1. Dysregulation of pseudouridylation in small RNAs contributes to papillary thyroid carcinoma metastasis.
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Wang, Xi, Gao, Hengyuan, Pu, Wenjun, Zeng, Zhipeng, Xu, Nan, Luo, Xunpeng, Tang, Donge, and Dai, Yong
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NON-coding RNA , *CD47 antigen , *METASTASIS , *PSEUDOURIDINE , *PAPILLARY carcinoma - Abstract
Background: Previous studies have indicated that ψ-modified small RNAs play crucial roles in tumor metastasis. However, the ψ-modified small RNAs during metastasis of PTC are still unclear. Methods: We compared the pseudouridine synthase 7 (PUS7) alteration between metastatic and non-metastatic PTCs, and investigated its correlation with clinicopathological features. Additionally, we employed a small RNA ψ modification microarray to examine the small RNA ψ modification profile in both metastatic and non-metastatic PTCs, as well as paired paracancerous tissues. The key molecule involved in ψ modification, pre-miR-8082, was identified and found to regulate the expression of CD47. Experiments in vitro were conducted to further investigate the function of PUS7 and CD47 in PTC. Results: Our results demonstrated that PUS7 was down-regulated in PTC and was closely associated with metastasis. Moreover, the ψ modification of pre-miR-8082 was found to be decreased, resulting in down-expression of pre-miR-8082 and miR-8082, leading to the loss of the inhibitory effect on CD47, thereby promoting tumor migration. Conclusions: Our study demonstrates that PUS7 promotes the inhibition of CD47 and inhibits metastasis of PTC cells by regulating the ψ modification of pre-miR-8082. These results suggest that PUS7 and ψ pre-miR-8082 may serve as potential targets and diagnostic markers for PTC metastasis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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