Construction of a circRNA-miRNA-mRNA network based on competitive endogenous RNA reveals the function of circRNAs in osteosarcoma.,Cancer Cell International

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Construction of a circRNA-miRNA-mRNA network based on competitive endogenous RNA reveals the function of circRNAs in osteosarcoma.
Cancer Cell International ( IF 5.3 ) Pub Date : 2020-02-10 , DOI: 10.1186/s12935-020-1134-1
Yu Qiu ₁ , Chao Pu ₂ , Yanchao Li ₁ , Baochuang Qi ₁

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BACKGROUND Osteosarcoma (OS) is a common primary malignant bone tumour. Growing evidence suggests that circular RNAs (circRNAs) are closely related to the development of tumours. However, the function of circRNAs in OS remains unknown. Here, we aimed to determine the regulatory mechanisms of circRNAs in OS. METHODS The expression profiles of OS circRNA (GSE96964), microRNA (GSE65071) and mRNA (GSE33382) were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database to identify differentially expressed circRNAs, miRNAs and mRNAs in OS. A ceRNA network was constructed based on circRNA-miRNA pairs and miRNA-mRNA pairs. MRNAs with significant prognostic differences were identified by the TARGET database in the network. Functional and pathway enrichment analyses were performed, and interactions between proteins were predicted using Cytoscape. Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analyses were performed to elucidate the possible functions of these differentially expressed circRNAs. RESULTS A total of 15 downregulated circRNAs, 136 upregulated miRNAs and 52 downregulated mRNAs were identified in OS. Finally, a circRNA-miRNA-mRNA network was constructed in OS based on 14 circRNAs, 24 miRNAs, and 52 mRNAs. GO and KEGG pathway analyses suggested that the mRNAs in the network may be involved in the pathogenesis and progression of OS. Four mRNAs identified by the TARGET database were significantly associated with OS survival prognosis. A circRNA-miRNA-mRNA subnetwork was constructed based on these four mRNAs. CONCLUSION Our results provide a deeper understanding of the regulatory mechanisms by which circRNAs compete for endogenous RNAs in OS.

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