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ArticleMolecular cancer2025

o8G-modified circPLCE1 inhibits lung cancer progression via chaperone-mediated autophagy.

Qingyun Zhao, Dunyu Cai, Haotian Xu, Yihong Gao, Ruirui Zhang, Xiaodong Zhou, Xingcai Chen, Sixian Chen, Jiaxi Wu, Wenyi Peng and 4 more

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Article in Molecular cancer, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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Qingyun Zhao *School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China.
Dunyu Cai *School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China.
Haotian Xu *School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China.
Yihong GaoSchool of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China.
Ruirui ZhangSchool of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China.
Xiaodong ZhouSchool of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China.
Xingcai ChenSchool of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China.
Sixian ChenSchool of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China.
Jiaxi WuSchool of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China.
Wenyi PengSchool of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China.
Shengyi YuanSchool of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China.
Deqing LiSchool of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China.
Gang LiSchool of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China. ligang@gxmu.edu.cn.
Aruo NanSchool of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China. nanaruo@163.com.

Funding

Guangxi Science and Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi 2023GXNSFFA026006National Natural Science Foundation of China NSFC82260652Technology Base and Talent Special Project AD22080055
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLung cancer poses a serious threat to human health, but its molecular mechanisms remain unclear. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are closely associated with tumour progression, and the important role of 8-oxoguanine (o8G) modification in regulating the fate of RNA has been gradually revealed. However, o8G modification of circRNAs has not been reported. We identified circPLCE1, which is significantly downregulated in lung cancer, and further investigated the o8G modification of circPLCE1 and the related mechanism in lung cancer progression.

methodsWe identified differentially expressed circRNAs by RNA high-throughput sequencing and then conducted methylated RNA immunoprecipitation (MeRIP), immunofluorescence (IF) analysis, crosslinking immunoprecipitation (CLIP) and actinomycin D (ActD) assays to explore circPLCE1 o8G modification. The biological functions of circPLCE1 in vivo and in vitro were clarified via establishing a circPLCE1 silencing/overexpression system. Tagged RNA affinity purification (TRAP), RNA Immunoprecipitation (RIP) and coimmunoprecipitation (Co-IP) assays, and pSIN-PAmCherry-KFERQ-NE reporter gene were used to elucidate the molecular mechanism by which circPLCE1 inhibits lung cancer progression.

resultsThis study revealed that reactive oxygen species (ROS) can induce circPLCE1 o8G modification and that AUF1 can mediate a decrease in circPLCE1 stability. We found that circPLCE1 significantly inhibited lung cancer progression in vitro and in vivo and that its expression was associated with tumour stage and prognosis. The molecular mechanism was elucidated: circPLCE1 targets the HSC70 protein, increases its ubiquitination level, regulates ATG5-dependent macroautophagy via the chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA) pathway, and ultimately inhibits lung cancer progression.

conclusiono8G-modified circPLCE1 inhibits lung cancer progression through CMA to inhibit macroautophagy and alter cell fate. This study provides not only a new theoretical basis for elucidating the molecular mechanism of lung cancer progression but also potential targets for lung cancer treatment.

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AutophagyLung NeoplasmsMolecular ChaperonesRNA, CircularAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDisease ProgressionGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMiceReactive Oxygen SpeciesXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysMolecular ChaperonesReactive Oxygen SpeciesRNA, CircularCircRNAHSC70Lung cancerMolecular chaperone-mediated autophagyO8G modification

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PMCPMC11912650

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