China Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine ›› 2023, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (8): 3413-3420.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2023.08.039

• Basic Veterinary Medicine • Previous Articles    

Screening and Analysis of circRNAs Differentially Expressed in Tamoxifen-resistant Canine Mammary Gland Tumor Cells

XU Enshuang1, YANG Chunxue1, SUN Yue1, TIAN Xue1, ZHENG Jiasan1, LIU Yun2   

  1. 1. College of Animal Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163000, China;
    2. College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150000, China
  • Received:2023-01-30 Published:2023-07-27

Abstract: 【Objective】 The purpose of this study was to screen and analyze the role of circRNA in canine mammary gland tumor (CMGT) resistance,and provide a new target for tumor diagnosis and treatment.【Method】 Taking CMGT cell CHMm as the research object,we firstly constructed CMGT tamoxifen (TAM) resistant cell lines by concentration gradient method and concentration maintenance method,then verified its resistance by CCK8,and finally screened differentially expressed circRNAs in drug-resistant cells by high-throughput sequencing technology.GO function and KEGG signaling pathway were used to analyze the biological processes in which it might be involved.【Result】 The results showed that after continuous TAM stimulation,the CHMm morphology changed into long spindle shape,and the half inhibitory concentration (IC50) increased from 4.07 to 13.75 μmol/L,indicating that the drug-resistant cells showed stronger TAM resistance.Sequencing results showed that 46 circRNAs were differentially expressed in drug-resistant cells.GO function analysis involved the processes of tumor extracellular matrix,protein ubiquitination,cell adhesion and cell migration,and the major signaling pathways were Notch,Rap1,ErbB,FoxO and PI3K pathways.【Conclusion】 In this study,the tamoxifen-resistant cell line CHMmTAM was successfully constructed in CMGT and the resistant cells showed stronger proliferation ability and TAM resistance.The differentially expressed circRNAs in parents and drug-resistant cells were screened in high throughput.It was also found that the generation of drug resistance might affect biological processes such as cell signal transduction,cell ubiquitination and cell metastasis through Notch,Rap1 and ErbB pathways,and ultimately participate in tumor drug resistance.

Key words: canine mammary gland tumor; circRNA; tamoxifen-resistant; Notch pathway

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