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  • Title: CircCBFB is a mediator of hepatocellular carcinoma cell autophagy and proliferation through miR-424-5p/ATG14 axis.
    Author: Zhao Z, He J, Feng C.
    Journal: Immunol Res; 2022 Jun; 70(3):341-353. PubMed ID: 35066780.
    Abstract:
    This study aims to investigate the role of circCBFB in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell proliferation and autophagy. qRT-PCR and Western blotting analyses quantified the expression levels of circCBFB, miR-424-5p, and ATG14 in HCC tissues and/or HCC cell lines. After transfection with pcDNA3.1-CircCBFB, sh-CircCBFB, miR-424-5p mimic, miR-424-5p inhibitor, pcDNA3.1-ATG14, sh-ATG14, sh-CircCBFB + miR-424-5p inhibitor, pcDNA3.1-CircCBFB + miR-424-5p mimic, sh-CircCBFB + pcDNA3.1-ATG14, or pcDNA3.1-CircCBFB + sh-ATG14, the proliferation, cell cycle, and apoptosis of Huh-7 and HCCLM3 cells were detected, respectively, through MTT assay and flow cytometry. Western blotting measured the expression levels of ATG14 and autophagy-related proteins (LC3-ΙΙ/LC3-Ι, Beclin1, and p62). The interactions among circCBFB, miR-424-5p, and ATG14 were identified through RNA fluorescence in situ hybridization and RNA immunoprecipitation. In HCC tissues, circCBFB and ATG14 were highly expressed, and miR-424-5p expression was downregulated. Transfection of pcDNA3.1-CircCBFB, miR-424-5p inhibitor, or pcDNA3.1-ATG14 into HCC cells facilitated HCC cell proliferation and autophagy, while suppressing cell apoptosis, evidenced by elevated cell viability, increased protein levels of autophagosome markers (LC3-ΙΙ/LC3-Ι and Beclin1), repressed apoptosis rate, and suppressed protein level of autophagy receptor p62. miR-424-5p was a target gene of circCBFB, and miR-424-5p negatively mediated ATG14. CircCBFB inhibits miR-424-5p and upregulates ATG14, thus promoting HCC cell proliferation and autophagy.
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