Epigenetic Silencing of CDR1as Drives IGF2BP3-Mediated Melanoma Invasion and Metastasis

Douglas Hanniford, Alejandro Ulloa-Morales, Alcida Karz, Maria Gabriela Berzoti-Coelho, Rana S. Moubarak, Beatriz Sánchez-Sendra, Andreas Kloetgen, Veronica Davalos, Jochen Imig, Pamela Wu, Varshini Vasudevaraja, Diana Argibay, Karin Lilja, Tommaso Tabaglio, Carlos Monteagudo, Ernesto Guccione, Aristotelis Tsirigos, Iman Osman, Iannis Aifantis, Eva Hernando

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Abstract

Investigating the role of circular RNAs (circRNA) in metastasis, Hanniford et al. observe epigenetic silencing of circRNA CDR1as in melanoma progression. Depletion of CDR1as promotes melanoma metastasis via an IGF2BP3-mediated mechanism that is independent of its well-characterized regulation of miR-7.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)55-70.e15
JournalCancer Cell
Volume37
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 13 Jan 2020

Keywords

  • CDR1as
  • EZH2
  • GPX4
  • IGF2BP
  • LINC00632
  • PRC2
  • circRNA
  • melanoma
  • metastasis
  • miR-7

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