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ArticleCellular & molecular biology letters2024

Extrachromosomal circular DNA promotes prostate cancer progression through the FAM84B/CDKN1B/MYC/WWP1 axis.

Wei Jin, Zhenqun Xu, Yan Song, Fangjie Chen

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Wei JinDepartment of Urology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, Liaoning, People's Republic of China.
Zhenqun XuDepartment of Urology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, Liaoning, People's Republic of China.
Yan SongDepartment of Urology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, Liaoning, People's Republic of China.
Fangjie ChenDepartment of Medical Genetics, China Medical University, No. 77, Puhe Road, Shenbei New District, Shenyang, 110022, Liaoning, People's Republic of China. chenfj@cmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0996-3447

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backgroundExtrachromosomal circular DNA (eccDNA), a kind of circular DNA that originates from chromosomes, carries complete gene information, particularly the oncogenic genes. This study aimed to examine the contributions of FAM84B induced by eccDNA to prostate cancer (PCa) development and the biomolecules involved.

methodsThe presence of eccDNA in PCa cells and the FAM84B transcripts that eccDNA carries were verified by outward and inward PCR. The effect of inhibition of eccDNA synthesis on FAM84B expression in PCa cells was analyzed by knocking down Lig3. The impact of FAM84B on the growth and metastases of PCa cells was verified by Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK8), EdU, transwell assays, and a xenograft mouse model. Chromatin immunoprecipitation quantitative PCR (ChIP-qPCR) and dual-luciferase reporter assays were carried out to examine the effect of FAM84B/MYC on WWP1 transcription, and a co-immunoprecipitation (Co-IP) assay was conducted to verify the modification of CDKN1B by WWP1. The function of this molecular axis in PCa was explored by rescue assays.

resultsThe inhibited eccDNA synthesis significantly downregulated FAM84B in PCa cells, thereby attenuating the growth and metastasis of PCa. FAM84B promoted the transcription of WWP1 by MYC by activating the expression of MYC coterminous with the 8q24.21 gene desert in a beta catenin-dependent approach. WWP1 transcription promoted by MYC facilitated the ubiquitination and degradation of CDKN1B protein and inversely attenuated the repressive effect of CDKN1B on MYC expression. Exogenous overexpression of CDKN1B blocked FAM84B-activated MYC/WWP1 expression, thereby inhibiting PCa progression.

conclusionsFAM84B promoted by eccDNA mediates degradation of CDKN1B via MYC/WWP1, thereby accelerating PCa progression.

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Disease ProgressionDNA, CircularGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticProstatic NeoplasmsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycUbiquitin-Protein LigasesAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27HumansMaleMiceMice, NudeNeoplasm ProteinsCDKN1B protein, humanCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27DNA, CircularMYC protein, humanNeoplasm ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycUbiquitin-Protein LigasesCDKN1BExtrachromosomal circular DNAFAM84BMYC/WWP1Prostate cancer

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