The circular RNA circ-Ccnb1 dissociates Ccnb1/Cdk1 complex suppressing cell invasion and tumorigenesis.

Cancer Lett

Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Canada; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. Electronic address:

Published: September 2019

Circular RNAs represent a large class of non-coding RNAs that are extensively expressed in mammals. However, the functions of circular RNAs are largely unknown. We recently reported that the circular RNA circ-Ccnb1 could bind with H2AX in p53 mutant cells and suppressed mutant p53 in tumor progression. Here we found that circ-Ccnb1 could interact with both Ccnb1 and Cdk1 proteins. Normally, Ccnb1 and Cdk1 proteins form a complex, allowing Ccnb1 to function as an all-or-none switch for cell mitosis. The interaction of circ-Ccnb1 with Ccnb1 and Cdk1 proteins dissociated the formation of Ccnb1-Cdk1 complex, by forming a large complex containing circ-Ccnb1, Ccnb1 and Cdk1. Formation of this large complex may occur in cytosol and nuclei, and Ccnb1 loses its roles in enhancing cell migration, invasion, proliferation and survival. In vivo, ectopic delivery of circ-Ccnb1 inhibited tumor growth and extended mouse viability. These results have added another layer of mechanisms for circ-Ccnb1 to regulate tumor progression in vitro and in vivo.

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