the 3' untranslated region (UTR) of TGFβR2. Furthermore, the expression of circ_0003204 in plasma EVs was upregulated in the patients with cerebral atherosclerosis, and represented a potential biomarker for diangnosis and prognosis of cerebrovascular atherogenesis.

conclusionsCirc_0003204 could act as a novel stimulator for ectopic endothelial inactivation in atherosclerosis and a potential biomarker for cerebral atherosclerosis.

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AtherosclerosisBinding SitesCell MovementCell ProliferationCell SurvivalEndothelial CellsGene Expression RegulationHumansIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceMicroRNAsProtein BindingReceptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type IIRNA, CircularSignal TransductionSmad3 ProteinMicroRNAsMIRN370 microRNA, humanReceptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type IIRNA, CircularSmad3 ProteinSMAD3 protein, humanTGFBR2 protein, humanAtherosclerosisEndothelial cellHsa_circ_0003204MiR-370-3pTGFβR2

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PMID31900142
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