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ArticleMolecular cancer2023

CircXRN2 suppresses tumor progression driven by histone lactylation through activating the Hippo pathway in human bladder cancer.

Bo Xie, Juntao Lin, Xianwu Chen, Xuejian Zhou, Yan Zhang, Mengjing Fan, Jiayong Xiang, Ning He, Zhenghui Hu, Feifan Wang

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Article in Molecular cancer, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 170 papers.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Bo XieDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, R.P. China.
Juntao LinDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, R.P. China.
Xianwu ChenDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, R.P. China.
Xuejian ZhouDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, R.P. China.
Yan ZhangDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, R.P. China.
Mengjing FanDepartment of Pathology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310016, R.P. China.
Jiayong XiangDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, R.P. China.
Ning HeDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, R.P. China.
Zhenghui HuDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, R.P. China.
Feifan WangDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, R.P. China. 1322083@zju.edu.cn.
First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University · CNZhejiang University · CNSir Run Run Shaw Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBladder cancer (BCa) is the fourth most common malignant tumor with a poor prognosis worldwide. Further exploration and research are needed to unmask the underlying roles and molecular mechanisms of circular RNAs. In the current study, our findings showed that circXRN2 suppresses tumor progression driven by histone lactylation by activating the Hippo pathway in human bladder cancer.

methodsRNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) followed by circRNA sequencing confirmed circXRN2 as the research object. Overexpression of circXRN2 and knockdown of TAZ/YAP further verified the biological functions in T24 and TCCSUP cells. RIP, immunoprecipitation and coimmunoprecipitation were used to elucidate the interaction between circXRN2 and LATS1. A Seahorse metabolic analyzer was used to determine the glycolytic rate. Cleavage under targets and Tagmentation (CUT&Tag) and chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) were employed to ensure the regulatory roles of H3K18 lactylation in the transcriptional activity of LCN2.

resultsCircXRN2 is aberrantly downregulated in bladder cancer tissues and cell lines. CircXRN2 inhibits the proliferation and migration of tumor cells both in vitro and in vivo. In addition, circXRN2 serves as a negative regulator of glycolysis and lactate production. Mechanistically, circXRN2 prevents LATS1 from SPOP-mediated degradation by binding to the SPOP degron and then activates the Hippo signaling pathway to exert various biological functions. The circXRN2-Hippo pathway regulatory axis further modulates tumor progression by inhibiting H3K18 lactylation and LCN2 expression in human bladder cancer.

conclusionsCircXRN2 suppresses tumor progression driven by H3K18 lactylation by activating the Hippo signaling pathway in human bladder cancer. Our results indicated novel therapeutic targets and provided promising strategies for clinical intervention in human bladder cancer.

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HistonesUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsChromatin ImmunoprecipitationHippo Signaling PathwayHumansLactic AcidNuclear ProteinsRepressor ProteinsHistonesLactic AcidNuclear ProteinsRepressor ProteinsSPOP protein, humanBladder cancercircXRN2Hippo pathwayHistone lactylationTumor progression

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PMID37684641
PMCPMC10486081
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