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Open Access 01-12-2021 | Acute Myeloid Leukemia | Research article

The characteristics of circRNA as competing endogenous RNA in pathogenesis of acute myeloid leukemia

Author: Siyuan Zhang

Published in: BMC Cancer | Issue 1/2021

Abstract

Background

As one of the novel molecules, circRNA has been identified closely involved in the pathogenesis of many diseases. However, the function of circRNA in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) still remains unknown.

Methods

In the current study, the RNA expression profiles were obtained from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) datasets. The differentially expressed RNAs were identified using R software and the competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) network was constructed using Cytoscape. Functional and pathway enrichment analyses were performed to identify the candidate circRNA-mediated aberrant signaling pathways. The hub genes were identified by MCODE and CytoHubba plugins of Cytoscape, and then a subnetwork regulatory module was established.

Results

A total of 27 circRNA-miRNA pairs and 208 miRNA-mRNA pairs, including 12 circRNAs, 24 miRNAs and 112 mRNAs were included in the ceRNA network. Subsequently, a subnetwork, including 4 circRNAs, 5 miRNAs and 6 mRNAs, was established based on related circRNA-miRNA-mRNA regulatory modules.

Conclusions

In summary, this work analyzes the characteristics of circRNA as competing endogenous RNA in AML pathogenesis, which would provide hints for developing novel prognostic, diagnostic and therapeutic strategy for AML.

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Title: The characteristics of circRNA as competing endogenous RNA in pathogenesis of acute myeloid leukemia
Author: Siyuan Zhang
Publication date: 01-12-2021
Publisher: BioMed Central
Keyword: Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Published in: BMC Cancer / Issue 1/2021
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2407
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-08029-7

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