A novel plasma circular RNA circFARSA is a potential biomarker for non‐small cell lung cancer

Abstract Emerging evidence indicates that circular RNAs (circRNAs) are implicated in cancer development. This study aimed to evaluate whether circulating circRNAs may serve as novel biomarkers for non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We used RNA sequencing (RNA‐seq) and quantitative real‐time PCR to...

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Main Authors: Dong Hang, Jing Zhou, Na Qin, Wen Zhou, Hongxia Ma, Guangfu Jin, Zhibin Hu, Juncheng Dai, Hongbing Shen
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Published: Wiley 2018-06-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.1514
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author Dong Hang
Jing Zhou
Na Qin
Wen Zhou
Hongxia Ma
Guangfu Jin
Zhibin Hu
Juncheng Dai
Hongbing Shen
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Jing Zhou
Na Qin
Wen Zhou
Hongxia Ma
Guangfu Jin
Zhibin Hu
Juncheng Dai
Hongbing Shen
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description Abstract Emerging evidence indicates that circular RNAs (circRNAs) are implicated in cancer development. This study aimed to evaluate whether circulating circRNAs may serve as novel biomarkers for non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We used RNA sequencing (RNA‐seq) and quantitative real‐time PCR to explore cancer‐related circRNAs. Bioinformatics and functional analyses were performed to reveal biological effects of circRNAs on lung cancer cells. A total of 5471 distinct circRNAs were identified by total RNA‐seq, in which 185 were differentially expressed between cancerous and adjacent normal tissues. A circRNA derived from exon 5–7 of the FARSA gene, termed circFARSA, was observed to increase in cancerous tissues (P = 0.016), and was more abundant in patients’ plasma than controls (P < 0.001). Overexpression of circFARSA in A549 cell line significantly promoted cell migration and invasion. In silico analysis suggested that circFARSA might sponge miR‐330‐5p and miR‐326, thereby relieving their inhibitory effects on oncogene fatty acid synthase. Summarily, this study revealed circRNA profile of NSCLC for the first time and provided the evidence of plasma circFARSA as a potential noninvasive biomarker for this malignancy.
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spelling doaj-art-1588304639e64f5aaddaede0daa2fe952025-08-20T03:15:04ZengWileyCancer Medicine2045-76342018-06-01762783279110.1002/cam4.1514A novel plasma circular RNA circFARSA is a potential biomarker for non‐small cell lung cancerDong Hang0Jing Zhou1Na Qin2Wen Zhou3Hongxia Ma4Guangfu Jin5Zhibin Hu6Juncheng Dai7Hongbing Shen8Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics School of Public Health Nanjing Medical University Nanjing 211166 ChinaDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics School of Public Health Nanjing Medical University Nanjing 211166 ChinaDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics School of Public Health Nanjing Medical University Nanjing 211166 ChinaDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics School of Public Health Nanjing Medical University Nanjing 211166 ChinaDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics School of Public Health Nanjing Medical University Nanjing 211166 ChinaDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics School of Public Health Nanjing Medical University Nanjing 211166 ChinaDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics School of Public Health Nanjing Medical University Nanjing 211166 ChinaDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics School of Public Health Nanjing Medical University Nanjing 211166 ChinaDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics School of Public Health Nanjing Medical University Nanjing 211166 ChinaAbstract Emerging evidence indicates that circular RNAs (circRNAs) are implicated in cancer development. This study aimed to evaluate whether circulating circRNAs may serve as novel biomarkers for non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We used RNA sequencing (RNA‐seq) and quantitative real‐time PCR to explore cancer‐related circRNAs. Bioinformatics and functional analyses were performed to reveal biological effects of circRNAs on lung cancer cells. A total of 5471 distinct circRNAs were identified by total RNA‐seq, in which 185 were differentially expressed between cancerous and adjacent normal tissues. A circRNA derived from exon 5–7 of the FARSA gene, termed circFARSA, was observed to increase in cancerous tissues (P = 0.016), and was more abundant in patients’ plasma than controls (P < 0.001). Overexpression of circFARSA in A549 cell line significantly promoted cell migration and invasion. In silico analysis suggested that circFARSA might sponge miR‐330‐5p and miR‐326, thereby relieving their inhibitory effects on oncogene fatty acid synthase. Summarily, this study revealed circRNA profile of NSCLC for the first time and provided the evidence of plasma circFARSA as a potential noninvasive biomarker for this malignancy.https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.1514Circular RNAlung cancerplasmaRNA sequencing
spellingShingle Dong Hang
Jing Zhou
Na Qin
Wen Zhou
Hongxia Ma
Guangfu Jin
Zhibin Hu
Juncheng Dai
Hongbing Shen
A novel plasma circular RNA circFARSA is a potential biomarker for non‐small cell lung cancer
Cancer Medicine
Circular RNA
lung cancer
plasma
RNA sequencing
title A novel plasma circular RNA circFARSA is a potential biomarker for non‐small cell lung cancer
title_full A novel plasma circular RNA circFARSA is a potential biomarker for non‐small cell lung cancer
title_fullStr A novel plasma circular RNA circFARSA is a potential biomarker for non‐small cell lung cancer
title_full_unstemmed A novel plasma circular RNA circFARSA is a potential biomarker for non‐small cell lung cancer
title_short A novel plasma circular RNA circFARSA is a potential biomarker for non‐small cell lung cancer
title_sort novel plasma circular rna circfarsa is a potential biomarker for non small cell lung cancer
topic Circular RNA
lung cancer
plasma
RNA sequencing
url https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.1514
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