Lei Li , Peijing Ye , Guoping Li, Tao Xie, Chengpeng Zha, Zaihui Wang, Dongyan He, Chuanzheng Sun
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In in vitro experiments, both CAFs-CM and CAFs-exo enhanced Cal27 cell proliferation and upregulated RORA-AS1 and IFITM1 expression, while concurrently inhibiting apoptosis, upon exposure to 8 Gy X-rays irradiation. RORA-AS1 Knockdown mitigated the radiotherapy resistance induced by CAFs-exo in Cal27 cells. Mechanistically, RORA-AS1 knockdown led to increased expression of p-STAT1, p21, and p53, alongside decreased levels of p-STAT3 and IFITM1 in Cal27 cells. RIP assay confirmed the physical association between RORA-AS1 and the IFITM1 RNA complex. In in vivo experiments, CAFs-exo enhanced tumor growth and RORA-AS1 and IFITM1 expression under radiotherapy conditions, which was mitigated by RORA-AS1 knockdown. In conclusion, CAF-derived exosome RORA-AS1 facilitates radiotherapy resistance in OSCC by activating the IFITM1/STAT signaling cascade. These findings identify RORA-AS1 as a potential biomarker for the diagnosis and treatment of OSCC.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8754,"journal":{"name":"Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular cell research","volume":"1872 7","pages":"Article 120015"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7000,"publicationDate":"2025-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Carcinoma-associated fibroblast-derived exosomes lncRNA RORA-AS1 facilitates radiotherapy resistance of oral squamous cell carcinoma through the IFITM1/STAT axis\",\"authors\":\"Lei Li , Peijing Ye , Guoping Li, Tao Xie, Chengpeng Zha, Zaihui Wang, Dongyan He, Chuanzheng Sun\",\"doi\":\"10.1016/j.bbamcr.2025.120015\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<div><div>We previously identified differentially expressed lncRNAs in carcinoma-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) using a lncRNA Chip. 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Carcinoma-associated fibroblast-derived exosomes lncRNA RORA-AS1 facilitates radiotherapy resistance of oral squamous cell carcinoma through the IFITM1/STAT axis
We previously identified differentially expressed lncRNAs in carcinoma-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) using a lncRNA Chip. However, the molecular mechanisms by which CAFs-derived lncRNAs regulate radiotherapy resistance in Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) remain poorly understood. This study found that lncRNA RORA-AS1 (RORA-AS1) was markedly overexpressed in CAFs, exosomes derived from CAFs (CAFs-exo), and OSCC tissues. Notably, a RORA-AS1-based nomogram demonstrated robust predictive performance for OSCC patient survival. Moreover, RORA-AS1 showed a significant positive correlation with CAF infiltration. In in vitro experiments, both CAFs-CM and CAFs-exo enhanced Cal27 cell proliferation and upregulated RORA-AS1 and IFITM1 expression, while concurrently inhibiting apoptosis, upon exposure to 8 Gy X-rays irradiation. RORA-AS1 Knockdown mitigated the radiotherapy resistance induced by CAFs-exo in Cal27 cells. Mechanistically, RORA-AS1 knockdown led to increased expression of p-STAT1, p21, and p53, alongside decreased levels of p-STAT3 and IFITM1 in Cal27 cells. RIP assay confirmed the physical association between RORA-AS1 and the IFITM1 RNA complex. In in vivo experiments, CAFs-exo enhanced tumor growth and RORA-AS1 and IFITM1 expression under radiotherapy conditions, which was mitigated by RORA-AS1 knockdown. In conclusion, CAF-derived exosome RORA-AS1 facilitates radiotherapy resistance in OSCC by activating the IFITM1/STAT signaling cascade. These findings identify RORA-AS1 as a potential biomarker for the diagnosis and treatment of OSCC.
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BBA Molecular Cell Research focuses on understanding the mechanisms of cellular processes at the molecular level. These include aspects of cellular signaling, signal transduction, cell cycle, apoptosis, intracellular trafficking, secretory and endocytic pathways, biogenesis of cell organelles, cytoskeletal structures, cellular interactions, cell/tissue differentiation and cellular enzymology. Also included are studies at the interface between Cell Biology and Biophysics which apply for example novel imaging methods for characterizing cellular processes.