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ArticleMolecular and cellular biochemistry2020

Circ-PVT1/miR-106a-5p/HK2 axis regulates cell growth, metastasis and glycolytic metabolism of oral squamous cell carcinoma.

Xiaoyan Zhu, Juan Du, Zhiqiang Gu

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Article in Molecular and cellular biochemistry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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35citing papers in PubMed
4.8field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed, 79 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. The Emerging Roles of CircPVT1 in Cancer Progression.Current pharmaceutical biotechnology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaoyan ZhuDepartment of Oral Restoration, Qingdao Campus of Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Shibei District, No. 758 Hefei Road, Qingdao, 266000, Shandong, China.
Juan DuDisinfection Supply Center, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, 266011, Shandong, China.
Zhiqiang GuDepartment of Oral Restoration, Qingdao Campus of Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Shibei District, No. 758 Hefei Road, Qingdao, 266000, Shandong, China. sfjsqig@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0534-8949
Qilu Hospital of Shandong University · CNQingdao University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most commonly diagnosed oral cavity malignancy. A handful of circular RNAs (circRNAs) have recently shown to act as crucial regulators in OSCC, including circRNA plasmacytoma variant translocation 1 (circ-PVT1). However, further exploration is still needed for the underlying functional mechanism behind circ-PVT1 in OSCC. The levels of circ-PVT1, microRNA-106a-5p (miR-106a-5p) and hexokinase II (HK2) were all examined applying with quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Cellular analyses (cell viability, apoptosis, metastasis and glycolysis) in vitro were performed via cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8), flow cytometry, transwell migration/invasion assays and glycolysis-related indications (glucose consumption, lactate production and ATP/ADP ratio). HK2 protein level was measured through western blot. Dual-luciferase reporter assay was conducted to study the interplay between miR-106a-5p and circ-PVT1 or HK2. Xenografts in mice were used for analyzing circ-PVT1 in vivo. Circ-PVT1 was expressed with abnormal high level while miR-106a-5p was down-regulated in OSCC tissues and cells. Circ-PVT1 knockdown reduced OSCC cell growth, metastasis and glycolysis. Moreover, circ-PVT1 acted in OSCC by functioning as a miR-106a-5p sponge. HK2 was a target of miR-106a-5p and miR-106a-5p played an anti-tumor role in OSCC by inhibiting HK2. Furthermore, HK2 could be regulated by circ-PVT1 via targeting miR-106a-5p. In xenograft models of mice, down-regulation of circ-PVT1 retarded tumorigenesis via the miR-106a-5p/HK2 axis. Our works suggested that circ-PVT1 directly combined with miR-106a-5p to mediate HK2 level, consequently regulating cellular behaviors in OSCC as a tumor promoter.

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Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGlycolysisAnimalsApoptosisBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell MovementCell ProliferationHexokinaseHumansMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, NudeMicroRNAsMouth NeoplasmsNeoplasm MetastasisBiomarkers, TumorHexokinaseHK2 protein, humanMicroRNAsMIRN106 microRNA, humanRNA, CircularCirc-PVT1HK2miR-106a-5pOral squamous cell carcinoma

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PMID32737775
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