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ArticleOncoTargets and therapy2021

Construction and Analysis of a circRNA-Mediated ceRNA Network in Lung Adenocarcinoma.

Zhaojun Wang, Hanzhong Pei, Hongsen Liang, Qiwei Zhang, Li Wei, Donglei Shi, Yun Chen, Junhang Zhang

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Article in OncoTargets and therapy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zhaojun Wang *Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, People's Republic of China.
Hanzhong Pei *Scientific Research Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, People's Republic of China.
Hongsen LiangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, People's Republic of China.
Qiwei ZhangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, People's Republic of China.
Li WeiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, People's Republic of China.
Donglei ShiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, People's Republic of China.
Yun ChenScientific Research Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, People's Republic of China.
Junhang ZhangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, People's Republic of China.
Sun Yat-sen University · CNThe Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCircular RNAs (circRNAs), a new class of regulatory noncoding RNAs, are involved in gene regulation and may play a role in cancer development. The aim of this study was to identify circRNAs involved in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) using bioinformatics analysis.

methodsCircRNA (GSE101684, GSE101586), miRNA (GSE135918), and mRNA (GSE130779) microarray datasets were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database to identify differentially expressed circRNAs (DECs), miRNAs (DEMs), and mRNAs (DEGs) in LUAD. Circinteractome and StarBase were used to predict miRNAs and mRNAs, respectively. A circRNA-miRNA-mRNA-ceRNA network was constructed. Patient survival was analyzed using UALCAN, and a sub-network was established. Real-time quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR) was used to verify the expressed of DECs between LUAD tissues and paired adjacent normal tissues.

resultsHsa_circ_0072088 was identified as a differentially expressed (upregulated) circRNA in the two datasets. Intersection analysis identified hsa-miR-532-3p and hsa-miR-942 as the two miRNAs with the highest potential for binding to hsa_circ_0072088. Differential expression analysis and target gene prediction were performed to build a ceRNA network of hsa_circ_0072088 using Circinteractome/StarBase 3.0. Intersection analysis showed that TMEM52, IL24, POF1B, KIF1A, NHS, LBH, HIST2H2BE, ABCC3, PYCR1, CD79A, IGF2BP3, ANKRD17, GTSE1, MKI67, CLSPN, PLAU, LUC7L, MAGIX, GPATCH4, and ABAT were potential downstream mRNAs. The association between the expression level of 20 DEGs and LUAD patient survival was analyzed using UALCAN and GEPIA, which showed that IGF2BP3, MKI67, CD79A, and ABAT were related to patient survival. Hsa_circ_0072088 was verified upregulated by qRT-PCR.

conclusionThe circRNA hsa_circ_0072088, the DEMs (hsa-miR-532-3p and hsa-miR-942-5p), and the DEGs (IGF2BP3, MKI67, CD79A, and ABAT) may serve as prognostic markers in LUAD.

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